Mumbai, August 30, 2019: In an innovative move aimed at bringing the Parsi Community together and tackling its challenges, the Trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet have unanimously decided to constitute a 16-member Consultative Committee comprising of prominent Parsis from different walks of life with specialist skill sets. The objective of forming such a Consultative Committee […]
Today, we use the word ‘philanthropist’ to describe a multi-millionaire who donates huge sums of money to charitable organisations. Philanthropist is derived from two Greek words – ‘Philas’, which means loving and ‘Anthropos’, which means man. In short, a loving man (or woman). So aren’t we all capable too of becoming more loving by giving […]
WZCC’s Women Entrepreneur (WE) wing will hold a seminar on ‘Work Your Way to a Better You – Professionally and Personally’ on Saturday, 31st August, 2019, which will comprise two sessions – ‘Strategies for Mind-Body Equilibrium’ conducted by Dr. Bhavi Mody; and ‘Chair Yoga’ by Shernaz Vatcha, Iyengar Yoga Teacher. The seminar will be held at […]
Edul Daver, Global President of WZCC, (the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce) will speak at the United Nations 68th DGC NGO Civil Society Conference, which will be held from the 26th to 28th of August, 2019, at Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Edul Daver will address the topic, ‘Can entrepreneurship be the solution to creating […]
Though Ahmedabad’s 37-year-old Sunny Karanjawala lost his eyesight (100% visually impaired) in a tragic incident nine years ago, he has realized and earned his dream of being awarded a PhD (Doctorate) in Management. Despite the lack of reference material in Braille or any reserved seats for the visually impaired, Sunny’s grit and steely determination saw […]
This is a story shared with me by Cawas… My journey was an interesting one. My search for a Bawi Bride was as adventurous as Christopher Columbus’ search for unknown lands, the only difference being, I knew exactly what I was looking for… my life partner would have the looks of a Bollywood star, voice […]
Four hundred Zarathushti youth from across the world (India, Pakistan, UK, UAE, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Iran, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kenya and the host nation USA) gathered at the beautiful Pacific Palms Resort in California, USA, to participate in the week-long, 7th World Zoroastrian Congress (7WZYC), hosted by California Zoroastrian Center (CZC), which kicked off […]
Laugh and be merry together, like brothers akin, Guesting awhile in the rooms of a beautiful inn, Glad till the dancing stops, and the lilt of the music ends. Laugh till the game is played; and be you merry, my friends. A Parsi is an epicure, loving the good living and his millennia old Zoroastrian […]
On 3rd August, 2019, ‘OH! THOSE PARSIS!’: A to Z of the Parsi Way of Life’, written by eminent lawyer and writer, Berjis Desai, was launched by Senior Counsel and former Advocate General of Maharashtra – Darius Khambata, at a glittering function held at the Gallops restaurant in Mumbai. “Every age has its bard. The […]
As Israel Philharmonic Bids An Emotional Farewell . completion of his impressive 50-year tenure, as Musical Director of the world renowned Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park. The grassy expanse of the Yarkon Park was filled with an enormous crowd of young and old, who rose almost simultaneously as the charismatic maestro […]
Truth is the paramount virtue. It embraces and embodies other virtues within its fold. It is the all-inclusive virtue. Beautiful and sublime is truth. It is divine. Knowledge is truth and goodness is truth and religion is truth and God, the giver of all, is truth. To love truth and to love God, are one […]