Surat-based, 12-year-old Er. Farmaan Sarosh Dastoor was ordained Navar on 25th May, 2021, at Surat’s Sheth D N Modi Shahenshahi Atashbehram, by Er. Burjor Aibada and Er. Poras Zaroliwala, under the able guidance of Ervads Harvesp and Adil Sanjana. The son of Er. (Dr.) Sarosh and Shiraz Dastoor, (and grandson of late Persis and Ervad…
The much anticipated Behram Yazad Jashan of Victory was performed at the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atashkadeh/Agiary on Behram Roj, 1st June, 2021, to thank Behram Yazad for granting some reprieve over the pandemic in India. About 450 Parsi / Irani Zarthostis participated in the Jashan from all over the world – Australia, Canada,…
The Mazagaon Anjuman Batliwala Dar-e-Meher will celebrate its Salgreh on May 13, 2021 (Hormazd Roj, Dae Mah) with a Faalani Hama Anjuman ni Machi at 7:30 am in the Havan Geh, followed by a Hama Anjuman Jashan at 10:00 am, on behalf of the Trustees. Another Hama Anjuman Jashan will be performed in the evening…
Veteran advocate and India’s former Attorney General, Soli Sorabjee, passed away on 30th April, 2021, after contracting Covid-19, at the age of 91, in a private hospital in Delhi, where he was admitted for treatment. A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Soli Sorabjee was born in 1930 and served the legal profession for nearly seven decades. He…
₹ 600 For Pvt / ₹ 400 For State Govts. On 21st April, 2021, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Pune-based Serum Institue of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccines, released a media statement, where the price for the Covishield vaccine was fixed at ₹600 per dose for private hospitals and ₹400 per jab for State…
On April 4th, 2021, the vibrant members of the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) kept the age-old tradition alive of visiting the sea and praying to revere Ava Yazad, by reciting prayers and offering sugar and milk to the waters. The group met at Sunset Beach (Huntington Beach) in CA. It was heartwarming to see…
‘Ardeshir’s Aces’, XYZ’s international group from its Karachi chapter, is one of its newer groups which was birthed during the lockdown, in July 2020, during the lockdown. This small but enthusiastic group has conducted some fun and amazing events in a short period! In December 2020, ‘Ardeshir’s Aces’ conducted an Xmas Hamper project, pleasantly surprising…
The Humbandagi group of Bai Maneckbai N. Chenoy Agiary, Hyderabad, celebrated its fifteenth anniversary on 15th February, 2021. This group has been conducting Humbandagi every Monday, since 2007, without a break. The Humbandagi was conducted at the Agiary by Er. Mehernosh Bharucha, who has been conducting the same for the past fifteen years. After the…
Anahita Desai Speaks About Filing Her Nomination As BPP Trustee On 19th January, 2021, Anahita Desai – popular candidate for the BPP Trusteeship in the oncoming elections in March 2021, formally filed her nomination. Over the past three decades, Anahita Desai has proven her commitment and dedication to community service with honesty, integrity and wholehearted…
(By Meher Amalsad, Ca, USA) A Prayer, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series on ‘Prayer With Action and Action With Prayers’, by our thoughtful priests, insightful leaders and thinking entrepreneurs, celebrating the theme: ‘Make Others Happy And You Shall Also Be Happy’. With immense pride and joy, we would like to invite you all to join us for this very…