Navsari Felicitates Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor

Navsari Felicitates Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor

Navsari Samast Parsi Zoroastrian General Fund, Navsari Bhagarsath Anjuman and Navsari Malesar Behdin Anjuman jointly organized a grand function at Jamshed Baug, Navsari on 17th June, 2017, to felicitate Vada Dasturji Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor upon his appointment as Parsi Member on the National Commission for Minorities. Commencing at 5 pm, the representatives of all the…

Know Your Bombay

Know Your Bombay

Pandavkada Falls: Pandavkada Falls is a scenic waterfall located amidst the lush green Pandavkada hills at Kharghar. This 351 feet high, ‘plunge’ waterfall derives its name from the Pandavas who bathed at these falls when exiled. Chief nearly attractions include the Buddhist Caves, Kharghar Hills, Belapur Fort and Utsav Chowk.          …

Taj Mahal Palace Gets Trademarked

Taj Mahal Palace Gets Trademarked

South Bombay’s iconic 114-year-old Taj Mahal Palace has just got itself trademarked, making this 114-year-old building India’s first to get such a registration. The Taj Mahal Palace has now joined the exclusive, elite club of trademarked properties in the world – alongside the Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Australia’s Sydney Opera House. Usually,…

Tata To Make F-16s In India In Partnership With Lockheed Martin

Tata To Make F-16s In India In Partnership With Lockheed Martin

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and American defence supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. have signed an agreement to manufacture F-16 fighter jets in India, ahead of the government’s plan to buy more fighter jets. India is likely to need 200 more fighter planes and has sought proposals for single-engine craft. The deal comes days ahead of Prime…

Veteran Journalist Piroj Wadia Passes Away

Veteran Journalist Piroj Wadia Passes Away

Familiar face in the world of entertainment writers, died of septicaemia Veteran film, television and entertainment journalist, Piroj Wadia passed away in Mumbai on 19th June, 2017, losing her life to septicaemia. In her 60s, Piroj was admitted to the Parsi General Hospital for the past three weeks, after her asthma-related breathing issues aggravated and…

Zoroastrians Flock To Sacred Temple for Annual Pilgrimage

Zoroastrians Flock To Sacred Temple for Annual Pilgrimage

Each year from June 14–18, thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to an ancient fire temple at Pir-e-Sabz or Chak Chak village in central Iran (part of Ardakan County in Yazd province), to visit a fire temple considered the most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism. Tradition has it that…

Check It Out (2017-06-24)

Check It Out (2017-06-24)

Frohar Films Presents ‘Children Special Episode’ Frohar Films’, ‘Dudh Ma Sakar’ series presents ‘Children Special Episode (Part -2)’ on 25th June, 2017, at 12 noon on DD- Girnar Channel.   Jiyo Parsi’s ‘Idea Contest’ To commemorate the 100th death anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji, Jiyo Parsi invites all to participate in the ‘Idea Contest’, on the Jiyo…