Malcolm Dastur, son of Nazneen and Bomi Dastur, was ordained Navar on 26th November, 2021 (Tir Mahino Tir Roj), at Pak Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada. The Navar ceremony was performed by Er. Dara Bharda and Er. Sarosh Bharda, with special thanks to Er. Zarir Dastoor, Er. Cyrus Darbari and Er. Kersi Bhada.
The Khorramdasht Fire Temple, an ancient Sassanid-era monument, located in central Iran, has been demarcated to be protected from any possible destruction. A team of Tehran’s archaeological and cultural heritage experts has defined boundaries for this historic fire temple, which is an example of the Chahar-taqi buildings – an architectural unit consisting of four mudbrick…
On 26th November, 2021, Iran’s Minister of Immigration and Displacement – Evan Fayek Jabo, visited the Zoroastrian (Ateshga) and the Yesna Zoroastrian organization in the city of Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, to closely inspect the conditions of Zoroastrians living there. She was received by a number of Zoroastrians, led by Awat Husam Al-Din, the Zoroastrian representative in…
Surat-based entrepreneur, popularly known as the Greenman, Viral Desai, has undertaken the mission to transform and redevelop Udvada Railway station on the theme of climate action and ecosystem restoration. He has completed the first phase of work through his NGO, ‘Hearts at Work Foundation’ by planting more than two and a half thousand trees, alongside…
Mumbai’s Rustom Baug resident, Rustom Kersi Patel, clinched an extraordinary haul of medals at the ‘All-India Dirt Time Attack Autocross 2021’, winning four Gold and two Silver medals, across six different categories. The event, which was held at Amanora Park in Pune, on 28th November, 2021, had over 121 riders who came down from all over…
On 24th November, 2021, India’s major online grocery platform, the Tata-owned BigBasket, announced its foray into offline retail (physical stores), with the launch of its first technology-driven and unmanned, self-service ‘Fresho’ store, in Bengaluru’s Basaveshwar Nagar. It was inaugurated by three farmers, who are part of BigBasket’s Farmer Connect programme. With a plan to invest…
Masina Hospital has always been known for its excellent care and has treated Community members for over a hundred years with empathy and compassion. For the past few years, the hospital has focused on revival by modernization, constantly upgrading our technology, our infrastructure and our specialists to serve Mumbai even better as a multi-specialty medical hub for Mumbai. November 18th,…
On 10th November, 2021, Indian Association of Secretaries And Administrative Professionals (IASAP) Mumbai HQ held its 50th Annual General Meeting, in the presence of many Life Members of IASAP, in keeping with the necessary covid precautions. A new Governing Council of IASAP was nominated with Kashmira Gamadia – All-India President (Enpak Distributors Pvt. Ltd.), Vijayalaxmi…
As per the request put forth by Vada Dasturji of Iranshah Udvada, Khurshed Dastoor, for having the Flying Ranee Train take a halt at Udvada station, the Indian Railway Authority has agreed for the superfast express train to stop at Udvada station, for the convenience of Irani/Parsi Zoroastrians, who regularly visit Udvada, from across India…
Tata Sons’ Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, known to back up start-ups, recently backed yet another start-up – GoodFellows – which provides inter-generational friendship and calls itself a ‘Companionship Company’. Founded by Shantanu Naidu, who is currently Ratan Tata’s business assistant, GoodFellows is currently in a beta testing phase, and eventually looks to recruit graduates under…
With GBRWA’s (Godrej Baug Residents Welfare Association) upcoming All Parsi Sports event just around the corner, the organisers have announced an exciting addition to the sporting activities – the ‘All-Parsis Goal-to-Goal Penalty Shootout Tournament’ – in addition to the other Floodlit events like Throwball, Sepak, Direct and Indirect Volleyball Tournament. To be held from 3rd…