BPA Organises Pilgrimage

BPA Organises Pilgrimage

Bandra Parsee Association (BPA) organized a pilgrimage to the four Atash Behram’s in Mumbai for its members on 26th November, 2017. With a special bus arranged for the occasion, the members left for their first destination to Banaji Atash Behram – Charni Road at 8:00 am. After spending good time offering prayers, the next destination was Dadysett…

MP Poonam Mahajan Requests PM  To Rename Juhu Airport After JRD Tata

MP Poonam Mahajan Requests PM To Rename Juhu Airport After JRD Tata

In a letter dated 2nd December, 2017, Member of Parliament (MP) Poonam Mahajan has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to name Juhu airport after Bharat Ratna awardee, Late JRD Tata. Former Chairman of the Tata Group from 1938 to 1991, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, fondly known as JRD Tata, started civil…

 “DNA Does Not Evaporate After Marrying Outside!” Says Supreme Court
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 “DNA Does Not Evaporate After Marrying Outside!” Says Supreme Court

On Thursday, 7th December, 2017, the case of Goolrukh Gupta, came up for its first hearing in the Supreme Court. Goolrukh had married out of the Parsi Community and is currently fighting for her rights to continue practicing Zoroastrian and not be barred from entering fire temples and the Towers of Silence. A bench comprising…

40 Superbikes Support  ‘Responsible Biking With K11’ Cause

40 Superbikes Support ‘Responsible Biking With K11’ Cause

The pioneer in the field of fitness education, K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences, displayed it’s sinews on the 3rd of December 2017 as proud students got together to share their Director’s passion for biking – riding alongside Kaizzad Capadia, covering a distance of 370kms, from Mumbai to Nashik. The 40 member strong pack of students and…

MEJ Dharmagnan Class Celebrates 38th Annual Day

MEJ Dharmagnan Class Celebrates 38th Annual Day

The Mancherji Edulji Joshi Dharmagnan (MEJ) Class at Dadar, under the auspices of the Mancherji Edulji Joshi Memorial Trust (MEJMT), celebrated its 38th Annual Day on 19th November, 2017, at JB Vachha High School at Dadar. Coordinated by MEJMT Trustee, Mahiyar Dastur and executed by the students of the Dharmagnan class, under the able supervision…

Free Dental Camp At WGU

Free Dental Camp At WGU

Masina Hospital Department of Dentistry headed by Dr. Arnavaz Havewala, along with Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Shahid Shaikh and dentist, Dr. Shabana Khan, conducted a Free Dental Check-up Camp as part of the Masina Outreach Program, at the Women Graduates Union (WGU), Colaba, on 26th July, 2017. Fifteen tiny-tots of WGU’s Balwadi center and forty students…

XYZ Rustom’s Rockstar Celebrate Children’s Day

XYZ Rustom’s Rockstar Celebrate Children’s Day

XYZ’s Rustom’s Rockstars (RR) from Bandra celebrated Children’s Day and their recently achieved victory at ‘XYZ Extravaganza’ by indulging in an evening full of fun and outdoor activities, on 19th November, 2017. Initially keeping the location of the picnic a secret so as to add to the excitement, the bus finally reached Upvan lake, Thane…

Economic Times Award For Lion Daara Patel

Economic Times Award For Lion Daara Patel

‘Lion Daara B. Patel, Secretary-General of Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), received the Economic Times Award and a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ at the ET Pharma And Life Sciences Congress 2017, on 3rd November, 2017, in Mumbai. A veteran in the pharma industry for over three decades and a crusader of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Daara…

Learning From The Best: ZAAN2017

Learning From The Best: ZAAN2017

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Last month, the greats of the Community came together to celebrate and cheer the achievements and successes of some of the Community’s leading individuals and organisations, at the glittering Zoroastrian Achievers Awards Night (ZAAN) 2017 function. Seventeen exemplary community luminaries were felicitated with the much-coveted ZAAN for doing the Community and the nation…

BPZA Felicitates Naval Dalal On 103rd Birthday

BPZA Felicitates Naval Dalal On 103rd Birthday

The Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman felicitated Naval Hormusji Dalal on his 103rd Birthday, on 27 November, 2017. Born in 1914 into a horse racing family, Naval’s elder brother Rusi, who was just a few years older than him, took him for admission to the Clarence Boys School in Bangalore, where the English headmistress christened him…