The J D Amaria (Sodawaterwalla) Agiary, at Marine Lines in Mumbai, was in need of urgent repairs and restoration for a while. Plants were seen growing from the walls, causing big cracks. Heavy leakage had corroded the beams and windows were broken. The interiors were gloomy with peeling paint, plaster fallings at places and columns…
– ALL FIVE HIGH PRIESTS ADDRESS GLOBAL COMMUNITY – [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] Last Saturday, 4th September, 2021, proved to indeed be a rare and historic occasion, when ALL FIVE OF OUR HIGHLY REVERED AND ESTEEMED HIGH PRIESTS / VADA DASTURJIS – Dasturji Dr. Firoze M. Kotwal; Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor of Iranshah – Udwada; Dasturji Keki…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] Earlier this year, in April 2021, the reigns of our community’s only Bank – The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd (ZCBL) – were placed into the able hands of leading tech-guru and dynamic business entrepreneur – Yazdi Tantra. A Chartered Accountant by training, Computer Consultant by Profession, Entrepreneur Developer by hobby, Trainer in…
Recently, veteran industrialist, Adi Godrej announced his retirement as Chairman of Godrej Industries – the holding company of the Godrej Group. Having joined the 124-year-old family business in 1963, the 79-year-old patriarch expanded it exponentially. His brother, 70-year-old Nadir Godrej, will continue as the Managing Director of Godrej Industries, while Adi will continue to be…
On 27th August, 2021, the Supreme Court issued notices to the Centre and others on a petition challenging the alleged discrimination and ostracization of Parsi women, who marry outside the community, as per media reports. The petitioners – a minor named Rian R. Kishnani and his mother – Sanayaa Dalal – have alleged that women…
On 1st September, 2021, (Roj Sarosh, Mah Farvardin), the Prayer Hall located at Worli in Mumbai completed six years in the service of providing facilities and prayers for the last rites of deceased community members. A Jashan commemorating the occasion was performed at 11:00 am, by Worli Prayer Hall coordinator – Er. Framroze Mirza along…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] Clause 4 of the NM Wadia Charity Trust reads: IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED by and between the said parties to these presents that they the Trustees and each of them according as all of them jointly or any one or more of them shall have the same vested in their…
On 15th August, 2021, the dynamic Zarathustrian Association of New Zealand (ZANZ) celebrated the Parsi New Year and India’s Independence Day with great pomp and fanfare, at the Tarka Indian Eatery Botany. Zoroastrian Kiwis across generations were all present and dressed to impress at the ‘ZANZ Parsi New Year Dhamaal’, just as the venue was…
On 22nd August, 2021, the Parsi Zarthusti community of Switzerland got together for a contributory lunch, at the restaurant – GourmIndia, in the picturesque city of Lucerne, to celebrate our Parsi New Year and Khordad Saal. ‘Will drive for two hours and more, all for our delicious Parsi bhonu’, being the mission of the Geneva…
NCPA commemorated the 107th Birth Anniversary of its founder, Dr. Jamshed Jehangir Bhabha, with their 2021 Edition Of ‘The Jamshed Bhabha Memorial Lecture’. A special talk on ‘Art and Mankind’ was conducted on 21st August, 2021, by Padma Bhushan Awardee, Dr. Farokh E. Udwadia – Emeritus Professor Of Medicine and author. He eloquently elaborated on the speciality of art…
USA-based, Farrokh Billimoria, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Green Leaf Capital, has established the ‘The Naju and Keki Billimoria Scholarship’, for the underprivileged Parsi youth of India who wish to pursue a college education. This endowment will award up to 4 years in scholarships to Indian students who have no means of paying for their…