By now, the readers may have guessed that Meherbai was an excellent cook and believed in sharing all the good things of life with her friends. In old age, our friends become our family and it was the same with Meherbai and her Mandli who believed in being happy and making others happy. This is…
. The NCPA Jazz Collective comprises four talented young musicians who have a spark and enthusiasm for jazz – Jazz/Latin Jazz pianist Pradyumna Singh Manot; vocalist – Sanjeeta Bhattacharya; upright acoustic bass – Abhinav Khokhar; and drummer – Saurav Ghosh. They collectively take the initiative to educate the Indian audience about jazz, at the same time, raise the standards of Indian…
To Boundless Time, O Ahura Mazda, is born a babe this day. The earth has run her yearly round and the sun enters the vernal equinox with majestic grandeur. Jamshid of Kingly Glory was first among mankind to celebrate this, the festal day of the spring, amid universal thanksgiving and feasting and rejoicing, and named…
The Women Entrepreneurs (WE) wing of World Zarathusti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) organised an exciting session with first Runner-up of ‘Mrs. India She is India’ Pageant, Delnaz Bulsara Sharma, on 15 September, 2018. Referred (Ideated?) by Chairperson, Homai H.Mehta, the event commenced with Director-Corporate Secretary, WZCC International Board of Directors and Member on the WE…
The Hegelian Solution Piroja Jokhi, as usual, has hit the nail on the head. She mentions that our religion has survived the vicissitude of time because of the teachings of our Prophet Asho Zarathushtra. We have “remained fresh, vibrant, logical and modern even to this day.” This is because of our ability to change and…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), Pune Chapter held its Annual General Meeting on 14th September, 2018. Chairperson Mahrukh Bharucha announced that she would be stepping down and handing over the reins to senior member, Tehmasp Bharucha. Attended by committee members, Adi Siganporia, Xerxes Dastur, Adv. Jamshed Mistry and Diniyar Marolia from Global, India…
. Australian legendary cricketer Brett Lee, regarded as one of the world’s fastest bowlers, was seen playing some fun cricket at Cusrow Baug on 20th September, 2018, regaling all the excited residents with his charisma and posing with the young and old for selfies and pics! Lee’s presence at Cusrow Baug was part of an…
Arjuna awardee Adille Sumariwalla is one of the Community and nation’s leading athletes. Having represented India at the Asian Games, the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the World University Games, he has won eleven 100m National Titles, seven 200m National Titles and has been a part of seven Relay wins. Adille has clinched 17 international medals,…
. The last week has our Community outraged as a misleading video went viral across social media platforms disparaging our community. The video (on youtube) claimed that Zoroastrianism promoted marriages amongst siblings! Hosted on a Youtube channel called, ‘Anup Ki Duniya’, the video shows glimpses of our navjote and lagan ceremonies with a male voiceover…
Power Of Prayers And Relevance Of Rituals Myth: Prayers and rituals are a complete waste to time, money and energy. Good thoughts, good words and good deeds are good enough to be a good Zoroastrian. There is no place for prayers and rituals in the highly intellectual philosophy of Zarathushtra as expounded in the…
We all juggle at the mobile keyboard, and the faster we try, the longer it takes! ‘Clipboard Pro’, a convenient clipboard app with overlay display, automatically records all copied texts, and provides them to you at the tap of your finger. You can record up to a hundred content, URL’s of articles, product name, etc.,…