The F S Parukh Dharamshalla, run under the aegis of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, organized a fun filled gala evening for over a hundred of its residents on 9th January, 2017, where the ‘Queen’ and ‘King’ of the Dharamshalla, as well as the ‘Dancing Queen’ and ‘Dancing King’ were declared, amidst great cheer and excitement!…
For the 10th consecutive year, 105 Godrejites represented Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. at the 14th edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 on 15th January, 2017 and showed their support towards three NGOs, namely: War Wounded Foundation, Vasantha Memorial Trust and Republican Sports Club. Sarvpriya Raj T. Kumar from Godrej Security Solutions Division…
Activity High School celebrated its Annual Day on 25th January, 2017, at the Sophia Bhabha Auditorium with acclaimed Creative Director of film ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and other children-focused movies, Amol Gupte, as their Chief Guest. The evening began with Gupte distributing awards to the ICSE exam achievers with scores as high as 97%, as well…
Sazeman-E–Jawanan-E-Zarthosty-E-Irani, Mumbai organised ‘Jashn-E-Sadeh’ function at the NM Petit Fasli Atesh Kadeh Hall on 29th January, 2017, marking the day when fire was discovered. Hon. Administrator Darayush Zainabadi spoke briefly in Persian regarding the significance of Jashn-E-Sadeh, and welcomed Chief Guest and BPP Trustee, Kersi Randeria, who graced the function and spoke a few words…
Dadar’s 37-year-old Mancherji Edulji Joshi Dharmagnan Class conducted under the auspices of the Mancherji Edulji Joshi Memorial Trust, celebrated its Annual Day on 29th January, 2017 at JB Vachha High School Hall, Dadar. The event, which was organised by the talented young students of the Dharmagnan Class, was presided over by Chief Guest and ex-student,…
Malcolm Baug held its 25th Gahambar/Food-Fest organized by the residents of Malcolm Baug on 26th January 2017. In this unique yearly tradition, the residents are the volunteers themselves who cook Mutton Dhansak and serve it at Malcolm Hall to all those who attend the festival. A record turnout of 475 attendees showed up this year….
On 25th January, 2017 Bengallee Girls High School celebrated their annual prize distribution function at Tejpal Auditorium, Mumbai. The event was attended by Trustees and Members of the Managing Committee of The Parsee Girls’ School Association including Minoo Bilimoria, President and ex-officio Accountant; Kersi Commissariat, Hon. Treasurer; and members Prof. (Dr.) Pearl Pastakia and Jimmy…
The Bombay Institute Of Deaf Mutes (BIDM) at Mazgaon held a drawing and colouring competition which was conducted at the Experiment In International Living, Bombay Center. Held under the leadership of Community Chairperson of the Bombay Chapter, Dr. Lily K Mistry, the competition’s theme was ‘National Integration’ and saw a hundred and forty participants divided…
On 12th January, 2017, Rtn. C H Kapadia, Consul General of Madagascar in India, honored 23 differently abled persons from the National Society for Equal Opportunities For The Handicapped, in a meeting of Rotary Club of South Mumbai, of which two recipients were presented equipment made by Residents’ Funds, which were donated by Kapadia.
Almost a hundred residents both young and the not so young joined in singing the national anthem as the Tiranga was unfurled, celebrating Republic Day at Merwanjee Cama Park (Andheri), by our nonagenarian resident, Homi Mehta. As the sounds of patriotism filled the air, one could see moist eyes revelling in the moments that makes…
At Godrej Baug, Chief Guest Capt. Minoo Wadia unfurled the Indian tricolour amidst the presence of the young and old, amid a cheerful vibe. Capt. Wadia urged the youth to keep the fervour of patriotism alive and spoke about Parsis’ contribution to India’s Freedom Struggle. Farhad Hozdar, President of the GBRWA, addressed the gathering stressing…