On March 25, 2017, ZTFI (Zoroastrian Trust Fund Of India) celebrated the Navroz Special ‘Feed-A-Family’ program, beginning with a fun game of Housie and prizes for winners, post which the talented beneficiaries regaled everyone sportingly with song and dance. ‘MY WISH’, ZTFI’s initiative by Trustee Yasmin Mistry, which monthly rewards three lucky beneficiaries with branded […]
Under the aegis of Bharucha Baug Association (BBA), the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian Youth of Western Suburbs celebrated Jamshedi Navroz on 20th March, 2017, with a humbandagi, followed by the inauguration of an elaborate Meiz-E-Murad, also known as the ‘Wishing Table’. Following a ‘Khushali-Nu-Jasan’, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor delivered a discourse on ‘Unity In Our Community’. Chief […]
The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), India’s premier institute in the country for performing arts, installed a 450 KW solar PV System, one of the largest rooftop projects in Mumbai, successfully adopting a sustainable power model. The installation, which was inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 29th March, 2017, will generate around 6,30,000 units of clean […]
Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his […]
Women’s Achiever 2017 Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Therapist, Hvovi Bhagwagar, was awarded ‘Women’s Achiever 2017’ by the Young Environmentalists Programme Trust on 7th March, 2017, at Hotel Rodas Ecotel. An NGO that works towards women empowerment and gender equality, the Young Environmentalists Programme Trust received over two hundred and sixty-eight nominations, of which only 20 […]
‘Echo’ is a students’ movement that aims to bridge the gap of unequal education between the public and private sector schools in India. Initiated by the Rotaract Club of HR College and the Rotary Club of Bombay (RCB), Echo raises awareness of these inequities and puts into action a sustainable solution that all members of […]
ome 21st March, 2017, the Dadar Parsi Colony dons a cloak of festivity with numerous exciting contests giving the young and old of the colony and community a chance to show case their talents. On 11th March, 2017 the fun and unique ‘Chal Beta Selfie Leh Leh’ Contest, sponsored by Mistry Transport & Logistics was […]
The Zoroastrian residents of Thane celebrated Jamshedi Navroz on 21st March, 2017, with a jasan ceremony at Thane’s Patell Agyari, followed by grand celebrations at Hotel Bombay Barbeque. Attended by over two hundred guests, The Thane Parsi Anjuman took the opportunity to felicitate former President, Rustom Cursetji and former Secretary and Vice President, Pervez Bhesania, […]
Women Entrepreneurs (WE), the Women’s Wing of the World Zarathusti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) celebrated International Women’s Day by organising a workshop on ‘Build, Grow And Scale Your Business With Digital Media’, on 18th March, 2017. Welcoming the participants, VIPs and core committee members of WE, Chairperson, WZCC – WE, Bombay Chapter, Homai Mehta, stated […]
The Perth Zoroastrian Association of Western Australia (ZAWA) organised a ‘Jamshedi Navroz Lunch’ gathering on 19th March, 2017, at a famous Bollywood restaurant, close to the central city area. Attended by over eighty-five Zoroastrians, the lunch delivered a sumptuous menu of Indian and Parsi delicacies. Organised by President Shahpoor Kalantary and the ZAWA Committee, all […]
On the eve of 14th March, 2017, the residents of Bandra Tata Blocks, with the aim of solving the current problems of traffic, hawkers and violations, organized a meeting with Asst. Commissioner of BMC, H/W Ward Sharad Ughade, MLA Advocate Ashish Shelar, Corporator Ward 100 (BJP) Sapna Mhatre, Ex Deputy Mayor (BJP) Alka Kerkar, DCP […]