[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ 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…
Wins Four Gold Medals In 2019! . Master shuttler, Darayus Surti, from Baroda, won the Gold Medal in the Mens Doubles Veterans (70+ age group) category at The Masters National Badminton Championship, which was held in Bangalore from the 11th to 17th of November, 2019. This is Darayus Surti’s 4th Gold Medal won in this…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The Parsi Zoroastrian Guards Of The Holy Fire (PZGHF) has been established with the objective of protecting, preserving and safeguarding our fire temples, and other community estates, like sanatorium, burial grounds, tower of silence, etc. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . PZGHF has been granted registration as a public religious trust by the Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra,…
By Udvada Reporter and Social Activist, Shahin Mehershahi, Manager, N M Wadia Parsi Dharamshala, Udvada . In keeping with the accelerated pace of robberies and burglary attempts taking place in Udvada, on 10th December, 2019, yet another failed attempt was made at the Sea View Kapadia Bungalow, located on Gymkhana Road, in Udvada. This bungalow,…
A search spanning over ten years, for novel biological markers to identify specific diseases and cancers, using blood samples from Parsi community members, is expected to receive a boost through a financial grant from a US-based non-government foundation. Bangalore-based, biology life sciences firm – Avesthagen Limited – announced the acceleration of its ‘Avestagenome Project’®. This research…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]The Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU) 2019 buzz is in full swing, even as we close in on the Community’s much awaited fest – the largest platform for the coming together of Zoroastrians from India and across to world, to yet again celebrate our cultural, social and religious ethos, in Udvada – our…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ 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…
On 29th November, 2019 (Roj Daepmeher, Mah Tir, YZ 1389), Pune’s Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Agiary celebrated its glorious 175th anniversary. Almost 300 devotees attended the Jashan performed by its Panthaky, Er. Kaipashin Raimalwala, alongside Vada Dasturji Firoze Kotwal, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastur and Vada Dasturji Cyrus Dastur. Thirteen other Mobeds also participated in the auspicious…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, unleashes his hilarious take on Maharashtra Politics (we saw that coming!) in our monthly column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great!’[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Now my uncle, Ardeshir, is bit slow. For the first 15 years of his life, he thought only Parsis lived in Maharashtra. (Who said…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]A magnificent preview of the photo-exhibition titled, ‘Parsis- A Timeless Legacy’, was proudly presented by the bawa-duo – Parvez Damania and Ratan Luth – at the Tao Art Gallery in Mumbai, on 29th November, 2019. The pictures on display at the Exhibition, which was held from 30th November to 4th December, 2019, were…
The gem of our Community, Ratan Tata’s legendary love for dogs this time saw the tycoon taking to the internet, on Instagram, to share a post on November 24, appealing for the adoption of a nine-month-old Labrador puppy – Myra! Needless to say, the post went greatly viral, winning over the hearts of most social…