Just after the devastating floods in Kerala, Commodore Medioma Bhada was contacted by his naval friends in Cochin to organize skilled workmen for a project undertaken by the Rotary Club of Cochin to help rebuild the flood ravaged areas of Alwaye and Parur. Comm. Bhada, being a member of WAPIZ, approached WAPIZ to undertake this…
In a recent survey conducted by Education Today in the category of Girl’s Schools, Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls’ High School, at Bandra was declared ‘Third Best School of Mumbai’, ‘Fourth Best School of Maharashtra’ and ‘Tenth Best School of India’. Providing and maintaining remarkable standards of education for over the past fifty years now,…
The leading eye specialist of the nation who has won global accolades and stands out as one of the tallest feathers in our Community’s cap, the dynamic Dr. Cyres Mehta, was awarded the ‘British Ophthalmic excellence award’ by the ‘Eye Research Society of the UK’, at the recently held annual conference of the European Society…
Various groups of Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organised fun-filled sessions for senior citizens of the community, through September, performing skits and dances, singing country songs and playing the guitar. Interactive games with seniors included numerous activities like housie, antakshari and musical chairs. The Knights performed magic tricks, while Jamsheeds Giants orated riddles and set up…
The Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls High School (Bandra) continue their dominance in the Kho-Kho circuit as five youngsters, headed by Captain Natasha Sui, Jesika Chavda, Zinta Avari, Kerin Patrawalla and Manashni Patrawalla formed the core team of Maharashtra and were declared Runners-Up during the Senior Girls Under-19 Kho-Kho Council’s National Tournament, organised by Sheiling…
The following is an update by The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust (WZOT) as on September 24, 2018 on the Kerala Floods Relief project and funds received: Till date Rs. 30,00,000 (Three Million Indian Rupees) have been spent on relief and recovery in the area. WZO Trust has been working closely with Diana Bharucha of Kinder Trust…
The Metro 2B Line, which is planned from Bandra to D. N Nagar and is proposed to be elevated, has come under protest from concerned citizens, who say that the Metro 2B should go underground, in the best interest of Mumbai city. An Underground Metro is expandable, inter-connectable, requires no acquisition of real estate, no…
Early on the heels of having struck down the Victorian era archaic Section 377 (which criminalised homosexuality), the Supreme Court has unanimously quashed yet another Victorian law from the statute, that rendered adultery as a criminal offence only for men (adultery could not be used as a criminal offence against women). Acts of adultery will…
. The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organised a ‘Leadership Camp 2018’ at Rivergate Resort, Karjat on 15th September, 2018, with everyone putting up in tents over the next two days. The camp commenced with the ice breaker that witnessed four teams competing across ten different 1-minute games, followed by office bearers exhibiting tees designed for…
The Sethna’s 18th West Mumbai Scout Group held its Annual Prize Distribution Function at Cama Baug, Charni Road, on 15th September, 2018. The function commenced with a jasan performed by the mobeds from the scout group, followed by Group Leader, Scout Capt. Lavji J. Mistry, welcoming the gathering and emphasizing the relevance of God and…
23-year-old Tina Tengra, recently topped at the Mumbai University, in her Masters in Arts, for the Entertainment and Media Advertising (MA-EMA) examination held in April 2018. A student of K C College, Mumbai, Tina secured a whopping GPA of 9.45. Securing a clear 100 on 100 in her final thesis submitted on ‘The #MeToo Movement…