Submitted By Meher Amalsad (California, USA) California’s Er. Zarrir Bhandara was invited by the Atash Kadeh committee of Houston (Zoroastrian Association of Houston or ZAH) for two weeks to quench the spiritual thirst of Houston’s Zoroastrian community and to create religious awareness. During the two weeks, spanning 10th to 24th December, 2019, ZAH was bustling […]
The fifth edition of The Tata Premier League 2019 (Box Cricket) was organized by the Tata Housing Sports Club (THSC) at the THSC grounds on the 23rd and 24th November, 2019. It comprised 6 teams – Habibi United (Kamal); Elisity (Mehernosh Pithawala); J2M2 (Rozan Irani); Protea Fire (Shahrukh Kapadia); Gibli’s 8 (Shahrome Kyani) and Jolly […]
The third salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor on 13th November, 2019. A Maachi was offered in all five gehs – two of which were Hama Anjuman Maachis, followed by a Hama Anjuman Jashan performed by Ervads Zarrir Bhandara and Jal Birdy. After the Jashan, an informative and interactive talk on ‘Fire’ was delivered by […]
Having recently launched his book, ‘OH! THOSE PARSIS!’: A to Z of the Parsi Way of Life’ in August this year, eminent lawyer and former journalist, Berjis Desai has unveiled yet another book of his writings titled ‘The Bawaji: Chronicles of a Vanishing Community’, on 9th November, 2019. Penned by lawyer, former journalist and columnist […]
Zareer Patell of Secunderabad was recently awarded for ‘Outstanding Dedication and Contribution in the Field of Martial Arts, Fitness and Aerobics’ at the Virtuoso Awards, 2019. He was presented the prestigious award by Telangana Home Minister – Mohammad Mahmood Ali; and Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad – Anjani Kumar.
On 1st November, 2019, Masina Hospital, in partnership with Shree Multan Seva Samiti and D-Link (India) Ltd., obtained an Advanced Life Support Cardiac ambulance in service of Mumbaikars. Managed by Jeevan Ambulance, it is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment comprising Portable Ventilator, Defibrillator, Multi Para monitor, Suction machine, Medical gases, Syringe pump, alongside emergency medicines – […]
On 2nd November, 2019, Ratan Tata shared a touching post on Instagram on the fourteenth birth anniversary of his cherished German Shepherd, Tito, and also shared an important message. “Today would be the 14th birthday of my late dog, Tito. I still come home to two kind souls and meet so many others in and […]
12-year-old Er. Varzavand Hormuz Dadachanji completed his Martab on 6th November, 2019, (Roj Govad, Mah Khordad), under the wise guidance of Er. Aspandiar Dadachandji (his grandfather) and Er. Darayus Bajan, with the blessings and in remembrance of Late Er. Rustomji Cawasji Dadachandji (his great grandfather) at the Vatcha Gandhi Agiary (Hughes Road, Mumbai). The son […]
25th October, 2019 (Khordad Mah, Ava Roj) marked the ten-year long auspicious celebrations of the ‘Pray Together, Stay Together’ Movement, at Mumbai’s Bhikha Behram Well, initiated in 2009, by two of our Community’s dynamic individuals – Perzon Zend and Hoshaang Gotla. The eve, which was attended by around 75 humdins who packed the venue, commenced […]
On 17th October, 2019, a bus filled with children from two of XYZ’s groups – ‘Rustom’s Rockstars’ and ‘Ketayun’s Conquerors’, visited the Sant Gadge Maharaj Dharamshala (Dadar) to ‘Make A Difference’ in the lives of needy people, by organizing dinner for approximately three hundred cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, and their […]
On 20th October, 2019, PM Narendra Modi unveiled the book, ‘Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s People Problem’, authored by Tata Group Chairman, N. Chandrasekaran and co-authored by Roopa Purshothaman, in the presence of Chairman Emeritus, Ratan Tata, in New Delhi. Modi commended the efforts of the authors and mentioned the ethos and relevance of the book in current […]