The conservation and restoration of the sacred Doongerwadi’s large pavilion – the Jamshetji Rustumjee Sethna Mandap (constructed in 1938), was undertaken by siblings Cyrus, Dinshaw and Rashneh Pardiwala, in honour of their parents – Roda and Noshir Pardiwala. The refurbished pavilion was inaugurated on 16th November, 2023, with an auspicious Jashan ceremony followed by BPP […]
. First a slice of history… when the Parsis decided to leave Iran because of terrible traffic congestion more than a 1,000 years ago, there were three factions – One Faction wanted to sail to India; The Second Faction opted for Germany; and the Third Faction wanted to sail round and round around Iran, until […]
The popular and much needed prayer book, ‘MAZDA – YASNA’, the little prayer book which comprises some of the fundamental, daily prayers in Roman script with English translation, has been re-published by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, in loving memory of his dear wife, Late Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla, for FREE distribution within the Zoroastrian community. This will be of tremendous importance to those in our Community who […]
Diana Marfatia Diana Marfatia completed her M.A in Social Work in 1985 from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. After which she worked as a School Counsellor in the B.J.P.C Institution and Sir Cowasji Jehangir School. […]
On the occasion of Navroz, it’s obviously time for the Parsi to look inward. And by inward, I don’t mean to check the position of the Sudra-kusti or whether your zipper is pulled up properly, I mean looking inward at oneself. And in doing so, asking the question, what is it to be a Parsi? […]
Close on the heels of India’s Independence Day, Police Inspector Cyrus Boman Irani was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service on 25th July, 2019, by the Governor of Maharashtra, C. Vidyasagar Rao, in the presence of the CM Fadnavis and other dignitaries. The function was held at the Director General of Police Maharashtra HQ, […]
.s I’ll start with the greetings Mark Anthony used when he saw Brutus for the first time post the assassination of Julius Caesar… ‘Kem Cho’? However, our lovely editor Anahita, has just informed me that this is a print medium, and so unfortunately our…..er millions of readers won’t be able to reply to any greetings […]
On 2nd July, 2019, Dr. Cyrus F. Hirjibehedin was felicitated with the Royal Microscopy Society (RMS) Gold Medal for Scanning Probe Microscopy, in Manchester, UK, for his work in STM microscopy when he was at University College of London at the London Center of Nanotechnology. The award was presented to him at the Microscopy and […]
Adding yet another prestigious feather to the Community cap, Pune-based Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Founder and Chairman of Serum Institute of India, was recently felicitated with the ‘Degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa’ by the prestigious University of Oxford, UK, at a glittering annual ceremony held by the Universoty, called the ‘Encaenia’. It may add an […]
Superstitious fatalism teaches that man is not a free agent who can shape the actions of his life. The movements of the stars regulate them. Inexorable and inevitable is fate. It holds universal sway. Nothing can alter what fate has set down. Immutable and irrevocable is the decree of fate. Everything happens as fate wills. […]
Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, unleashes his hilarious take on Father’s Day in our monthly column, Cyrus The (Not So) Great! Someone has to do it! The disparity is ridiculous – it’s like Bill Gates and me…. Okay, that’s too much of a disparity. Make it Bill Gates and You! How can […]