Conventional Religion Loses Its Pristine Purity – Excerpts From ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’

Conventional Religion Loses Its Pristine Purity – Excerpts From ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Religion is the way of life that the soul has to live upon earth. It is the ascending effort of man towards perfection. In its pristine purity it…

Tech Know With Tantra – AppLock – Fingerprint

Tech Know With Tantra – AppLock – Fingerprint

ByYazdi Tantra

Smart ‘AppLock’ is an application (apps) locker that protects your apps from prying eyes and provides confidentiality, using a password, pattern or fingerprint. You can lock Facebook, Whatsapp, gallery or any other app with a password and prevent the same from being exposed by any snooper. Besides this, AppLock can catch intruders by taking a picture…

Dr. Zuleika Awarded ‘Inspiring Leader Of The Year 2018’

Dr. Zuleika Awarded ‘Inspiring Leader Of The Year 2018’

ByPT Reporter

Head of the BMS Department at Wilson College, Dr. Zuleika Homavazir was recently conferred the ‘Inspiring Leader of the Year 2018’ award, at the ‘Future Woman Leader Summit and Awards 2018’, held at St. Regis, Mumbai, on 23rd November, 2018. Felicitated by BJP Spokesperson, Advisor, Government of Maharashtra, Shweta Shalini, Dr. Zuleika is the only…

XYZ Organises ‘Brainiax 2018’

XYZ Organises ‘Brainiax 2018’

ByPT Reporter

Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organised ‘Brainiax 2018’ on 18th November, 2018, at the BJPC institution, with over two hundred participants in the Under-8, Under-11, Under-14 and Under-17 categories, competing across eight different events. Participants were judged on the accuracy of their answers and the time taken to complete tasks. The event witnessed participants displaying great…

Vesu Adarian Renovated

Vesu Adarian Renovated

ByPT Reporter

17th November 2018 marked the inauguration of the newly renovated Bai Pirojbai Manekji Patel Adarian, in Vesu, near Surat in Gujarat, which has served our community for 127 years, since its establishment in 1889. In 2016, a major overhaul with structural reinforcements was urgently required to ensure the structural integrity of the Vesu Adarian. The…

Zochild Day Turns 16!

Zochild Day Turns 16!

ByPT Reporter

The Sixteenth Annual Zoroastrian Children’s (Zochild) Day was held on 25th November, 2018 at the St. Mary’s High School Auditorium at Mazgaon. The event commenced with Founder and Chairman, Vispi Kapadia unfurling the Zochild and the National flags, followed by a tribute to Late Fareena Kapadia (the inspiration behind the humongous event); Nagis Kanga, Marazban…

From The Editor's Desk

From The Editor’s Desk

ByAnahita Subedar

Dear Readers, It’s been an interesting, news-packed week for the Community. First the good, no wait, the GREAT news! The Community is thrilled to celebrate the fabulous cricketing performance of Arzan Nagwaswalla scalping a fabulous five wickets (for 78), against Mumbai’s seasoned middle-order batsmen, bringing immense joy to Team Gujarat and even more pride to…

Zeshan Jokhi Tops IGCSE Board

Zeshan Jokhi Tops IGCSE Board

ByPT Reporter

16-year-old Zeshan Jokhi from The Winchester School, Dubai, recently topped the IGCSE board exams (2017-18), scoring a total grade of 4A+ and 4As in his Std. XI Cambridge International Board Examination. His schooling in Dubai got Zeshan accustomed to the structured and broad framework of the curriculum since childhood. He credits his mother, Dilshad Jokhi,…

SPORTS ROUNDUP: 25th November – 1st December 2018

SPORTS ROUNDUP: 25th November – 1st December 2018

ByBinaisha M. Surti

  CRICKET  Ranji Trophy: Parsi Cricketer Arzan Nagwaswalla Shines! 21-year-old Arzan Nagwaswalla, Gujarat’s left-arm pacer created havoc in the Mumbai batting camp as he emerged with great figures at stumps on the Ranji Trophy’s Day-1 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. This was only Arzan’s third first-class match and he claimed  (5-78) in 23.3 overs…his first five…