Meet On 27th and 28th October, 2018, Ahmedabad held a Parsi Zarthosti Matrimonial Meet at Hotel Nalanda, which witnessed an overwhelming turnout of over one hundred and ten hopeful participants from not just A’bad, but also from Mumbai, Surat, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Pune, Navsari and Jamshedpur. Conceptualized by Ahmedabad Parsi Punchayet Trustee (APP), Kety Daruwalla, and…
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Much to the joy of Jazz enthusiasts, NCPA’s International Jazz Festival is back, from the 23rd to 25th of November, 2018. On Friday, 23rd November at 6:30pm, the first band that will open the NCPA International Jazz Festival 2018 is the Latin band, ‘Los Gatos, Ay Mamá’, which encompasses six people including a Cuban percussionist, a bongo player from Panama…
The Parsi Punchayat Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA), Goregaon, organised a Dharmagyan session for children aged 4 – 16 years, on 13th October, 2018. Fifteen children attended the religious class which was inaugurated by religious scholar, Er. Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia, who spoke on the pressing need to create religious awakening amongst the youth. Similar sentiments were…
Ms. Hemavati Pal, the erstwhile Teacher, Principal and Administrator of Sir J.J. Girls’ High School passed away peacefully in her sleep on 12th October, 2018, at her home in Mangalore, at the age of seventy-nine. Born in Mangalore on 26th August, 1929, Ms. Pal completed her schooling and graduation in Mangalore and her MA degree…
The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) organised the ‘Ayathrem Gahambar’ at the ZAC Atash Kadeh, on 14th October, 2018. Attended by seventy-five Zoroastrians, the celebrations began with a Hama Anjuman Jasan sponsored by the Humbandagi group, and performed by Er. Zerkxis Bhandara, Er. Jal Birdy and Er. Minoo Katrak. Following the Humbandagi, Er. Zerkxis explained…
If ever there’s a rerun of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘102 Not Out’ playing on television, Homi Rustomji Mehta would surely be smiling wistfully from up above. Born on 23rd June 1917, the popular Grand Old Man of Cama Park passed away in the early hours of 15th October, 2018, of old age. A keen sportsperson, his hundredth…
Meherbai and Meherwanji went on a long romantic drive all over Mumbai on a wet Sunday morning. It was drizzling and everything looked freshly washed, nice and clean because of the rains a few days ago. Suddenly, Meherwanji saw a horrible, tubular wonky structure in the middle of a park and asked “What’s that?” “It’s a…
Parsi Punchayat Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA) organized an internal Table Tennis tournament on 7th October, 2018, with over 32 entries across three categories – the ‘Under-13’ category was won by Farhan Bacha and Zahan Pastakia; ‘Men’s Singles’ category winners were Hushad Bacha and Zubin Bacha and the ‘Ladies Singles’ category winners were Penaaz Bhathena and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Mumbai’s leading orthodontist, Dr. Nilofer M Currawalla, has a Masters in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and was recently selected for the Invisalign Elite Program, which trains only the top 3 Orthodontists in metropolitan cities. She practices at the dental clinic located at Breach Candy Hospital and is one of the only 6 Invisalign…