The 173rd Salgreh of the Seth Nusserwanji Hirji Karani Agiary’s Atash Padshah Saheb took place on 2nd February, 2020, at Cusrow Baug in South Mumbai. Numerous Zoroastrians attended the prayers and celebrations at the beautifully decorated Karani Agiary, with Panthaky Er. Yazdi Nadarsha Aibara who has dedicated over three decades of his life in service […]
The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare league (CBUSWL) reopened its renovated Gymnasium on February 2, 2020. Gym stalwarts Hoshi Modi, Adi Pavri and Viraf Panthaki inaugurated the reopening, which was followed by a Jashan. CBUSWL successfully catered to an end-to-end make-over of the Gym, twenty years after its previous renovation, thanks to a philanthropic resident […]
The Annual Day of the 46-year-old N M Wadia Pre-Primary School was held on 30th January 2020 at Malcolm Hall, Jogeshwari (W), and attended by resident invitees and excited parents. The function started with a prayer and a welcome song, followed by a speech by the Principal who thanked the parents, teachers and the invitees. […]
The Union Budget and Finance Bill 2020 has proposed major changes for charitable trusts and institutions. Like thousands of other charitable and religious institutions in India, Parsi trusts and associations (including Panchayats and Anjumans, Agyaris and Atashbahrams which enjoy tax exemptions or offer tax deductions u/s 80G) will also be affected. Once the Bill […]
. The announcement of Budget 2020 was awaited with bated breath, post last years’ Corporate Tax rate cut. The Finance Bill 2020 has proposed several sweeping changes in personal taxation, which will impact individuals, organisations as well as Non-resident assesses. The following are important announcements / proposed changes made this year, which would be of […]
. In his epic, award winning novel, Zubin Gimmy has spent 77 pages on the subject. The book, of course is known to every single Parsee. I mean, who has not read, ‘Mastak Maa Beemari’. Zubin himself didn’t. And that explained the 64 spelling mistakes. Credit to Zubin though, as he dealt with all the […]
The Maclom Baug Zoroastrian Association (MBZA) is delighted to once again enthrall the community with its much-in-demand, yearly entertainment bonanza – ‘STARLIGHT MUSICAL NITE’ on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at Malcolm Hall (Malcolm Baug, SV Road, Jogeshwari-West, Mum-12), with long-time Media Partner – Parsi Times. Get ready for some high-quality entertainment as our community’s biggest […]
The eve of 6th February, 2020, marked the press launch of the book, ‘Honour Bound – Adventures of an Indian Lawyer in the English Courts’ authored by Indian-born and London-based, Sarosh Zaiwalla – Founder and Sr. Partner at Zaiwalla & Co., International Lawyer, Arbitrator and Mediator. The event, which took place at the Mumbai Press […]