The world over, people are presently wrestling with the unprecedented implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It is a human crisis unlike any experienced earlier. By way of providing immediate relief during the pandemic, we – The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust and The WZO Trust Funds – have played a reasonably proactive role by supporting from […]
It’s easy to blame China or the wet market of Wuhan for the current pandemic. It is even more easy to blame it on what people eat or people’s modern life-style. However, the fact is that this world has seen plagues, pestilence and pandemics for thousands of years, and not all calamities are because of […]
Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally, has been working on the BCG vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis and given to newborns, to be used in human clinical trials soon, to test its efficacy in improving overall immunity against COVID-19. SII has received […]
The COVID-19 Virus, which has been on a ‘World Tour’ for the past three months and has embraced over 2 million people during its ambitious, international flight, has its musketeers now sojourning in the USA – the ‘Land of Opportunities’, giving a whole new meaning to the ‘dying to be in the US’ preference of […]
. . Though our schools have been shut for over a month now, due to the ongoing and necessary Governments directives of a Lockdown, we have used this time to perfect the use of technology to reach out to our students at home. Since there is the possibility of the Lockdown getting further extended, beyond […]
Everywhere in Nature, there is perfect unity and harmony. Only humans are destructive. We destroy various species of birds, animals, even entire forests. Today, there are hardly any one-horned rhinos left in Assam because they have been ruthlessly hunted down, in the belief that their horns have aphrodisiacal properties! The number of migratory birds in India […]
COVID-19 has resulted in a lot of stress and anxiety. There is fear and worry about one’s own health and that of our loved ones. Many experience changes in sleep patterns, eating disorders and lack of concentration. Every individual reacts differently. While some find solace in reading and writing or simply working from home, others […]
– A 5-Star Conversation On Celebration – (A Global Iranshah Initiative Presentation) . . Meher: It is quite remarkable, that for the first time in the history of IranShah’s Salgreh, we decided to have a Global Celebration, and somehow it culminated into a Virtual Celebration! Let’s start with our first shining star – Vada Dasturji. […]
Kersi Randeria Quashes Spread Of Misinformation / Lies On Social Media . “It pains and surprises me in equal measure, that over the past couple of days, yet again, our common enemy – the ill-wishers of our Community – seem to be spreading their usual brand of fabrications and bilge… at probably the most crucial […]
Coronavirus – Personality Plus or Minus? Pick your Honest Answers to the following statements by selecting a ‘Y’ (Yes, meaning you agree) or ‘N’ (No, meaning you disagree): [Y/N] 1. I’ve been hoarding food and supplies even now – after all, it’s better to be safe than sorry! [Y/N] 2. I refuse to give up […]
‘Living Zoroastrianism’, by Anna Sowa and Almut Hintze from SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies and Chouette Films, has received a Special Mention at the prestigious 2020 British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) Awards ceremony, in the Best Practice Research Portfolio 2020 – Installations and Video Essays Special Mentions. The judges […]