On 15th March, 2020, the Lions Clubs International, Lions Club of Byculla, donated medicines worth Rs. 80,000/- to MC Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary in Udvada, coordinated by Secretary-General, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), Lion Daara B. Patel via IDMA members – Alkem Laboratories; Cachet Pharmaceuticals; Centaur Pharmaceuticals and Corona Remedies. Catering to about 60 to 70 patients daily,…
Due to the current health crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus, the FEZANA AGM 2020, originally scheduled for May 1-3, has been postponed, after careful consideration with the AGM hosts, Sacramento Zoroastrian Association, and following guidance from federal, state and local authorities. THE AGM has been rescheduled for the last weekend of August – from August…
My life is a great trust Thou hast committed to me. Help me to discharge it aright. Help me to shoulder the heavy burden of life’s responsibilities. Thy helping arm is my only stay, when life’s difficulties loom large around me. When I sail over life’s stormy sea, I am safe only when Thou art…
(Based on the writings in Gujarati, by Late Dasturji Khurshed S. Dabu) Our Zoroastrian religion is popularly known, in Gujarati, as 'Zarthosti Deen. The word Deena has been derived from the Avestan word,Daena. Daenais the subtler or the finer body of man (unlike his dense, visible, physical body), which acts as a bridge between his…
United Kingdom Royalty Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, has tested positive for COVID-19. 71-yearold Charles is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II and has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, making him the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. He is now the…
Veera is a published Author (‘Endured’ and ‘#LoveBitesLifeHacks’) and Columnist; a passionate Educator and Counsellor; Poet and Philosopher… but most of all, a lover of all things literary. I find it uncanny, in these times when a pandemic is unfurling its vicious wrath, how little our understanding of the imminent danger to life and its…
Here’s 2 Immunity-booster Juices to make at home which will empower you to fight the battle against Coronavirus Beet-Carrot-Apple Juice Ingredients: Carrots (180 gms); Beetroot (170 gms); Pealed Apple (180 gms); Ginger grated (2 tspn); Lemon Juice (2 tspn) Method: Cut the carrots, beets and pealed apples in cubes and blend all the above…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”border-top-bottom” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#ade9ff” css_class=”boxed”] The following is a study of the Census of Parsi Demographics along with projection into the oncoming decades, based on trend analysis. This survey highlights the census of the Break-up of Religious Groups from 1951-2011; the Demographic Profile of Parsis (2011); a National Demographic Trends Analysis comparing numbers in…
In the early morning hours of 26th March, 2020, 42-year-old Zenobia Batliwala fell to her death from her third floor residence – Patel Chambers, in Fort area (South Mumbai). She was taken to St. George Hospital by the police who had been alerted by the locals around 7:00 am. She was declared dead at the…
On February 26, 2020, Surat’s Yohan Sarosh Wadia, did the Parsi Community proud, by being conferred the prestigious RD Desai Gold Medal, on the completion of his Bachelor of Architecture Degree, from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, making him the very first Parsi Gold Medalist architect of Surat. Yohan was awarded the Gold Medal during…
On 14th March, 2020, 71-year-old Mobed Er. Nozer B Vajifdar, attached to the Aslaji Agiary (Congress House lane, near Queen Mary School), met with an unfortunate accident while tending to the holy fire, when a spark from the afarganyu flew onto his jama, instantly setting it on fire, as both – the jama and the…