9-year-old Ervad Farzan Mehernosh Rabadi, son of Dilkhush and Er. Mehernosh Nariman Rabadi, was ordained Navar on April 28th, 2019 (Roj Daepmeher Mah Adar), from Sethna Agiary, under the guidance of Er. Khushravi Palia. Heartiest congratulations to Ervad Farzan!
On 15th May, 2019, Mumbai-based Dr. Jehangir A Kohiyar, considered the pioneer of modern tattooing in India, passed away. Affectionately known as Jangoo, his passing is mourned by the Indian and global tattooing community. Professionally, Dr. Jehangir was a psychiatrist who learned the art of tattooing from Jock Liddell (aka Tattoo Jock) during his medical…
Hormuz Roj of Dae Mahino, on 14th May, 2019, was a rejoiceful day for the members of the Navi Mumbai Zoroastrian Association (NMZA) who gathered at their sacred shrine to celebrate the very first salgreh of the Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Dar-e-Meher at Koparkhairne. The building was decked with floral torans and looked sparkling…
Over 180 children participated in the week-long XYZ summer camp, across its centers in Colaba, Byculla, Dadar and Andheri. Day-1 kicked off the camp with a Humbandagi (a lovely practice marking the start of each day), and parents and children ‘twinning’ it up for the day in terms of dressing, playing fun games and bonding…
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) is set to surpass DXC Technology Co. to become the world’s third-largest Software Services Provider in fiscal 2018-19, marking the first change in the pecking order of the information technology (IT) outsourcing industry in two years. If TCS surpasses DXC, it will only lag behind International Business Machines Corp. and Accenture Plc. DXC…
The first week of May 2019, from the 1st to the 5th, marked the unique coinciding of three major Zoroastrian events in Orlando (Florida, USA) – as the Central Florida Zoroastrian Community hosted the multi-day World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) Global AGM; followed by the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) AGM…
The WZO Trust Funds’ 9th Annual Summer Camp kicked off with twenty-six enthusiastic Zoroastrian campers, aged nine to fourteen years, from Navsari and nearby villages, setting up camp at the Kilad Camp Site, developed by South Dang Forest Department in Taluka Vansda, Dist. Navsari, from May 4 to 8, 2019. Day-1 saw the excited campers…
The auspicious day of Behram Roz in Adar Mahino was celebrated by the trustees and the local Zarthostis of Zai Bordi, Gholvad and Dahanu, at the 103rd Salgreh of the Zai Bordi Parsee Anjuman Agiary Adarian Saheb. The function commenced with a Khushali nu Jashan at 10:20 am, with four Ervads lead by Panthaki Er….
XYZ’s Rustom’s Rockstars (Bandra and Mahim) organized a unique outing for senior citizens on 1st May, 2019 – ‘XYZ on Wheels’ with an open-deck bus ride filled with majja-masti, housie and singing; enjoying the scenic sunset on a round-trip journey from Bandra to Nariman Point and back, ending at Bandra by 9:00 pm. The evening…
Mumbai’s fifteen-year old, dynamic go-getter, Er. Shareez Zubin Sidhwa scored a commendable 95.5% in the ICSE Board exams, 2019, making it to the ‘Top 15’ of his school, Vissanji Academy. An all-rounder shining in academics, sports, religion, extra-curricular and even modelling, Shareez has a number of achievements to his credit. Staying faithful to his religion…
Xerxes Khodaiji, from Manekji Cooper Educational Trust, scored a splendid 89.2% in the ICSE Board exams. Sharing wise words of advice, the son of proud parents – Darayus and Meher Khodaiji, Xerxes says, “I always believed through Hard Work, Perseverance and Faith in God, you can live your dreams!” Xerxes plans on pursuing the Commerce…