XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians), the community’s leading non-profit organisation which aims at the all-round, social and cultural development of the community’s tots and teens, held two much needed social service drives recently for underprivileged children, donating a school van for differently-abled tribal children, at Samaaveshi Paathshala, in Karjat; and providing school kits for Zilla Parishad Pathshaala – […]
Headed by Adar Poonawalla, Serum Institute of India (SII), one of the first companies worldwide to launch COVID-19 vaccines, has become India’s most valuable unlisted company, overtaking the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India, alongside companies like Swiggy, BYJU’S, Razorpay and Dream11, as per the Burgundy Private Hurun India 500 list. Headquartered in Pune and valued […]
Sir Ron Kalifa OBE at Lords, enjoying the Ashes at the MCC, alongside HRH Prince William and HRH Prince George. ZTFE Life member, Sir Ron is Chairman of Network International, a leading payments firm, and a Trustee of the Royal Foundation. He is also a Non-Executive Director for the England & Wales Cricket Board and […]
Anainah Adajania’s Arangetram was held on 2nd July, 2023, at the Tata Theatre, NCPA in Mumbai, under Guru K. Kalyanasundaram’s excellent choreography which showcased her strengths as a solo performer. For the uninitiated, Arangetram is the debut on-stage performance of a former student of Indian classical dance and music that follows years of training in […]
The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP) held its Annual General Meeting on 2nd July, 2023, at the Parsi Sanatorium premises, to pass and adopt the Annual Accounts for FY 2022-2023. The meeting began with an auspicious evening Jashan ceremony, performed by Er. Dr. Khushroo H. Ghadiali and Er. Berjis F. Shroff, attended by nearly 70 A’bad […]
Activity High School seems to be on a role of winning inter-school fests! Having recently being declared winners at ‘Turbulence’, the inter-school fest hosted by J B Vachha High School, last month, Activity High School’s talented students recently bagged the ‘Miss Melange’ title alongside trophies in various events, at the ‘Melange 2023’ Inter-school Fest, held by G D Somani […]
Pune-based Dr. Purvez K. Grant, Managing Trustee of Ruby Hall Clinic, has been appointed as Advisor to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Govt. of India. Known for his outstanding medical expertise, philanthropic endeavours and dedication to community service, Dr. Grant was considered the apt choice for this prestigious position. He was felicitated on this […]
21st July, 2023 marked the commencement of the eighth chapter of the week-long, World Zoroastrian Youth Congress, which is being held at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow, United Kingdom. Hosted by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE), under the leadership of President, Malcolm Deboo, along with ZTFE’s dynamic youth committee – ‘Young Zoroastrians’, the 8WZYC […]
Did you know that it was ancient Iran (Persia or Pars), under the Achaemenian kings, which, more than two and a half millennia ago, gave to this world its first Bill of Human Rights, the world’s first international highway, prototype to the Suez Canal, postal system and even the document that we know today as […]
The Shree Daman Vapi Parsi Jarthosty Anjuman organised a ‘Khushali nu Jashan’, at the recently refurbished Merwanji Navroji Manekji Dar-e-Meher, in Daman, on 15th July, 2023 (Roj Shehrevar, Mah Asfandarmad; 1392 YD). The extensive restoration of the Dar-e-Meher was facilitated by the munificence and generosity of donors – Dadachanji Group of Companies, represented by Kairus […]
Meherbai gave a ‘Nostalgia Party’ for her Mandli and even served nostalgic food, like Kumas, Saandhra, Popatji, Malido, Varadh-varaa, Taari-Na-Bhakhra, Khaman-Ladoos, which hardly anyone prepares these days. Keki Khadro: Meherbai, I haven’t had breakfast today, so can we have an early lunch? Meherbai: You mean brunch? Keki: Brunch, punch, bunch, lunch – call it what you want! Keki’s Khadhri […]