Well known for his compassion towards community (stray) animals, the community’s and the nation’s most loved and respected philanthropist, industrialist and visionary, 86-year-old Ratan Tata is all set to launch the ‘Tata Trusts Small Animal Hospital’ – his long-awaited, ‘pet’ project – a state-of-the-art, day-and-night animal hospital in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai, as per news reports (TOI). […]
When It Rains, It Pours! Dear Readers, Our maximum city seems to be setting new maximum records in this month of July! While Mumbai recorded its wettest July ever, with 1557.8 mm rainfall, on a global level, July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, and is on track to be the […]
The Shree Daman Vapi Parsi Jarthosty Anjuman organised a ‘Khushali nu Jashan’, at the recently refurbished Merwanji Navroji Manekji Dar-e-Meher, in Daman, on 15th July, 2023 (Roj Shehrevar, Mah Asfandarmad; 1392 YD). The extensive restoration of the Dar-e-Meher was facilitated by the munificence and generosity of donors – Dadachanji Group of Companies, represented by Kairus […]
As India celebrates its 75th year of independence, NCPA presents flavourful performances through 5th to 15th. ‘Mukta: The Voices Of Women Today’, features musical presentations by Shubha Mudgal, Jayanthi Kumaresh and Kaushiki Chakraborty [on 5th and 6th August, at 6:30 pm, at Tata Theatre; and on 7th August at 6:30 pm, at Jamshed Bhabha Theatre]. ‘Boski Ke Kaptan Chacha’ – […]
Reader Query: Will I lose muscle if I fast? Dr. Trishala: Research has shown that extended intermittent fasting helps in boosting the growth hormone, which helps in gaining muscle, not losing. It’s important to make sure to achieve your nutrition targets during the eating hours, along with proper strength training to maintain muscle mass. Hence, […]
Award-winning author, Tanaz Bhathena was awarded the inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, for her book, ‘Hunted by the Sky’, at a glittering Award Ceremony at the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 in New York, earlier this month. Entries were received entries from India, United Kingdom, Canada and the US and were judged by an independent […]
Dasturji Kaikhushroo Mahiyar Kutar, Dastur Darab Pahlan was born on 25th October, 1888, in an orthodox family of distinguished Parsi priests at Navsari. His father, Ervad Mahiyar and his uncle Dastur had transliterated and translated Firdaosi’s ‘Shah Namah’ into Gujarati. The young Kaikhushroo was no ordinary priest. He did his MA in Avesta and Pahalvi […]
Indian racing champ, Jehan Daruvala, scored his sixth podium of the season in the French round of the Formula 2 championship, at Le Castellet, leaving the Paul Ricard track with yet another strong points-scoring weekend. Jehan started the Sprint race on 23rd July from pole position and after a lightning start led into the first […]
This is one of the best widgets for easy connecting to your Bluetooth audio devices. Instead of going to settings and taking the long route, just one click on this widget connects your Bluetooth audio device and plays Spotify directly! The Bluetooth icon on the widget signifies the state of the connection – blue icon […]
Time To Clean Up! Dear Readers, As we step into August – one of the most auspicious months of the year, there’s much to look forward to and even more to do! We start the ‘prep’ for our Parsi New Year – and this encompasses a lot cleaning-up around the house. We look to making […]
After a 4-year wait, XYZ was back with its exciting ‘Monsoon Games’, on 24th July, 2022. 300 participants from XYZ’s 8 groups across Mumbai converged at Rustom Baug grounds at 9:00am, and were divided into 4 age-groups – ‘Under-7’ (6 teams); ‘Under-10’ (11 teams); ‘Under-13’ (9 teams); and ‘Under-17’ (9 teams). In addition, the XYZ SENIORS […]