XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians), the community’s premiere association for children, continues to keep up its reputation year after year, as the most fun place of learning and development for our Zoroastrian kids and young adults, through the year! This summer too, XYZ organised some real cool events, starting with the XYZ Seniors (XYZ’s youth group,…
13-year-old Pashmira Farhad Kapadia, studying in Class VIII at LR & SM Vissanji Academy, Andheri (East), won an award at the Zonal Level and was among the top 100 (out of 3 lakh participants from Maharashtra) in the ‘Cyber Safe Mumbai – Poster Competition’ – an initiative by Mumbai Police & IMC Ladies Wing. Pashmira…
The Pune chapter of WZCC held its Member Nite on 13th April, 2023, which was attended by over 40 members from Pune and Mumbai, and conducted by Youth Representatives Behnaz and Bezan Nanavati. Welcoming the audience, Tehmasp Bharucha – Chapter Chair, stated his delight in finally holding in-person meetings as opposed to virtual ones. He…
Er. Dr. Jamshed A. Modi received an award for a Zarthosti hymn written by him in English, titled, ‘Dadar Hormazd’, from the Iran League at their Annual Day celebrations and prize distribution function, on 15th April, 2023. The Hymn is to be sung to the tune of the world-famous hymn – ‘Amazing Grace’, which was…
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‘WAPIZ Helping Hands For Seniors’ Project – The Need Of The Hour Dear Readers, A universal truth of life is that one can never be too kind – each of us, immaterial of our individual standings, is struggling at some level or the other. When we express kindness – in words and deeds – it…
22nd March, 2023 (Roj Adar, Mah Avan) marked the auspicious 19th Salgreh of Umrigar Adarian, located at Fatehganj, Vadodara. Vada Dasturji of Iranshah Udvada – Khurshedji Kekobad Dastur, presided as the Chief Guest at the celebratory function organised by the Parsi Panchayat Charitable Fund Vadodara and attended by many community members. An evening Machi was…
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The spirited members of ZANZ (The Zarathustrian Association of New Zealand) have indeed kicked off 2023 amidst much revelry and camaraderie. Responding to the New Zealand Police and Auckland City Council’s call in mid-February, for greater involvement of communities celebrating Navruz, ZANZ alongside their Afghani, Iranian, and Kurdish brethren, organized ‘New Zealand’s Inaugural Multi-cultural…
Organ Donation And Zoroastrianism [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#00″] Noshir Dadrawala, scholar in Zoroastrian religion and culture, responds to queries sent in by readers seeking answers to various religious and cultural questions [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Query From Parsi Times reader, Yasmin Patel: “I’ve been reading the Religious Questions column in Parsi Times with great interest and feel emboldened…