Central Bank of India celebrated its 107th Foundation Day in the august presence of EDs, Sri B K Divakara Sri P. Ramanamurthy and Sri B S Shekhawat , granddaughter of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawalla, Dr. Pilloo Hakin and other family members of the Founder of Bank,. Other eminent dignitaries and staff members of the Bank too…
On 16th December, 2017, Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) celebrated its third annual day at the Bai Avabai Petit Girls’ High School with nine groups across XYZ putting up food and games stall. At the commencement of the funfair, XYZ granted wishes of twenty-five children suffering from life threatening diseases through ‘Make A Wish Foundation of…
The ex-students association of JB Vachha High School, Dadar organized an in-house Edu-cultural festival on 25th and 26th November, 2017, that witnessed people of all age groups celebrating the festive mood with music, lights and good food. Numerous multi-cuisine food stalls treated visitors to a range of food and desserts. The jewelry, western and ethnic…
On 16th December, 2017, to welcome the season of celebrations, the senior citizens of Dadar, Wadala and Matunga were treated to Christmas carols by the Dadar Parsee Colony’s (DPC) ‘Colony Choir’ with Havovi Karanjia, Khurshid Engineer, Teenaz Bamji, Gulnaaz Engineer, Natasha Mistry, Pervin Pastakia, Armaity Mistry, Piloo Battiwala, Pearl Patel, Shernaz Talati and Urveez Kakalia….
The Supreme Court recently scrapped the Tardeo Agiary land deal, citing, “there was no urgency to throw away the valuable property of the Trust. It would have defeated the very object of creation of the Trust for the preservation and protection of religion and Parsi culture.” Fourteen years after BC Batliwala Agiary Trustees sold the…
On 25th December, 2017, Dadgah ‘Asha Vahishta – The Zoroastrian Center’, was inaugurated in Pune, under the umbrella of Association for Revival of Zoroastrianism (ARZ), which will have its doors open to intermarried Parsis and their children, as also Zoroastrian enthusiasts who seek a greater understanding about the religion. A jasan ceremony was performed which…
Highlights [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]IUU 2017 proved to be everything that it promised… and then some! Bringing together the Indian and global Zoroastrian community at the most pious of all places – our Pak Iranshah at Udvada – with the aim of celebrating and honouring our culture, history and great Zoroastrians, the IUU’s second chapter in…
When the very first Iranshah Udvada Utsav was held in December 2015, Australia was awarded the host nation for the 11th (Adult) World Zoroastrian Congress for the year 2018, as decided at the Global Working Group meet. Brandishing the motto, ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’, four days, dated 1st to 4th June, 2018, will celebrate the coming…
The Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League (BJBSL) organised a Treasure Hunt for its members on 3rd December, 2017, with 50 participants ranging from 16 to 70 years fighting it out in a team of five each. The teams set out in their cars to solve 21 clues and accomplish 12 tasks, which included eating street…
23rd November, 2017 was a Red Letter Day for the Parsi/ Irani Zoroastrian Community of a tiny hamlet called Vesu Village, which has now metamorphosed into a growing landscape with conveniences unseen or unheard in the vicinity, some ten fifteen years ago. In the midst of the old and new, Vesu Village is seeing a…
After rounds of ramp walks, photo shoots and introductory sessions, 30-year-old Khushrav Bharucha has been shortlisted for the upcoming ‘Mr. Dubai 2017’ male pageant. Working with a healthcare firm in Abu Dhabi UAE, Khushrav says, “Initially I was never inclined towards modelling. But with the constant encouragement from my wife, Delnaz and friends, I decided…