Winning two gold medals, Greater Mumbai-based ace-shuttler, Naheed Divecha shone twice as bright at the Yonex-Sunrise 46th Indian Masters National Badminton Championships 2024, organised by the Haryana Badminton Association, held at Panchkula (Chandigarh), from 16th – 23rd March, 2024. Naheed won the Women’s Singles Title in the 50+ category and she also topped the Mixed […]
The Young Rathestars – our community’s leading Social Welfare Association, from Dadar Parsi Colony – held a successful exhibition-cum-sale, at the Sorab Palamkote Hall on 9th and 10th March, 2024, where over 74 exhibitors exhibited their wares across 141 stalls. The exhibition was thronged with a large number of community members who came in to […]
The spring festival of Holi is observed on the full moon day of the month of Falgun. This year (2024), the festival will be celebrated on Monday, 25th March. The eve of Holi, known as Holika Dahan or Choti Holi, will be observed on 24th March by lighting huge bonfires. Falgun is the last month […]
For a while now, the need for an English version of the Tamam Khordeh Avesta (ETKA), has been felt by the Parsi community in India and overseas. Over the past 150 years, while there have been several Tamām Khordeh Avestas in Gujarati, there was none in compiled in the Roman script, to date. Fulfilling this need, […]
Navroze is special for us all, but especially for that thread of our community that believes in boisterous fun and loud living – our fabulous Irani brethren. Within them, we have the Yazdegardis, the Jamshidi, the Esfahani and many more. They truly are a breed (and bred) apart – with deep Aryan roots and rich […]
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Coomi Kaajwali was one of the last match-makers in the Parsi community. She was excellent in fixing up the perfect matches – so much so that not one couple of hers had divorced over the years. In fact, like fairy-tale endings, ‘they all lived happily ever after’. On a sultry Sunday, after a lunch of […]
In a world that often prioritizes physical health and external achievements, it’s easy to overlook the importance of mental well-being. However, mental health is not just a fleeting concern – it’s a crucial aspect of our overall health and quality of life that deserves attention every day of the year. As we embark on the […]
Kashmira Shaw Raj is a professional Taichi and Qigong practitioner and teacher, commanding nearly two decades of successful practice. She is also a clinical psychologist, psychic and healer as well as the co-Founder of ‘The Tai-Qi Touch’, which offers classes for adults and children. For details, Email: kash.shaw@gmail.com Gazing at the sea after a long […]
It is rather strange, I must admit, to see the hourglass turned, to see the school system through the eyes of an adult. Did we sound quite that garbled as children? No wonder the teachers didn’t listen to a word we’d said! I doubt we sounded like human speech. In any case, speechlessness appears to […]
As we journey through life, our bodies undergo countless transformations. Amidst the whirlwind of changes, there’s one silent shift that often goes unnoticed until it makes its presence known: the gradual weakening of our bones. Yes, as the years pass, our once sturdy skeletal framework can become fragile, leaving us vulnerable to fractures and osteoporosis. […]