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Tag: 20th October 2018
Croatia Calling!
PT: Tell us more about how Farohar Travels came to be, as also its vision. We are three close friends who are extremely passionate about travel and are professionally committed to delivering and enriching the ‘value added’ aspect to the entire planning, travel and holiday process. We have worked closely and within the Travel industry […]
NCPA’s ‘International Jazz Festival ’18’ Beckons!
Much to the joy of Jazz enthusiasts, NCPA’s International Jazz Festival is back, from the 23rd to 25th of November, 2018. On Friday, 23rd November at 6:30pm, the first band that will open the NCPA International Jazz Festival 2018 is the Latin band, ‘Los Gatos, Ay Mamá’, which encompasses six people including a Cuban percussionist, a bongo player from Panama […]
PPCWA Organises Dharmagyan Classes
The Parsi Punchayat Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA), Goregaon, organised a Dharmagyan session for children aged 4 – 16 years, on 13th October, 2018. Fifteen children attended the religious class which was inaugurated by religious scholar, Er. Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia, who spoke on the pressing need to create religious awakening amongst the youth. Similar sentiments were […]
Ex-Principal of JJPBI, Ms. Pal Passes Away
Ms. Hemavati Pal, the erstwhile Teacher, Principal and Administrator of Sir J.J. Girls’ High School passed away peacefully in her sleep on 12th October, 2018, at her home in Mangalore, at the age of seventy-nine. Born in Mangalore on 26th August, 1929, Ms. Pal completed her schooling and graduation in Mangalore and her MA degree […]
ZAC Holds Ayathrem Gahambar
The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) organised the ‘Ayathrem Gahambar’ at the ZAC Atash Kadeh, on 14th October, 2018. Attended by seventy-five Zoroastrians, the celebrations began with a Hama Anjuman Jasan sponsored by the Humbandagi group, and performed by Er. Zerkxis Bhandara, Er. Jal Birdy and Er. Minoo Katrak. Following the Humbandagi, Er. Zerkxis explained […]
Homi Mehta Passes Away At 101
If ever there’s a rerun of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘102 Not Out’ playing on television, Homi Rustomji Mehta would surely be smiling wistfully from up above. Born on 23rd June 1917, the popular Grand Old Man of Cama Park passed away in the early hours of 15th October, 2018, of old age. A keen sportsperson, his hundredth […]
How Meherwanji Became An Artist!
Meherbai and Meherwanji went on a long romantic drive all over Mumbai on a wet Sunday morning. It was drizzling and everything looked freshly washed, nice and clean because of the rains a few days ago. Suddenly, Meherwanji saw a horrible, tubular wonky structure in the middle of a park and asked “What’s that?” “It’s a […]
PPCWA Organises TT Tourney
Parsi Punchayat Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA) organized an internal Table Tennis tournament on 7th October, 2018, with over 32 entries across three categories – the ‘Under-13’ category was won by Farhan Bacha and Zahan Pastakia; ‘Men’s Singles’ category winners were Hushad Bacha and Zubin Bacha and the ‘Ladies Singles’ category winners were Penaaz Bhathena and […]
Bracing Up Your Dental Facts
Q: What is the ideal age for wearing braces? A: There is no ideal age. Sometimes the upper teeth are normal in position, but the lower jaw is small, giving the appearance of protruding upper teeth. If such cases are taken care of in the initial stages, then one can benefit from repositioning the jaw […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP – 20th October 2018
CRICKET Mumbai In Vijay Hazare Final A dominating Mumbai continued their unbeaten streak in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, winning the semi-final by 60 runs, beating Hyderabad according to the VJD method, with rain playing spoilsport. A splendid batting show from Prithvi Shaw (61) and skipper Shreyas Iyer (55*) coupled with great bowling performances from […]