[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…
Diwali is the five-day festival of light, celebrated by millions across the world. The festival coincides with the Hindu New Year and thus also celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali also commemorates Lakshmi, the Divinity of wealth and prosperity. Five Days of Festivity: The five days…
Last week, the nation hosted the royal Dutch couple – King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima – over a five-day visit, to boost economic and political cooperation between the Netherlands and India. Why this proved extra exciting for our Community is because the elegant Queen Maxima donned a specially tailored, pink Gara, as she attended a…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Bends 21 Iron Rods at 90 Degrees In Just 1 Minute! Youths Perform Daredevil Stunt On 9-LAYER BED of 5,600 NAILS!![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Bollywood superstar, Akshay Kumar planned the Kudo World Tournament at Indoor Stadium, in Surat, to encourage martial arts, this week. Over 5,000 Kudo players from several countries across the world participated…
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In keeping with the ongoing disputes within the community over its properties in Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh), the local Deputy Collector (DC) has passed an order rejecting the proposal to sell the properties, made by the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI), a BPP subsidiary. This development comes two years after an advertisement was…
CRICKET India Win 2nd Test To Clinch Series: An outstanding, unbeaten double ton from Virat Kohli (254), coupled with Mayank Agarwal’s (108), helped India win their second Test Match in style, by an innings and 137 runs against rivals South Africa. Batting first, India declared their first innings at 601-5 in 156.3 overs. En…
15-year-old, dynamic Zeshan Yashan Jokhi, from the Winchester School (Dubai, UAE), recently topped the AS Level exams, receiving ‘4 A’s – the maximum grades in these exams. Continuing his streak of academic brilliance, having topped the IGCSE examinations last year, Zeshan is currently studying in the ‘A’ Level, the thirteenth and last year of the…
What is the right Zarthushti way of celebrating birthdays? Us Parsis generally copy the Western style of celebrating a birthday or anniversaries… we get a cake, light candles and blow them out, as we sing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. The symbolism behind this ritual is to show that one more year has passed off and…
As a Social Service initiative, ‘Tehmurasp’s Titans’, a sub-group of the community’s leading organization for Zarthosti children – Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ), connected with Karjat-based NGO, Samaaveshi Pathshaala Foundation, to assist on the project of transforming ten Anganwadis in Karjat by setting up ten mini-libraries, in their second round of expansion. Their contribution will impact…
“Once… uh, twice upon a time …”, is the line uttered in the opening frames, perhaps referring to the fact that this is supposed to be a sequel five years down the line. Maleficent is Fairy Godmother (Angelina Jolie – her third film in five years) to Aurora, Queen of the Moors (Elle Fanning), who…