Nagpur’s Tata Parsi Girls School Fights Encroachers And Miscreants With Gandhigiri

Nagpur’s Tata Parsi Girls School Fights Encroachers And Miscreants With Gandhigiri

On 22nd February, 2020, the brave girls of Tata Parsi Girls School, in Nagpur, adopted Gandhigiri as a last option, to protest the eve-teasing and physical misconduct menace, which is on the rise in the area surrounding the school. Accompanied by faculty and members of a social organization named Center for Education of Human Rights…

London Street Named After Freddie Mercury

London Street Named After Freddie Mercury

A suburban London street has been renamed in honor of late musician Freddie Mercury – ‘Freddie Mercury Close’ – was officially unveiled on February 24, by Freddie’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, her son Samuel, alongside the Mayor of the London Borough of Hounslow, Councillor Tony Louki and Lord Bilimoria. Freddie Mercury Close is located in Feltham, West London, which…

Film Review: Thappad

Film Review: Thappad

‘A marriage is a deal’, utters a character midway through the film. That this deal does not turn out to be ideal is the focal point of Anubhav Sinha’s two-hour-plus film, co-scripted by him and Mrunmayee Lagoo, with script finishing touches by Anjum Rajabali. Amrita Sabherwal is a loving, dutiful housewife (having given up her…

Thane’s Cowasji Patell Agiary Celebrates 240th Salgreh

Thane’s Cowasji Patell Agiary Celebrates 240th Salgreh

21st February, 2020, (Adar Roj, Meher Mah) marked the 240th Salgreh celebrations of Seth Cowasji Patell Agiary, which was organised by the Thana Agiary Fund Trustees. A Machi was performed by Ervad Kersi Sidhwa at 4:15pm, followed by the Salgreh Jashan at 5:00 pm, performed by Ervads – Behramshaw Sidhwa, Kersi Sidhwa, Adil Sidhwa and…

XYZ Raises Funds To Feed Relatives Of Patients

XYZ Raises Funds To Feed Relatives Of Patients

Dadar’s XYZ group – Behram’s Battalion – raised funds through a food festival on 16th February, 2020, as they wanted to do something different. They approached the NGO ‘Withaarya’ that supports the relatives of KEM hospital’s patients. The talented chef parents set up food stalls offering snacks and meals, as the kids made lemonade and…

Avan Ard-vi-Sur Banu Beresad

Avan Ard-vi-Sur Banu Beresad

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose efforts…

Bare Thy Face To Me, I Beseech Thee, Ahura Mazda

Bare Thy Face To Me, I Beseech Thee, Ahura Mazda

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] I am seized with unquenchable longing to behold Thee face to face, my blessed Lord. I long to see Thy blessed self. I yearn to meet Thy good…

Ratan Tata Is President Of MU’s Advisory Council

Ratan Tata Is President Of MU’s Advisory Council

The pride of our community and India’s foremost industrialist, Ratan Tata has been nominated as the President to the first-ever Advisory Council of Mumbai University (MU). As per a statement released by MU, “Based on his experience in creating employment opportunities for youths and being knowledgeable about global trends in education as well as industry,…

Peshawar’s Zoroastrian Cemetery Under Encroachment Threat

Peshawar’s Zoroastrian Cemetery Under Encroachment Threat

The over 100-year-old, historic Parsi cemetery located in Peshawar Cantonment in Pakistan is threat of encroachment, as it has become a haven for drug addicts and a junkyard for local residents. One such resident claimed that some individuals, apparently the gunmen of land grabbers, late in the night walked up to the graveyard and began…