Navsari: ‘Team Muskuraahat’ is a recently established initiative aimed at saving victims of tobacco addiction, by employing the unique style of blending art and social service. The six core crusaders of this nearly one-year old venture – Yezdi Contractor, Monaz Contractor, Aspi Sipoy, Kashmir Vakhariya, Parvin Gandhi and Firoz Kapadia – have already successfully assisted…
In an effort to boost the Ahmedabad’s dwindling Parsi population, currently comprising only 1,400 Parsis as of today compared to 2,600 Parsis a few years ago, the community plans to build a residential complex near the Parsi Sanatorium. One of the main reasons for this rapid population decline is the death-rate being higher than the…
Homavazir’s 11th CBDA Scout group held its annual ‘Parent’s Day’ on 12th February, 2017 at the JB Vachha High School, Dadar, with Navroz Siganporia as their Chief Guest, who was presented an impressive Guard of Honour by the cubs and scouts. The programme commenced with the cub and scout prayer song and flag break, followed…
The pleasant morning of 21st February, 2017, had the Thane Zarthostis rejoicing in pride to celebrate the 237th Salgreh of the Seth Cowasji Patell Agiary, organized by the Trustees of the Thana Agiary Fund. The Agiary building came alive with rich floral torans and bouquets marking the main entrance and adorning the frames in the…
Our Community’s love for vehicles is one of its greatest unifying factors! There are various stages of this patronisation – right from hobbyist, to an enthusiast, to being passionate about it, to downright obsessive! 19th February, 2017 saw a spirited bunch of likeminded motorcycle enthusiasts converge on Marine Drive, Mumbai for a ‘togetherness bike ride’!…
The second Gambhar honoring Prof. Firoz and Sunamai Davar, organized and financed by their daughter and current APP Trustee, Prof. Armaity Davar, was held on 5th February, 2017, by The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP) at the Lalkaka Hall, Parsi Sanatorium Grounds. Attended by over five hundred humdins, a delicious menu of ravo, akuri, papdi papeto…
On 18th December, 2016, the Pakistan Post issued a special commemorative multi-coloured stamp of Rs 8 to honour the life and work of Dinshaw Byramji Avari, a pioneering hotelier and philanthropist, who became the first commerce graduate from his village and went on to have an inspiring career. Dinshaw’s started out as a clerk at…
47-year-old HR professional from New Delhi, Adil Nargolwala, was recently listed in the ‘Limca Book of Records’ as the national holder of running the maximum long distance races between 1st July, 2015 and 30th June, 2016 (calendar followed by Limca Records). Adil started participating in marathons in 2009, in Mumbai and has so far run…
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India’s (ZTFI) held its Annual Fest’17 on February 11, 2017 of at Cama Baug, Mumbai. Comperes Kainaz Patel and Areesh Irani opened the event calling on stage Yasmin Mistry, Trustee – ZTFI, who presented a brief on the history, reach and a list of varied programmes conducted by ZTFI for…
On the 14th of January, 2017, Region Manager of Lions Club International, Lion Percy Master hosted a Region Conference of Region 1, District 323A1, at Worli, which garnered over two hundred and fifty delegates and guests from the thirteen clubs from the Region I, Zones I and II, and dignitaries from 323 A1. Chief Guest…
On 15th February, 2017, Zuleika Homavazir was awarded ‘The Best Educationist Award’ by IIEM, and ‘The National Mahila Rattan Gold Medal Award’ by The Solidarity Council of India in New Delhi. The awards were presented along with a ‘Certificate of Education Excellence’. On 18th February, 2017, she will also be awarded with The Education Leadership…