Housing It is a testimony to the humaneness of my colleague Trustees – Kersi, Noshir and Zarir – that community members in desperate need of housing come personally and plead their case before the trustees knowing fully well that this Board will relieve them of their anguish. In this regard seven applicants have been allotted […]
In the Zoroastrian calendar, the second day of every month as well as the eleventh month of every year is dedicated to Bahman Amshaspand. Bahman is the Persian form of the Pahlavi word Wahman and the original Avestan – Vohu Manah, a term which most scholars translate as the ‘Good Mind’, though there are more […]
PT: How did your appointment as Parsi Member to the National Minority Commission (NMC) come about? Vada Dastur Khurshed: Honestly, I was as surprised as everyone else! In fact, I was abroad last month when I received a phone call from the H’ble Minister of Minority Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, and he informed me […]
Pride And Honor! Dear Readers, The past week belonged to students, with schools and colleges announcing the academic culmination of the hard work put in by students all over India. Our community was ecstatic with very good reason – as our very own Bombay-boy Farzan Bharucha topped the Mumbai Boards and came in second, all-India, […]
The current employees and ex-employees of ACC Limited, organised their annual Dae Mahino Jasan ceremony at Banaji Atashbehram, Mumbai on 27th May, 2017. Conducted by Hormazdyar Hathiram, and performed by Dastur Adil Bhesania and his team at Wadiaji Ateshbehram, more than seventy-five devotees attended the ceremony, who later enjoyed a game of housie, lucky dip […]
A good/successful trainer has oodles of patience. Rewarding good behaviour is crucial for successful dog training. Focus on initiating and rewarding good behaviour rather than waiting for the dog to misbehave and then punishing it. Always praise your dog for behaving well at least twice as much as you correct the dog for misbehaving. It’s […]
Our community has been known to gift Bollywood some seriously talented and critically acclaimed artists and personalities including Boman Irani, Ronnie Screwvala, Nauheed Cyrusi, Shiamak Davar, Perizaad Zorabian and Amyra Dastur, to name a few. Two names to watch out for, that add to this booming clique of budding Parsis in Bollywood, are Cyrus Dastur, […]
Merwanjee Cama Park’s summer vacation programmes culminated with its entertaining annual function on 27th May, 2017, that proved to be a platform to showcase the promising talents of residents, particularly the youngsters. While the toddlers delightfully danced to the evergreen Birdy Song, the mothers shook a talented leg to a fun Bollywood medley. Afrin Pardiwalla, […]
On 25th May 2017, Region Manager Lion Percy Master, Zone Managers Lion Katy Patel and Lion Cyrus Surti conducted a Hunger Project at Bal Anand World Children Welfare Trust, where sixty-five children were served a nourishing lunch, along with a cash donation of Rs. 20,000/-. Chief Guest was Multiple Council Chairman (Elect.) Lion Subhash Bhalwal […]
A Private Discussion That Should Not Have Been Made Public Readers are aware by now that ever since February 2017 I have been attempting to find a peaceful and amicable settlement to the increase in service charges, and pursuant to that I have met the BPP board by myself and in a group meeting in April. Progress has […]
The members of Godrej Industry, celebrated Dae Mahino with a Jasan ceremony, attended by all – new recruits, current and retired members of the Parsi staff at the Sunrise Hall. Chaasni was distributed, while senior members shared their experiences with the new recruits at the function, which concluded with a delicious meal.