The Annual General Meeting and the Executive Council Meeting of the Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India was hosted and organized by the BPP on 29th and 30th of April 2017 at the Banaji Atash Behram Hall. 38 Anjumans from all over India participated in this meeting – including Agra, Ahmedabad, Badnera-Amravati, Bardoli,…
The Board of Trustees of Masina Hospital and the Office Bearers of the Eric Kharas Burns Research Unit celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Burns Unit at the Godrej Masina Hospital Centenary Hall on 7th May, 2017. Inaugurated by JRD Tata on 3rd May, 1992, the Burns Unit was first conceptualized and commenced by surgeon…
The 105-strong team of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. who participated in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon-2017 attained the objective of raising funds to support various NGOs such as Republican Sports Club, Vasantha Memorial Trust and War Wounded Foundation, on 15th January, 2017. The contribution, including Rs. 92,85,522/- plus the participation fees Rs. 18,50,000/-,…
On 3rd May 2017, Behram Roj, Mah Adar, the Zai-Bordi Parsee Anjuman Agiary celebrated the centenary of the Agiary, by shifting the holy Atash Padshah to the original place in the renovated kebla of the Agiary building, at 3:00 am. The special Dasturjis who arrived from Surat and Mumbai, were joined by the mobeds of…
Cyrus Dastur, founder of the eminent SHAMIANA Short Film Club, is set to make his Bollywood debut as Producer, with his first Hindi flick, ‘Sweetie Desai Weds NRI’, releasing on 2nd June, 2017. Cyrus has co-produced this youthful musical comedy which will be released pan-India across 900 theatres next month! With songs by Atif Aslam,…
The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) commemorated 30 glorious years, on 29th April, 2017, in the presence of all eight Presidents, at Houston. Hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Houston at its center, along with their Congress Legacy 10th Anniversary Awards Function, the celebrations witnessed 90-year-old Er. Dr. Jehan Bagli, from Toronto,…
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds Of India (ZTFI) organised a ‘Senior Citizens’ Day Picnic’ on 22nd April, 2017, at the Royal Garden Resort, Bhayander, with over forty-five beneficiaries hopping onto the bus from Tardeo, Parel, Dadar, Mahim, Andheri, Goregaon, and other pick up points, as per their convenience. Upon reaching the resort, the seniors relished a…
With vultures under the threat of extinction, Ahmedabad’s Zoroastrian community has come up with a plan to restore vultures to the area, to help with the traditional funeral practice of dokhmenishini. Around 30 years ago, there were over 80 million vultures in India, which was more than enough to take care of the funerary needs…
After providing clear and natural water for sacred rituals for 89 years, for the first time, the Rustom Faramna Agiary well at Dadar Parsi Colony, has, over the past week seen the well-water recede and has dried up. The Agiary’s Er. Kaizad Karkaria, expressed sadly that this had never happened before. The area’s Municipal and…
On 23rd April, 2017, The Senior Citizens Association of Marine Drive (SCAMD) organised a seminar at the Maheshwari Bhawan in Princess Street, to learn about ‘Harnessing Nature’s Energy Freely’, which also means, ‘Good Health Without Medicine’. The speaker, Dr. Darius Homi Umrigar, D.Sc (Honoris Causa), MD (Alternative Medicine) was introduced by the organiser and host…
Around one thousand two hundred and fifty devotees gathered at Udvada to pay homage to Pak Iranshah on 22nd April, 2017, (Adar Mahino, Adar Roj). A jasan ceremony was performed at 10:00am by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, along with other priests. The event concluded with a gambhar lunch catered by Mek caterers.