On 1st June, 2019, the TPZA (Thana Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman) celebrated the Dae Mahino Jashan and Gambhar at Cowasji Patell Agiary Compound, Thane. TPZA President, Zarsis Udhnawala welcomed Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor and all the members. Trustee Rumi Kasad garlanded Dasturji while Bomi Boyce and Percy Karani felicitated him with a shawl and flowers on behalf of the…
Moments of Silence Dear Readers, The Parsi Flag flutters listlessly at half-mast this week, as Zarthostis across India and the world mourn the loss of three of our most treasured stalwarts, in unfortunate, quick succession – Vada Dasturji Dr. Kaikhusroo Dastur Minocher JamaspAsa; Vada Dasturji Kaikhashru Navroji Dasturji Meherjirana; and Dinyar Contractor. This league of…
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12-year-old Pearl Amalsadiwala, from Salsette Parsi Colony (Andheri East), is proving to be quite the Table Tennis prodigy, especially with her recent win at the prestigious fifth edition of the ‘Mumbai Super League’ (MSL) – a franchise based team tournament at a Mumbai Level, on the lines of the IPL. Conducted by the Mumbai and…
The DPCG Annual Floodlit Athletics was held on the 11th and 12th May, 2019; the event was dedicated to the memory of young Late Eyanah Zubin Daruwalla. The event was graced by Chief Guest Dr. Aashish Contractor – Director of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and his wife. The meet…
I’ll start with the good news – our minds and spirits never ever grow old; they are ageless, timeless and endless. Our spiritual qualities include kindness, friendliness, humility, gratitude, goodwill, peace, harmony and love. If you generate these qualities in daily life, you’ll always remain young. Those who believe that life is a mere cycle…
Weak and erring is man and weak and erring I am. Great are my infirmities and shortcomings and imperfections. Thou art my maker and Thou knowest my weaknesses. Weak are my resolutions. Cure me of my weakness. Let me know my weakness. Look mercifully upon my weakness and frailty. Let not my weakness be the…
Would it be right to say that Comedy King Diniyar Contractor is no more? One could turn philosophical and say that he is no more in body on the stage of planet earth. But, even this would be incorrect, because the body of his work on stage and screen will continue to entertain and inspire…
On 30th May, 2019, WAPIZ organized a condolence meeting for the community, in honour of the late Dastur Dr. Kaikhusroo Dastur Minocher JamaspAsa, at Banaji Atash Behram Annexe Hall at 6:30 pm. The condolence meeting paid tribute to late Dasturji Dr. Kaikhusroo M. JamaspAsa, who, after living a long and fulfilling life of 87 years,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In keeping with the ongoing summer season, PT Writer extraordinaire, Dara Khodaiji presents a hilarious Bawaji Travel Story-Series with the Famous-Four – Darabsha, Ruttimai, Sorabji and Perinbanoo, filled with humour and fun, to kick off that perfect weekend mood![/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Beer-burping Darabsha, tea-starved Sorabji and their mates – Rattimai and Perinbanoo, are en…
ZTFE (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of England) life member, Rohinton Minoo Kalifa (or Ron) OBE, was appointed by Chancellor Philip Hammond, on 31st May, 2019, to the Court of The Bank of England as a Non Executive Director. Commenting on the appointment of Ron Kalifa, Brad Fried, Chair of the Bank of England’s Court of Directors, said,…