Following in the footsteps of her mother Aparna Sen, Konkana has crafted (written and directed) an immensely watchable debut film. McCluskiegang, four decades ago, was a prosperous town in Bihar (now Jharkhand) with a sizeable number of Anglo-Indians. In the Christmas holidays of 1978, Nandu (Gulshan Devaih) along with his wife Bonnie (Tillotama Shome) and […]
Tag: 3 June 2017 Issue
XYZ Turns 3
The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) celebrated their ‘Foundation Day’ by conducting various social service activities throughout the month. Though XYZ Foundation Day falls on Ava Roj, Deh Mahino, Founder Hoshaang Gotla said, “Just one day is not enough to give back to the society and hence the theme for the month was dedicated to cleaning […]
Companionship Through Music
Last month I spoke about how joy of music, when shared with likeminded companions, heightens its enjoyment, just as a gourmet meal eaten by yourself is not half as enjoyable as when imbibed with sympathetic gourmands. Some of the oldest friendships, that I was privileged to share, were with record collectors and music loving friends. We spent […]
Behdin Homa Behdin Jamshed – The Patron Saint of Harassed Souls
The month of Dae is dedicated to the Supreme Divinity, Ahura Mazda. Throughout this holy month, devout Parsis perform thanks-giving Jasan offering gratitude to Ahura Mazda for His Bounties. It is considered particularly meritorious to perform Jasan on Roj Hormuzd, Daepadar, Daepmeher and Daepdin. During the month of Dae, the Maidhyarem Gambhar is observed from Roj Meher to Roj Behram. There are six Gambhar which in ancient times were observed as six great holidays, with each Gambhar […]
Parsi Pride!
The Marvellous Mirza Twins! 15-year-old twins, Farshaz and Fareez Ronnie Mirza from Smt. RSB Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu, Mumbai) scored a phenomenal 95% (Farshaz) and 96% (Fareez) in their Class X Board exams. Both, Farshaz and Fareez, secured a full 100% in ‘Commercial Applications’. Farshaz wishes to pursue Law, in the footsteps of his father, […]
Farzan Bharucha Scoops 99.2%! Tops ICSE Board (Mumbai), Second All-India
Heartiest Congratulations to Farzan Bharucha who scored an incredible 99.2% in his tenth standard ICSE Board exams, topping the Mumbai Region and coming in a close second on an All-India level! The news about this extraordinary academic achievement by Farzan Bharucha, a student at Greenlawns High School (Breach Candy, South Mumbai), broke out on Monday, […]