Red Bull Racing Junior, Jehan Daruvala drove a good and consistent race to secure his second podium in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship. The Indian racing sensation, in his first visit to the difficult street circuit, finished third in Race 2, at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend – June 6th, 2021, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Jehan […]
– High Court Hearing Scheduled For 9th June, 2021 – On 27th May, 2021, the Central Govt. asked the Gujarat High Court for more time to file its reply to the Parsi petition seeking the right to perform Dokhmenashini (customary burial) for Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians who had succumbed to Covid. Currently, community members who have passed […]
Last year, PT had reported how Nagpur’s good Samaritan, Khushroo Poacha, a Superintendent with the Central Railway (CR)’s Commercial Department (Nagpur), had hit upon a successful strategy during the challenging pandemic times, to feed thousands of poor and needy. Without resorting to support from any NGOs, donations, or even opening a bank account, Poacha used […]
The new, ten-day online avatar of the 34th Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY), that kicked off on 26th May 2021, is keeping our community’s young guns busy and entertained with activities, motivational and educational talks (leadership training, personality development, first aid, music, dance, yoga, sports) by popular celebrities and well-established former HPY-ites from various fields. […]
Florida-based Ervad Soli P. Dastur – an active member of the North American Mobed Council (NAMC), known to perform his sacred Mobed duties across Florida and North America, passed away in the early hours on 29th May, 2021. He is survived by his wife Jo Ann, twin daughters – Shirin and Anahita and five grandchildren. […]
On 1st June, 2020, the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to address security concerns raised by Serum Institute of India’s (SII) CEO – Adar Poonawalla and assure him of his safety on his return to India from his current stay in London, in the face of alleged threats to him regarding the supply of the […]
In March 2021, historian and author, Marzban Jamshedji Giara launched his latest book titled, ‘Prominent Parsis of Navsari’ for the benefit of the community’s understanding of some of the most prominent members of our community hailing from Navsari. As per the author, the contribution of Parsis to the growth of Navsari has not been well […]
Surat-based, 12-year-old Er. Farmaan Sarosh Dastoor was ordained Navar on 25th May, 2021, at Surat’s Sheth D N Modi Shahenshahi Atashbehram, by Er. Burjor Aibada and Er. Poras Zaroliwala, under the able guidance of Ervads Harvesp and Adil Sanjana. The son of Er. (Dr.) Sarosh and Shiraz Dastoor, (and grandson of late Persis and Ervad […]
The much anticipated Behram Yazad Jashan of Victory was performed at the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atashkadeh/Agiary on Behram Roj, 1st June, 2021, to thank Behram Yazad for granting some reprieve over the pandemic in India. About 450 Parsi / Irani Zarthostis participated in the Jashan from all over the world – Australia, Canada, […]
Last week, the Maharashtra State Government announced that it would declare trees in urban areas, which are older than 50 years, as ‘Heritage Trees’. Going a step ahead, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has already identified around 25 such trees, which have heritage value, based on criteria of historical, botanical and ecological significance. One of […]
As respect and love for ecology are fundamental to Zoroastrianism, a webinar titled, ‘The Good Mind – Nurturing Nature – A Zoroastrian Perspective For Sustainable Development Of The World’ will be held on 30th May, 2021 at 8:30 pm (IST), to discuss and share the inspiring Zoroastrian perspective with the UN and the world, as […]