Parsee Gymkhana Triumph! The FOZAWAC All-Parsee Table Tennis tournament held at the Cusrow Baug Pavilion on 10-11 February saw a good turnout, with competitors arriving from Maharashtra, Navsari and Surat. Senior warhorses Percy Mehta, Sarosh Shroff and the Khandadia brothers rubbed shoulders with some upcoming talents. The Team witnessed 16-year-old Sohrab Mehta of Malcolm Baug, almost take Cama […]
CRICKET India Seals ODI Series: Rohit Sharma’s massive 115 off 126 deliveries coupled with a four wicket haul (4-57) from bowler Kuldeep Yadav helped the men in blue win the fifth ODI match comprehensively by a margin of 73 runs against South Africa at Port Elizabeth. Batting first, India notched up 274-7 in their 50 […]
Staying true to the initiative undertaken by Captain Adi Mistry, the Parsis in Pune gathered for their annual ‘Friendly Cricket Match’ at Sir J N Petit Technical High School on 11th February, 2018. Ably supported by young team members, Behzad Tarapore, Naushad Dalal, Tiran Irani and Faram Taraporewalla, amongst others, the matches commenced at 9 […]
Taking their Bawa love for motorcyles and two-wheelers to another level, motorcycle experts and car connoisseurs, the brother-duo – Kerfegar and Mehernosh Eduljee – were felicitated at the prestigious Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VICCCI) 2018 event that took place on 11th February, 2018, at its annual Vintage Car Fiesta. For over a […]
The Zoroastrian Dentist Organization (ZDO) recently conducted a one-day dental camp at Navsari, providing free treatment, including dental implants, to needy Zoroastrians on 28th January, 2018. ZDO also organized a full day Continuing Dental Education (CDE) seminar at the Taj Mahal Hotel with over forty-five Zoroastrian dentists in attendance. The program commenced with a minute […]
An initiative to nourish the underprivileged children, Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ (XYZ) ‘Each One, Feed One’ program pledges to raise funds and provide meals to the underprivileged. Conceptualized by Tehmurasp’s Titans (TT) volunteer, Yasmin Bhadha along with the team of XYZ Foundation the program will feed one mid-day meal to around five hundred children for a […]
‘MBlood’ Donor app has made donating blood and platelets easier than ever. MBlood helps users to send a request for the required blood group at any time for any location, where blood is required. The user can also mention specific timings when the hospital can accept blood. On sending a request, all users registered with […]
In an attempt to help people to learn and gain the various benefits of meditation, ‘Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidhlaya’ will be organising two medication camps at Mount Abu this year. The first session will be held at Shantivan, Abu Road, Mount Abu, from 9th to 14th May, 2018, while the second session shall […]
On 5th February, 2018, Roj Daepadin, Mah Sheherevar, the Parsi Community of Surat was shocked by the sudden passing away of actor and director of Gujarati Parsi Drama and Teacher at Cambay Institute of Commerce, Mehernosh Noashirwan Karanjia. The Samast Surat Sheher Parsi Anjuman and President of Surat Parsi Panchayat, Jamshed Dotivala organised a condolence […]
‘Fraud’ian Slip! As Indians, we are painstakingly used to the word, ‘Fraud’. Heck, not only are we used to it, but are subconsciously getting trained to even calibrate our reactions with increasing leeway – for example, it’s not a ‘decent enough’ fraud to make us raise our eyebrows if it hasn’t run into thousands of […]
. Great is the glory of truth. It shines like the star Tishtrya. Truth is the queen of virtues. Truth is the good Mazda-worshipping religion. Truth is truth always and ever to the day of doom. Truth is omnipotent and immortal. Truth is one and thou art Truth, Ahura Mazda. Simple and straightforward is the […]