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Farhad Tengra Clinches Silver in Snooker League

Sports September 2, 2017 PT Reporter 0 Comments

The Snooker league, 2017, hosted at Otters’ Club, Bandra under the aegis of the Billiard and Snooker Association of Maharashtra (BSAM), saw The Elphinstone Cricket Club’s ‘Elfies Hornets’ clinch second spot under the guidance of their captain, Farhad Tengra, who has been associated with the sport for over 15 years. Entering the tournament as underdogs, […]

Farokh Fravardin – A month of Good Fortune and Happiness dedicated to the Holy Spirit

Religion September 2, 2017 Noshir H. Dadrawala 0 Comments

Fravardin is the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar and very appropriately so because the month is dedicated to the Fravashi or Farohar, which is the prototype of all creation. In the Zoroastrian tradition while invoking Fravardin, we use the epitaph Farokh which means fortunate and happy. In our prayers we recite, “Mah Farokh Fravardin” […]