The Bhagarsath Anjuman of Navsari has elected seventy-four-year-old Ervad (now Dastur) Kaikhushru Cowasji Ravji as the eighteenth successor to the ecclesiastical seat and title of MeherjiRana. Earlier, the seventeenth MeherjiRana Dastur Kaikhushroo Navroze Dastoor had succeeded Dastur Meherji Dastur Kekobad, in January 2010. This would be an appropriate time to gain a brief yet adequate understanding […]
The Ava Yazad Nu Parab was celebrated with religious fervor by Thane’s Zarthostis on 24th March, 2019, at the adjoining holy well adjoining. A Jashan was performed at 5:00pm by Er. Kersi Sidhwa and Er. Adil Dastur at the Agiary. This was followed by a Thanksgiving Humbandagi at the holy Agiary well. Humdins gathered around […]
The Pune chapter of WZCC held its Quarterly Members’ Night on 16th February, 2019, at Hotel Panchratna. Packed to capacity, the evening began with Chairman Tehmasp Bharucha welcoming the members and guests. The RBL Bank, who partly sponsored the evening’s program, shared a well-received promotional presentation. Mahrukh Bharucha, the Immediate Past Chairperson, introduced the keynote […]
On 21st February, 2019, (Adar Roj, Meher Mahino), the Thane Zarthostis came together to celebrate the 239th Salgreh of Seth Cowasji Patell Agiary, organised by the Trustees of the Thana Agiary Fund. The auspicious occasion, which was attended by over three hundred Zarthostis, started with a Machi at 4:15pm performed by Er. Adil Sidhwa, followed […]
Er. Cyrus Dastoor of Frohar Film, recently participated in the ‘Sanskruti Arts Festival’, held near Upvan Lake, Thane, with a variety entertainment program, ‘Parsi Dhamaka’, under the auspicious of Universal Theatres, on 13th January, 2019. The program comprised various facets of Parsi community, including the display of beautiful Gara saris and jhablas, the Navjote ceremony, […]
Our community has different religious titles which are applied before the names of individuals, like ‘Behdin’ for the non-priestly sect and ‘Osta’, ‘Osti’, ‘Ervad’, etc. for priests. These religious titles are based on the religious status of people and are prefixed before their names, when mentioned in prayers and rituals, like the Jashan, Afringan and […]