A highschool student in the Greater Boston area Myra Bhathena has launched a ‘Connect Against COVID’ Initiative via her website (connectagainstcovid.com) which aims at gathering used but functioning tech items like smartphones, tablets and iPads to give to hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the Greater Boston area. These patients are in isolation and unable to stay […]
On 18th April, 2020, veteran journalist of Indian-origin, Gulshan Ewing, died of COVID-19, in London, at the age of 92. Over a 30-year career in journalism, Gulshan Ewing served as the Editor of two leading Indian magazines — ‘Star & Style’ and ‘Eve’s Weekly’, which catered primarily to women. A high-profile society journalist, Gulshan was known to […]
On 14th April, 2020, the dynamic author of ‘Coffee Days Champagne Nights’, Kainaz Jussawalla, who also serves as a flight attendant, co-authored yet another book titled, ‘Love: From Alpha To Omega’, with two other authors, in all of just seven days! An anthem of short stories inspired by the eight Greek kind of loves, ‘Love: […]
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 […]
Smartoffice lets you view and edit Microsoft Office files and PDFs on the go. It is an intuitive, easy-to-use document editing app with a sleek design inspired by the familiar UI of a desktop Office document. Users can view, edit, create, present and share MS Office documents directly on or from their mobile devices. Word, […]
Your future is the result of your habitual thinking – it is already in your mind. The future of a country, likewise, is in the collective consciousness of the people of that nation. Tomorrow’s events are inside your mind, in your thinking… so are next week’s and next month’s! No coronavirus or disaster is likely to happen to […]
The beauties of nature around me make me forget the nervous tension of the busy, work-a-day world. They make me think of Thee and when I think of Thee my heart warms to Thee. It is aglow with devotion for Thee. Thy divine peace descends upon me from on high. Life is no bed of […]
22nd April marked Adar Mahino, Adar Roj – the most blessed day of the year as we celebrate the Salgreh of our most beloved Pak Iranshah and the birth of Atash itself! For most a visit to Udwada has been mandatory on this particular day as we want to pay our respects to the King […]
otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Shirin Merchant is India’s pioneering Canine Behaviourist and Trainer. For the past 25 years, she has worked hard to ensure that dogs in India are trained using reward-based methods.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] As we all sit around in our homes with our pampered pooches by our side, we have found it easy to complain. Pet-parent […]
Earlier this week, ‘Jiyo Parsi’ – a GoI undertaking, which supports our community’s efforts in arresting the declining Parsi population and aids in its increase – reinforced its efforts by launching an excellent and much needed counselling and guidance campaign, via a Support Helpline, publicized appropriately under the title, ‘WE HEAR YOU!’ This Helpline has […]
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 […]