. On Sunday, 10th June, 2018, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI), our community’s leading philanthropic institution, organised a gala eve titled ‘Not So Young! Not So Old!’ at Sethna Agiary Hall. The fun-and-games filled event started with great music scored by Manish Rele and his troupe, with Yasmin Mistry, ZTFI’s vivacious Trustee, formally…
On 2nd June, 2018, the Zoroastrian College, under the aegis of the All India Shah Behram Baug Society (for Scientific and Education Research, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC) – conducted a grand convocation and Awards ceremony at the Russian Center for Sciences and Culture, in Mumbai, where the doyen…
The Bharucha Baug Resident’s Welfare Association organised its annual Dae Mahino Jasan on 9th June, 2018, at the Mody Hall (Club) of Bharucha Baug. Sponsored by the residents of the colony, the jasan was led by, Er. Kersasp Bulsara along with Er. Hoshang Karkaria, and included names of colony residents who had passed away in…
Independent Director, LICHFL Care Homes Ltd and international motivation guru, Advocate Lion Prof. Dr. Firdos Shroff, was recently awarded the ‘Excellence Award’ in Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) category Trust at an event organised by Mine India B2Binfomedia Micro Finance Institutions and NBFCs Conference and Exhibitions, in Bombay on 25th May, 2018. The awarded…
9-year-old Er. Framarz Madon, son of Beeafrid and Rohinton Madon, brother of Er. Burzin Madon, and grandson of late Freny and late Er. Adi Madon, and Bakhtawar and Bomi Umrigar, was ordained Navar on 19th May, 2018, at the Rustom Faramna Agiary, Dadar. Framarz trained under Er. Khushravi Palia, while the ceremony was carried out…
Noshir Dadrawala is known to most on our community as an eloquent speaker and a prodigious writer on religious and community related issues, or as a trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. However, few know of his professional attainments in addition to the above. On 9th June, 2018, Noshir completed two terms of office as…
Tata Steel was conferred the prestigious ‘Innovative Practices Award’ on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for its Thousand Schools Programme by UN Global Compact Network India (GCNI), during the 13th National Convention, held in Bengaluru. Received by Tata Steel, CSR Chief, Sourav Roy, presented by UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Yuri Afanasiev, a total…
As a part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations, the 71st East Bombay Zoroastrian Bharat Guide Group of the Young Zoroastrian Society (YZS) staged the concert, ‘God’s World – Light the Passion, Share the Dream’ on 9th June, 2018 in Mumbai. The event commenced with Chief Guest and Chairperson of Zoroastrian Bank, Homai Daruwalla along with…
Nothing holds truer than the adage, ‘there is strength in numbers’, when it comes to fighting for a community cause. Inspite of our miniscule count, last week, we came together in one of the strongest displays of unity in current times. We spoke in one voice under the ‘Save Our Atash Behrams’ Movement, (Pg. 8)…
The Community, All Five High Priests Speak Unanimously Against Metro III . [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Last Friday, 8th June, 2018, our Community witnessed one of the strongest displays of unity, as over a thousand Parsis came together, unanimously supported by all five of our High Priests and the BPP Trustees, to speak up in one loud…
Every year, the Liaison Committee (part of BPP) organises its Summer Camp for children from financially weaker backgrounds. Conducted by Chetna Batty, this year’s Summer Camp was organised at the Cama Convalescent Home, Bandra, from 11th to 20th May, 2018 and saw fifty children attending it. The camp commenced with a medical check-up by Dr….