On 10th July, 2022, our 23-year-old racing sensation, Mumbai-based Jehan Daruvala, put in a stirring drive moving from 11th to 2nd place in the Formula 2 feature race in Austria, held on 10th July, 2022, at Spielberg, Austria, but was robbed of his sixth podium of the season, by a post-race penalty. Jehan had finished […]
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ZAC Holds Museum Trip To Get Glimpses of our Glorious Past
On 10th July, 2022, around forty-two members of ZAC (Zoroastrian Association of California), comprising students and parents from the Religious class, along with their dynamic teachers, the much loved father-son priest duo – Er. Zarrir and Er. Zerkxis Bhandara, visited the exhibition – ‘Persia: Ancient Iran And The Classical World’, which was held at Getty […]
Kayan Patel Rides The Racing Wave With 3 Trophies
Budding motorcycle racer, 21-year-old Kayan Zubin Patel, from Mumbai’s Rustom Baug, continued the Patel family tradition of doing the community and the nation proud, with their prowess in motorbike racing, by bringing home three trophies from the second round of the MRF MMSC, FMSCI Indian Motorcycle Racing National Championship – 2022, which was held in […]
BJP MLA Files PIL In High Court To Prevent ‘Land Grab’ Of Parsi Trust Property
Mumbai’s BJP MLA, Ashish Shelar has filed a PIL before the Bombay High Court to challenge a March 12, 2021 urban development department notification by which a Bandra plot – a Parsi Trust property – was being “drastically reduced,” for public use. He has sought judicial intervention to “prevent illegal siphoning of properties of Bai […]
World Music Day Celebrated With Parsi Artists
To celebrate World Music Day, which fell on 21 June, 2022, Furtados celebrated the Indian chapter with a concert series at the NCPA and the Prithvi Theatre, where three of the five artists were Parsis – Soprano Farah Ghadiali, Tenor Kersi Gazdar and Baritone Firdause Wadia. The theme was songs from around the world with songs sung in […]
Double Points Finish For Jehan At Silverstone
On 2nd July, 2022, Indian racing champ, Jehan Daruvala, endured a character-building weekend at the Silverstone round of the Formula 2 championship as he finished outside the top-three for only the second time in seven rounds but still came away with a double points finish. The 23-year-old finished 8th and 7th in the Sprint and […]
Tribute To Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Military Cross
Expecting new pics to come as these are not usable – reserve this full page for this article Tribute To Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Military Cross By Col.(Retd) Kaizad B Bhaya On 27th June, 2022, which marked the death anniversary of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, a wreath-laying ceremony was organized […]
International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy Honours Dr. Keki Turel
On 21st June, 2022, Professor Dr. Keki Turel was felicitated by the prestigious International Academy of Neurosurgical Anatomy (IANA) for his lifetime achievements, during its third global webinar. Having dedicated four decades in the intricate field of Neurosurgery, Dr. Keki Turel is the Managing Trustee at Mumbai Institute of Neurosciences; the Consultant Neurosurgeon, Chairman Emeritus, […]
Idavala Agiary Celebrates 179th Salgreh
On 1st July, 2022 (Roj Behram, Mah Bahman), Idavala Agiary celebrated its glorious 179th Salgreh, with a Hama Anjuman Machhi offered to Padshah Saheb in Havan Gah, followed by a Hama Anjuman Jashan at 10:00 am, performed by four Mobeds, led by the young and dynamic Panthaki – Er. Shahvir Dastur. In addition to a […]
XYZ Seniors Hold Throwball Tourney
The XYZ Seniors conducted a Throwball Tournament for members at Jer Baug on 26th June, 2022, comprising almost 60 participants. It started with six captains getting on a zoom call and choosing their respective teams. Seven nail-biting matches later, Team BLUE, led by Captain Kayaan Badhniwalla, Avan Bhadha, Ava Balsara, Parzaan Badhniwalla, Bezaan Shroff, Yohann […]
Chenine Bhathena Receives MBE
Chenine Bhathena FRSA, Creative director of Coventry City of Culture Trust, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List with the award of an MBE for services to culture, in June, 2022. On her appointment, Coventry Telegraph described her as “a woman in charge of making Coventry shine in 2021”. Working tirelessly and innovatively, […]