Singaporeans will now have a chance to learn more about the Parsi Zoroastrian community, numbering about 350 here, with the opening of a Parsi and Zoroastrian museum on 14th March, 2022, located at Zoroastrian House, Desker Road in Rochor. The museum showcases Parsi history, traditions and Zoroastrianism, one of ten recognised religions in Singapore. The…
The pride of our community and the toast of the Indian judiciary, Justice Shahrukh Jimi Kathawalla retired on 23rd March, 2022, after serving for a glorious 14 years, as the much respected judge of the Bombay High Court. On the eve of his final day in office, he received farewells organised by the Bombay Bar…
India’s Huafrid Billimoria became the second runner-up on 12th March, 2022, in ‘Ironman Dubai 70.3’, one of the world’s toughest triathlons. The 24-year-old, Mumbai-based athlete, achieved this milestone despite having Dystonia (a condition causing involuntary muscle contractions and twisting movements), thus proving that the one thing bigger than your disability is your undaunting ambition. Organised in Dubai, the…
Asho Zarathushtra, in his Divine Gatha, advises, “Hear with your ears the highest Truths, consider them with clear thought, before deciding between the two paths, man by man, each one for himself”. Zarathushtra speaks here about the moral and ethical choice each one of us must exercise with clear thought or an illuminated mind. The…
In addition to the auspicious occasion of Jamshedi Navroz, 21st March, 2022 marked a day for added celebrations for the community as our very own and highly accomplished Assistant Commissioner of Police – Kayomerz Boman Irani, was conferred the prestigious Presidents Police Medal for Meritorious Service, by the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra, Shri Bhagatsingh Koshyari….
When things become old, we replace them with something new… a blitzkrieg of advertisements catch our eye, tempting and luring us to buy the new and dispose the old. We then boast about new purchases… “My triple door fridge,” or “our ultra-modern music-system.” Alas, soon, markets get inundated with newer, better and more advanced versions…
I’m sure all of us are only too familiar with the three basic principles or tenets of our religion – Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds. So then, what’s the fourth one? Is it some kind of a missing link? Like the fourth wise man? No dear readers, the ‘Four Keys or Pillars’ of…
It’s the seasonal festival of spring and a time when Mother Nature herself seems to have a spring in her feet! Summer, autumn and winter also have their charm, but spring is perhaps the most charming season among them all. Temperatures are moderate, the days get longer and nights turn shorter… migrating birds return to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Not too long ago, Fire-fighting was a common career choice in the Parsi community. The walls of many Parsi homes still proudly bear those black-and-white photos of our erstwhile ancestors, standing upright in their crisp, fire-fighting uniforms, with that stern-yet-accomplished smile upon their faces, which speaks of their heroic tales of rescue….
For the first time in all these years of greeting the community on Jamshedi Navroz, I feel the need to say a little more… My term as a trustee started with great promise, as our trio – Late Zarir Bhathena, Noshir Dadrawala and I – with the active support of then BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai,…
As part of its ongoing efforts to upgrade the quality of healthcare facilities for patients, Masina Hospital, inaugurated a new upgraded dialysis facility on 3rd March, 2022, in building No. 3 of Masina Hospital complex. Behram Khodaiji, Jt. CEO, welcomed Chief Guest – Pallon Shapoorji Mistry along with senior trustee, Dr. Burjor Antia, Trustee Jimmy…