The Dadar Athornan Institute (DAI) celebrated its much-anticipated Annual Day, on 8th December, 2024, at the Institute’s M Joshi Hall, which was packed to capacity with family members of the boys studying here and well-wishers from the community. Gracing the occasion were President of the Athornan Mandal, Vada Dastoorji Khurshed Kekobad Dastoor; Guest of Honour […]
Parsi Times presents the concluding part of the 4-part series by Adil J. Govadia, which honours and celebrates our humble Mobeds – our religious heads, who played a crucial role in preserving our Community’s religious and ethnic identity, while keeping aflame our sacred fires, in our temples and in our hearts. Pious and highly respected […]
The Dadar Athornan Institute (DAI) celebrated its Annual Day at Mancherji Joshi Hall on 17th December, 2023, presided over by Vada Dasturji of Iranshah – Khurshed Dastur, President of the Athornan Mandal and Chief Guest Roxana Parelwalla, Principal, Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly (DPYA) High School. Conducted by young students Er. Zhian Turel and Huzan Engineer, […]
The first batch comprising 20 priests, recently completed the first 10-week module of a unique 30-week long religious course, covering outer rituals, inner rituals and Avestan texts, put together and taught by Prof. Almut Hintze, (Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism – SOAS, London) and Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia, Principal – Dadar Athornan Institute. The […]