Natalia Dalal, who represented India, alongside sixteen others, at the 31st Busan Mayor’s Cup and 12th Korea Open International Karatedo Championship, held from the 7th to the 12th of June, 2019, has done the country and the community proud by winning one Gold and three Bronze Medals! She bagged the Gold Medal in the ‘Senior…
Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has been named a Global Game Changer, at an awards ceremony in London. He was presented with the honour by Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, at the Indian Awards event held in the UK…
Enjoy an evening of world class Jazz with one of the finest saxophonists on the international scene today – Ben Van den Dungen’s spellbinding original compositions, innovative interpretations of the standards and instrumental virtuosity promises an unforgettable musical experience. His warm tone, reminiscent of the great saxophone masters, along with a colorful Jazz, Blues and Latin…
The Pir-e Sabz or Chak-Chak, an annual pilgrimage observed by Zoroastrians who come from all over Iran, and many places around the world as well, was celebrated from the 14th to 18th of June, 2019, at the mountainous fire temple which is embedded in a shallow cave in central Ardakan county, Yazd province – where…
Undoubtedly for commercial reasons, Hollywood’s obsession with milking its successful franchises dry is well-known. And this is precisely what MIB:I is – a done-and-dusted plot laced with dry humour. To begin with, the title would seem to be a misnomer: ‘Man and Lady in Black’ would be more appropriate. The film begins with a very…
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…
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,…
Aryan Patel, from GN Khalsa College (Matunga), scored 89.53% in the HSC Board exams in the Commerce stream. The son of delighted parents, Navil and Hufriz Patel, Aryan secured a fantastic 99% in Accountancy and 94% in OCM. Crediting his success to my parents, “they stood by me like my pillar of strength,” says Aryan….
Being Parsi is so much about tradition and legacy, across all areas – be it food, career or sport. Keeping alive this very essence of family-cum-community legacy, Zeus Zend, takes after his veteran and legendary grandfather – Zend Merwan Zend – to continue making headlines in the sport of Arm Wrestling, which still continues to…
According to Hindu philosophy, ‘Sat-Yug’ was a long period of truth, honesty and beauty. Later ages, like the ‘Treta-Yug’ and the ‘Dwapar-Yug’, were a mixture of good and evil. ‘Kal-Yug’ marks the evil age, when man’s consciousness sinks to an all-time low. This Yug or age is followed by total destruction (Prayala) and renewal to…