Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak! Dear Readers, As we ready ourselves to welcome the auspicious Jamshedi Navroz on the 20th and 21st of March, we cannot help but feel a sense of respite and redemption, when we look back at 2021… when the deadly coronavirus wasn’t yet done extracting its pound of flesh from humanity. We heave […]
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Community Voices: The Pandemic – Looking Back And Lessons Learnt
Freya (10) and Delzin (6) Naterwalla (School students): We hated the lockdown! Attending school online and being stuck at home for months was very disturbing! Watching TV and indoor games became boring, though we had each other to play with. Our parents taught us how to make the most of what we have and to […]
NCPA Celebrates World Theatre Day
On World Theatre Day, Sunday, March 27th, 2022, the NCPA presents a spectacular line-up of performances and workshops, curated to celebrate the glorious art form. The day begins with exciting workshops designed for theatre enthusiasts, completely free of charge. As part of NCPA’s collaboration with National Theatre Live (London), a screening of a bold new […]
Ushering a New Season of Gratitude, Faith And Compassion
It’s the seasonal festival of spring and a time when Mother Nature herself seems to have a spring in her feet! Summer, autumn and winter also have their charm, but spring is perhaps the most charming season among them all. Temperatures are moderate, the days get longer and nights turn shorter… migrating birds return to […]
All Fired Up – Braveheart Fire Officer Kaizad Dastoor
Kaizad Dastoor takes forward the valiant fire-fighting family tradition from his father, Mehernosh Faramroze Dastoor, as well as his grandfather, Faramroze Erachshaw Dastoor – both intrepid Fire-fighters, who greatly inspired Kaizad. While his father served the A’bad Fire Station from 1984 to 2021, being on call 24/7 for any emergencies, and was awarded the prestigious […]