Navsari Samast Parsi Zoroastrian General Fund, Navsari Bhagarsath Anjuman and Navsari Malesar Behdin Anjuman jointly organized a grand function at Jamshed Baug, Navsari on 17th June, 2017, to felicitate Vada Dasturji Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor upon his appointment as Parsi Member on the National Commission for Minorities. Commencing at 5 pm, the representatives of all the […]
The WZO Trust Funds and the Zoroastrian Dentists Organisation organised a dental camp on 18th June, 2017 at Jamshed Baug in Navsari for Parsi Zoroastrians. The camp, comprising a team of 9 dentists from Mumbai, led by the eminent Prof. (Dr.) Porus Turner, was hosted by Dinshaw Tamboly and wife Bachi, and comprised Dr. Kaiwan Shroff, Dr. Farzana Bharucha Irani, Dr. Taronish Bharucha, Dr. Rushad Nariman, Dr. Cyrus Karkaria, Dr, Jamshed Tavadia, Dr. Kayannush Dadachanji and Dr. Ruxshin Bhot. Over 60 Zoroastrian residents of Navsari benefitted from […]
Viraf Patel of Navsari and his team have for years been volunteering with WZO Trust Funds to distribute notebooks to Navsari’s Zoroastrian children and those of nearby villages, free of cost. This year, over five thousand notebooks were distributed on 4th June, 2017, from their showroom at Navsari. WZO Trust Funds express gratitude and appreciation […]
Housing: The present Board of Trustees, of which I’m privileged to be the Chairman, is a dynamic board driven by compassion and dedicated to the cause of the community. It is my pleasure to inform you that in the last 15 months, this Board has allotted 90 flats to the deserving members of the community […]
On 17th January, 2017, The Dorabji Nanabhoy Mehta Sarvajanik Hospital (DNMSH), known as Navsari’s ‘Parsee Hospital’, celebrated its 103rd anniversary with a simple cake-cutting ceremony organized by the staff members. Serving people since January 15, 1915, DNMSH has risen from humble beginnings as a Lying-In Hospital with a capacity of 44 beds to an established […]
At a meeting held on Sunday, 8th January, 2017, by Navsari Samast Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman (NSPZA), at Navsari’s Khurshed Wadi, a majority vote of 156 to 6, has favored the proposal to utilize a piece of the Doongerwadi land for building an Aramgah or burial ground. The Parsis of Navsari have, for some time now, […]
Over the last week, our community has witnessed a huge uproar with social media platforms – Facebook and Whatsapp – going abuzz non-stop regarding the news about Navsari’s Anjuman allegedly planning to hold a meeting on Sunday, 8th January, 2017, to consider the controversial proposal permitting the building of a ‘burial site’ or Aramgah within […]
An event eagerly awaited by the little angels of Navsari, the 13th Annual Prize Distribution Program, organized by The WZO Trust Funds, was held on December 17, 2016, at Seervai Party Plot, Bai Dosibai Kotwal Parsee Orphanage, Navsari. The Chief Guest was Percy Rusi Engineer, Principal, Faculty of Architecture, SCAT College, Surat; the Guest of […]
On September 16, 2016, early in the morning there was a lot of tam-dum and preparations for a traditional Parsi Wedding – with some lady members of the staff at Navsari’s Senior Citizen’s Center (SCC) preparing the ses, a few doing the chock-toran – while old familiar Parsi wedding songs played on in the foyer […]
Shirin R. Wadia, principal of Hemali English Primary and Modern English Secondary School at Navsari was recently conferred ‘Nation Builders’ award by the Inner Wheel Club and Rotary Club, Navsari. The award was presented to her on 8th September, 2016, on the occasion of World Literacy Day, for being the ‘Best Teacher’ and acknowledging her […]
Sett J J High School, Navsari, celebrated the birth anniversary of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy on 15th July, 2016, by conducting a prize distribution ceremony. Principal, Z R Kasazd welcomed Chief Guest, Prafullbhai Bhimani and Honourable Guest, Pauruchisti Kadodwala, while Hoshang Vandriwala and Jaring Awari hosted the evening. Students who achieved outstanding results in the Boards […]