India’s 68th Republic Day was celebrated on 26th January 2017 by The Salsette Zoroastrian Colony with the unfurling of the Indian flag by Pakzan and Pakzin Khodaiji, along with Zubin Sanjana. This was followed by a rendition of our National Anthem amidst slogans of Jai Hind and Vande Mataram! A minute’s silence was observed in…
Animal lover, activist and owner of Probably Paradise Animal Shelter, Roxanne Davur, will be awarded the prestigious ‘YES FOUNDATION Everyday Hero Award-2016’ for her selfless dedication to animal care and protection. Roxanne has been working for the cause of animals since decades and founded her animal shelter, Probably Paradise in Karjat 2012, dedicated to nursing…
FEZANA (Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America) has conferred its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, on Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli, a well-respected North American Zoroastrian scientific scholar, whose professional excellence, personal achievements and meritorious community service has done our community proud globally. The award will be presented to 89-year-old Er. Dr. Bagli on…
Mumbai-born US Citizen, Dr. Huban Gowadia has done Zoroastrians proud globally, as she assumes the crucial role of Head of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in the USA. Huban is currently the Acting Administrator of TSA and assumes this role after her predecessor stepped down at the end of the Obama Presidency. As a proven counter-terrorism…
Padma Bhushan For Dr. Tehemton Udwadia! Leading the Parsi Pride Brigade in 2017, the renowned and much respected Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia, known as the Father of Laparoscopy in India, has been awarded India’s third-highest civilian award – the prestigious Padma Bhushan. The Indian Government officially announced the name of Mumbai’s Dr. Tehemton Udwadia in…
Zubin Karkaria, CEO of ‘VFS Global’ and ‘The Kuoni Group’, was appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite’ (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by François Hollande, the President of France. The prestigious recognition was conferred to Zubin – for his exemplary contributions in developing France as a top tourist destination and for the…
The Bai BN Gamadia Girls High School conducted their Annual Day at YB Chavan Auditorium on Wednesday, 18th January 2017, with renowned art historian, environmentalist and Dr. Pheroza J Godrej as Chief Guest. The function commenced with brilliant French ballet performances by the secondary section girls (trained by the Bharucha School of Ballet), followed by…
XYZ’s ‘Amazing Ketayun Conquerors’ and ‘Brilliant Ketayun Conquerors’ organized a fun-filled kite-flying event, marking Makar Sankranti, on 14th January, 2017. 250 members brought along friends and family to fly kites and gas balloons in the morning, at the Avabai Petit School, Bandra. This was followed by lunch.
A year ago, we lost one of our most loved writers and a fabulous soul, Farokh Dordi, who won the hearts and unparalleled patronship of our readers, with his popular column, ‘God and Gustad’. Born in Lucknow and a Commerce graduate from Mumbai’s Poddar College, Farokh will be missed and remembered by all at Parsi…
On 17th January, 2017, The Dorabji Nanabhoy Mehta Sarvajanik Hospital (DNMSH), known as Navsari’s ‘Parsee Hospital’, celebrated its 103rd anniversary with a simple cake-cutting ceremony organized by the staff members. Serving people since January 15, 1915, DNMSH has risen from humble beginnings as a Lying-In Hospital with a capacity of 44 beds to an established…
At a meeting held on Sunday, 8th January, 2017, by Navsari Samast Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman (NSPZA), at Navsari’s Khurshed Wadi, a majority vote of 156 to 6, has favored the proposal to utilize a piece of the Doongerwadi land for building an Aramgah or burial ground. The Parsis of Navsari have, for some time now,…