[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…
With 16th January, 2020 marking the birth centenary of India’s eminent jurist and economist, Nanabhoy (Nani) Ardeshir Palkhivala, the Nani A. Palkhivala Memorial Trust, in addition to organizing its annual lecture by eminent persons on this day, also releasing a festschrift (a collection of writings published in honour of a scholar) in honour of Nani…
Surat’s TAAL group, in partnership with the CIOFF – (Council of International Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk-art India) which is an official partner of UNESCO – jointly organized the first ever International Dance Festival in Surat, which was held from 9th to 12th January, 2020, at the large, historical Surat Fort Grounds. Supported by…
The ‘Global Iranshah Initiative’ is a worldwide endeavor of love and devotion to our holiest of holy, Pak Iranshah, in Udvada gaam (Gujarat), with an aim to support and perpetuate its legacy and our priceless and timeless heritage. The global initiative was officially first launched on 24th December, 2017 at the second Iranshah Udvada Ustav…
Community members will be pleased to know about the inaugurations of excellently renovated crucial areas within the Doongerwadi, driven by the efforts of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), with funds donated by the Maneckbai P B Jeejeebhoy Trust Fund, through the office of the Centre for Environment and Research Education (CERE), as well as philanthropic…
Having enthralled audiences in the International Jazz Festival’18, NCPA brings back virtuoso of Jazz Samba, Jim Porto, considered one of the greatest exponents of Brazilian and Bossa Jazz music. The Brazilian pianist, vocalist and composer will be accompanied by his quintet to celebrate Brazil’s exotic melodies and rhythms. Jim has shared the stage with world-renowned Latin Jazz…
Dear Readers, The week has been quite an exciting one as various leaders and representatives of the worldwide Zoroastrian community came together for the meeting of the Global Working Group – a team of dedicated Zarthostis who work selflessly towards the wellbeing and the upliftment of our community members from across the world. Hosted by…
On 10th January, 2019, the Supreme Court of India granted temporary relief to the Tata Group, in a feud with ousted chairman, Cyrus Mistry, a move that promises to reduce the legal distractions threatening to stunt growth at the $111 billion conglomerate. The apex court stayed the NCLAT order restoring Cyrus Mistry as Executive Chairman…
Bollywood certainly knows how to time its releases. Barely a couple of months after the political wrangling in the state subsided, comes an epic involving the greatest Maratha warrior – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. But then this film is not so much about him as it’s about his trusted lieutenant Tanhaji Malusare, played by Ajay Devgn….
Andheri’s Salsette Parsi Colony ushered in the New Year with a bang, as the colony’s dynamic ladies organised a Fun and Fair, on 5th January, 2020 at the Community Hall in the Baug, which was packed with old and young members of the society, who came for an enjoyable evening. The event comprised a Fancy…
Commonwealth Prize-shortlisted author and 6-times Pushcart Prize nominee, Murzban F. Shroff’s Mumbai-based novel, ‘Waiting for Jonathan Koshy’, has been recently published by Zhejiang Literature and Art, one of China’s most reputed publishing houses. In acquiring the book, the publisher said, “Waiting for Jonathan Koshy is a brilliant story for readers, not only because it is dramatic enough,…