Kindness Is Underrated Dear Readers, The trending news over the past couple of weeks has been rather sad – be it about a heart-breaking video that went viral about an under-nourished street dog trying to take shelter in a building for survival, only to be gruesomely beaten by the watchman; or the alleged attempt by […]
Tag: frontpageslider
Boman Irani Inspires Parsee Gym Cricketers!
Parsee Gymkhana (PG), the top-class team in Mumbai’s Club Cricket arena, held its Annual Pre-Season Function on 29th July, 2019. Vice President and Cricket Secretary, Khodadad Yazdegardi left no stone unturned, as always, year after year ensuring the best from the industry are available to share their thoughts, views, ideas and impart knowledge to Team […]
How To Remove Negative Energy from One’s Life
According to our Zoroastrian Religion, Spenta Mainyu represents the Good Force and Angre Mainyu the Evil Force. May times we find ourselves in a somber or negative state of mind which leads to negative instances happening to us – as we are surrounded by negative energy, outside or even within. It is there important for […]
Inspector Cyrus Irani Conferred ‘President’s Police Medal’
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, […]
SC Rules Adaran Fire To Be Moved From Bharuch To New Mumbai
On 1st August, 2019, the Supreme Court (SC) ended the 27-year-old dispute by ruling that the holy, century-old, Grade-II Atash Adaran (fire), at Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in Bharuch, Gujarat, could be relocated to the Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher, at Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. This would be the first time in twenty […]
Understanding The Proposed Model Tenancy Act 2019
The ‘Model Tenancy Act 2019’ (MTA) has created a flutter among both landowners and tenants. There is even greater anxiety among trustees of trusts providing housing facilities to beneficiaries who are statutory tenants. MTA 2019 has not been finalized as yet and views/comments of the public and stakeholders as also the states and union territories […]
Aspandad Ni Nirang
. Spenta Armaity, Spendarmad or Aspandad is the Angel of the Earth. Of the many potent prayers that we are blessed with, the Aspandad ni Nirang is perhaps the most unique. A brief translation of the same is as under: “In the name and with the help of Dadar Ahura Mazda! On the day Spendarmad […]
Utkarsh Academy Students Shine Bright At Global Folklore Festival
Thirty young and talented students from Surat’s Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, represented India at the ‘Yilan International Children’s Folklore Festival’, which was held in Taiwan from 5th to 16th July, 2019. Under the guidance of Behnaz S. Todiwala, Director of Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP since last 25 years, these dance enthusiasts, aged seven to fifteen […]
Ahmedabad hosts FPZAI AGM
On the 20th and 21st of July, 2019, The Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI) held its Annual General Meeting and Executive Council Meeting in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), at the Sir Navroji Vakil Hall, where 60 Representatives representing 38 Anjumans from all over India were present, including Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) Chairman Yazdi Desai and […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great
.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 […]
Aapro Zubin Mehta Takes A Bow
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 […]