Percy Amalsadiwalla, a Fellow Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Master’s in Commerce from Mumbai University and a Certified Fraud Examiner from Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA, has been appointed as the President of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) India, Bombay Chapter, at its Annual General Meeting, in honorary capacity. IIA…
An ancient bas-relief carving has been discovered in Naqsh-e Rajab near the UNESCO-designated Persepolis in southern Iran. The bas-relief, which bears an inscription in Pahlavi script, is associated with the tomb of a Zoroastrian individual believed to be a citizen of Istakhr, which was once the royal residence for Sassanid Kings of Persia. The tomb…
A Jashan ceremony was held on the occasion commemorating the grand 117th Salgreh of the Bai Maneckbai Nusserwanji Chenoy Agiary, Hyderabad, on 17th September, 2021 (Roj Ardibehest, Mah Ardibehest, 1391 YZ) at 10:00 am. This was followed by a Humbandagi, paying homage to the founder of the Agiary and a short religious discourse by the…
Formula 2 Triumph At Temple Of Speed India’s fantastic run in International sport continues with Jehan Daruvala winning the 2nd Formula 2 Race at Monza, on 13th September, 2021. Jehan started second, and completely dominated the field from Lap 1, to win by a massive margin at the Italian Grand Prix weekend. The Red Bull Racing…
On 15th September, 2021, Time Magazine announced its annual list of ‘The 100 Most Influential People of 2021’, which featured CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla, alongside PM Narendra Modi and a few other Indians. As per news reports, Adar Poonawalla had earlier in the year shared how he didn’t wish to…
Poshan Jagrukta Abhiyaan (Nutrition Awareness Campaign), organized by the Union Ministry for Minority Affairs (MOMA) and Ministry for Women and Children Development (WCD), aims at increasing awareness about the need for proper nutrition for women from minority communities – especially adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers. On 6th September, 2021, women, children and youth from…
Celebrating the festive and religious spirit during the days of Gatha and Muktad, Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly of Surat (ZWAS) united the Zarthosti community in true entertainment mood in Surat, with five exciting competitions held online and offline, which had almost 70 children participating. On the occasion, ZWAS also honoured and felicitated two prominent personalities on…
The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata is known for winning millions of hearts with his diverse posts over his Instagram feed on social media. From throwback pictures to inspiring quotes, the kohinoor of our community always endears himself greatly to all netizens alike! This time too, the industrialist whose heart beats for the…
The J D Amaria (Sodawaterwalla) Agiary, at Marine Lines in Mumbai, was in need of urgent repairs and restoration for a while. Plants were seen growing from the walls, causing big cracks. Heavy leakage had corroded the beams and windows were broken. The interiors were gloomy with peeling paint, plaster fallings at places and columns…
– ALL FIVE HIGH PRIESTS ADDRESS GLOBAL COMMUNITY – [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] Last Saturday, 4th September, 2021, proved to indeed be a rare and historic occasion, when ALL FIVE OF OUR HIGHLY REVERED AND ESTEEMED HIGH PRIESTS / VADA DASTURJIS – Dasturji Dr. Firoze M. Kotwal; Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor of Iranshah – Udwada; Dasturji Keki…
In July 2020, the young and inspiring author, Mehrzaad Mogrelia, published his debut book, ‘A Quest Called Life’ – an anthology of poems depicting events, moments and people that influence and shape the direction of our lives. The book was well received and after a year of being published, has brought much recognition and awards…