On June 13th, 2022, US-based chef Meherwan Irani’s restaurant, ‘Chai Pani’, (in Asheville, North Carolina), which is known for serving affordable Indian street food, was awarded ‘The Best Restaurant In America’ at the prestigious ‘James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards’, in a live ceremony, held at the Lyric Opera, in Chicago, after the forced break…
Advocate and social worker – Kersi K Deboo, who serves as the Zoroastrian (Parsi) member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), has now been appointed as its Vice-Chairperson, by the Central Government. As per the formal announcement, Deboo has been nominated to serve as the Vice-Chairperson of the NCM, “for the remaining period of three…
આપણો ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયન ધર્મ, ગુજરાતીમાં, જરથોસ્તી દીન તરીકે જાણીતો છે. શબ્દ દએેના શબ્દ અવેસ્તાન શબ્દ દએના પરથી આવ્યો છે. દએના એનું સૂક્ષ્મ અથવા ઝીણું શરીર છે માણસ (તેના ગાઢ, દૃશ્યમાન, ભૌતિક શરીરથી વિપરીત), જે તેના બે વ્યક્તિઓ વચ્ચે પુલનું કામ કરે છે – તેનું ઉચ્ચ સ્વ (આધ્યાત્મિક) અને તેનું નીચું સ્વ (નીચલું મન). ચેતના જે માણસના…
બ્રિટિશ ઉદ્યોગસાહસિક – સર રોહિન્ટન મીનુ અથવા રોન કલિફા ઓબીઈને નાણાકીય સેવાઓ ઉદ્યોગમાં યોગદાન માટે હર મેજેસ્ટીની પ્લેટિનમ જ્યુબિલી ઓનર્સની યાદીમાં નાઈટની પદવીથી સન્માનિત કરવામાં આવ્યા છે. ડિજિટલ અને ફાઇનાન્શિયલ સર્વિસ સેક્ટરમાં જાણીતા વ્યૂહાત્મક અને ઓપરેશનલ લીડર, સર રોન કલિફા હાલમાં નેટવર્ક ઇન્ટરનેશનલ (એક એફટીએસઈ કંપની)ના અધ્યક્ષ તેમજ ફ્યુચરલર્નના અધ્યક્ષ છે. તે ઝોરોસ્ટ્રિયન ટ્રસ્ટ ફંડસ…
There was an infectious energy in the BJPC auditorium as participants, parents, guests and dignitaries assembled for the Valedictory Function of the 35th Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) on 5th June 2022. The event started with Er. Firdaus Pavri invoking the blessings of Lord Ahura Mazda with a short prayer. Diana Marfatia, the driving…
The World Zoroastrian Youth Congress is an event that aims to bring together and inspire Zoroastrian youth, aged 18 – 37, from around the world to discuss and take an active role and interest in the future of our community. We are extremely privileged that the 8th World Zoroastrian Youth Congress (8WZYC) is making its…
When some teachers, a preachers, a bankers, a dentist, an engineer and an assortment of Parsis get together under a spreading tamarind tree, what have we? A ‘Pandemonium of Parsis’, hereafter referred to as the PoP! I just cannot think of a better collective noun for aapra Bawajis than ‘Pandemonium of Parsis’, which is also…
On 1st June, 2022, the association of staff members of Central Bank of India conducted the Dae Mahino Jashan, after two years due to the pandemic. The Jashan was performed as a thanksgiving ceremony in gratitude to the Almighty and for seeking Ahura Mazda’s blessings for the bank’s progress and prosperity. The Jashan, performed by…
Number four is an auspicious number. In occult sciences, it is the number for healing the sick. In spiritualism, on a scale of one to seven, number four is the fulcrum, the stable point of rest between opposites. It is a state of perfect balance and harmony between ‘Life and Form’, i.e. consciousness and its…
This Android launcher aims to bring the Windows style desktop experience to Android. The look and feel is quite like the familiar Windows interface. You can start with a blank desktop and add widgets and shortcuts just as you add them on your Windows Desktop. The Start Menu at the bottom left looks just like…
Mumbai, June 08, 2022: On 8th June, 2022, Dr. Mukesh Batra, Padmashree recipient and Founder of Dr. Batra’s Healthcare, the largest chain of homeopathy clinics, launched his latest book – ‘Homeopathy – Simple Remedies For All Ages’, in Mumbai. An everyday guide to safe and easy-to-use homeopathic treatments, the book is published by Popular Prakashan, the book provides self-help and timely action…