‘World For All Adoptathon’, India’s largest adoption camp, initiated by Mumbai’s animal welfare NGO, World For All Animal Care & Adoptions (WFA), will hold its 2016 initiative giving you the opportunity to fall in love with homeless paws and take one home, on 26th and 27th November, 2016, (11:00am to 7:00pm) at St. Theresa’s Boy’s…
The Bandra Tata Blocks Welfare Association celebrated ‘Children’s Day’ organized by Entertainment Chairperson Armaity Minocherhomji and Welfare Chairperson, Rukshana Patel on 13th November, 2016. The eve saw twenty-six children and seventy member enjoying games and music, thanks to the efforts by Homai Umrigar, Havovi Minocherhomji, Persis Patel and Mahtab Munsiff, alongside a live food counter…
Panthaki Baug Welfare Committee organised a series of art based competitions on 13th November, 2016. Behroz Dumasia won the first place in ‘Free-hand Rangoli’, followed by Monaz Siganporia while Delnaz Batliwalla won ‘Stencil Rangoli’ followed by Farzana Moghul. ‘Diya Decorating’ had a blend of all age groups but Pakzaad Daruwalla won the competition with Beroz…
The Sanjan Day Memorial Column Committee comprising President Bapsy Davierwala, Jamshed Katrak, Pareecheher Davierwala and Percy Harver celebrated Sanjan Day on 16th November, 2016 (Roj Bahman, Mah Tir) by organizing a jasan ceremony at 8:00am performed by mobeds of Nargol and Saronda. Another Jasan ceremony was performed at 10:15am by Vada Dasturji of Udvada, Khurshed…
The iconic Gaylord Restaurant, which is the popular preference of Mumbai’s Parsis young and not-so-young, celebrated its 60th anniversary on 15th November, 2016 with the launch of a special Gaylord Wine Label, at a ritzy party with live music, great food, loyal patrons and nostalgia! Extending this celebratory spirit to all of Mumbai, Gaylord invites…
The Diwali weekend from 30th October to 1st November 2016 saw office bearers of all the XYZ Groups (Presidents, President Elects and President Nominees) along with volunteers gather at the Jungle Camp at Dahanu, for an enriching Leadership Camp. The camp comprised challenging and fun team building games that helped break the ice and build…
On the 9th November, 2016, an event was organised jointly by Britain’s Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group and the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe, commemorating Cobra Beer founder, Lord Karan Bilimoria’s ten years as a Crossbench Peer. The meeting, held in the Commons, also discussed the contribution of British Indians to the UK parliament since…
:[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] Fire in its various manifestation, whether as the fire of the hearth on earth or the fiery substance in the bowls of the earth or as the genial…
Parsis and Zoroastrians of Los Angeles celebrated the unveiling of a second Dar-E-Mehr, with the Zoroastrian Association of California inaugurating a brand new Atash Kadeh in California, at their center situated at Orange. The inaugural ceremony took place in the morning on 13th November, 2016 where the first Boi was offered, followed by a machi,…
Calling For Help Dear Editor, Our PM has taken a revolutionary step by abruptly demonetising the currency. This will definitely help revive the economy and curb funding of terror activity. But I’m concerned about one small thing – today, medical expenses are the biggest burden particularly for senior citizens suffering from chronic diseases. I’m sure…
Dear Readers, Let’s face it. Us Bawas are an opinionated lot. We love our opinions but we love sharing our opinions even more! It is this love of opinionating that has seduced us into making digital and social media, which offer free-for-all platforms like Whatsapp and Facebook, a greater part of our lives than most…