While most dream of contributing to society at large, the Surat Parsi Panchayat (SPP) thanks the XYZ Foundation’s ‘Behram’s Battalion’ for doing just that! The challenges posed by the pandemic have resulted in a pause in children’s education, in remote villages. Online education, which is the new norm, is affordable by few, with many not…
In keeping with the fervour of Independence Day, the community’s and the nation’s most celebrated and cherished icon, Ratan Tata, who is Chairman Emeritus – Tata Sons; and Chairman – Tata Trusts, wrote, “If I had the opportunity of writing to the young Indian citizens in 2047, the year in which India would attain a…
On August 29, 2021, the community’s and the nation’s foremost health guru – our very own Dr. Mickey Mehta will step into the Super-Sixties! Four decades normally seem very long, but for Dr. Mickey Mehta these have flown past like a breeze! This year, as he steps into his 60th year, he completes 40 years…
The community is grateful for the munificent Wadia family building colonies and providing crucial accommodation for Parsis across Mumbai, for the last hundred years. The Jer Baug Block-C residents decided to do their bit in turn! With the colony buildings being old but not worn off, to sustain them for the next gen, the baug’s…
Back in 1999, an autoimmune disorder brought my life to a grinding halt… like a car in full throttle brought to a screeching halt. It hit me like a ton of bricks. For a while there, it was touch and go. With any autoimmune disorder, the diagnose is almost as complex as the disease itself….
Aderbad Bin (son of) Mahrespand was the Mobedan Mobed (Supreme Pontiff) and Prime Minister during the long reign (309-379 A. D.) of Shapur Hormazd also known as Shapur II. According to the Pahlavi Dinkard, from his father’s side, Aderbad Mahrespand belonged to the family of Zarathushtra, and from his mother’s to the family of Shah Vishtasp. During…
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After we all reach a certain age, beauty can come only from a loving heart and a friendly nature. Those unable to give and receive love can’t be beautiful. All of us want and need love, like we need oxygen. People who live for years and years without giving or receiving love, don’t really ‘live’ –…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી .+ ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 20મી સપ્ટેમ્બર સુધી બુધની દિનદશા ચાલશે. તમારી બુધ્ધિ વાપરી મુશ્કેલીભર્યા કામ પણ સહેલા બનાવી દેશો. અટકેલા કામ ફરી ચાલુ કરી શકશો. મીઠી જબાન વાપરી ફસાયેલા નાણા પાછા મેળવી શકશો. મિત્રોના દીલ જીતી લેવામાં સફળ થશો. થોડુ ઈનવેસ્ટમેન્ટ અવશ્ય કરજો. દરરોજ ભુલ્યા વગર…
On 15th August, 2021, the dynamic Zarathustrian Association of New Zealand (ZANZ) celebrated the Parsi New Year and India’s Independence Day with great pomp and fanfare, at the Tarka Indian Eatery Botany. Zoroastrian Kiwis across generations were all present and dressed to impress at the ‘ZANZ Parsi New Year Dhamaal’, just as the venue was…
On 22nd August, 2021, the Parsi Zarthusti community of Switzerland got together for a contributory lunch, at the restaurant – GourmIndia, in the picturesque city of Lucerne, to celebrate our Parsi New Year and Khordad Saal. ‘Will drive for two hours and more, all for our delicious Parsi bhonu’, being the mission of the Geneva…