Perfect Protection Against The Rising Mercury As we enter the scorching hot month of May 2026, the Indian subcontinent is no longer just experiencing a warm spell. From the coastal humidity of Mumbai to the dry, searing winds of Delhi and Gujarat, we are in the grip of a historic heatwave. For all, but especially […]
A free Hearing and Speech Screening Camp was held at the Zoroastrian Colony Medical Centre, in collaboration with the Zoroastrian Colony Youth Welfare Association (ZCYWA). Conducted by Vahishtai J Daboo, Founder and Principal Consultant of INTEGRTED, the initiative received an encouraging response from the community. Participants ranged from 35 to 96 years of age, highlighting […]
– Growing Older, Growing Wiser… But Not Alone – The launch of ‘The Mental Health Care Fund for Parsi Irani Zoroastrians’ by the WZO Trust Funds, marks a significant and timely step for our community. For years, mental health has existed as a quiet, uncomfortable undercurrent, spoken of in hushed tones, often dismissed, and addressed […]
As a community that prides itself on living long enough to see three generations of family drama and still attend dance practice for new-years ball, we must take better care of our tan (body), mann (mind), and bhonu cravings! Here’s how… Cholesterol Is Not a Condiment!: We Parsis love our eggs – on kheema, papeta, […]
The launch of ‘The Mental Health Care Fund for Parsi Irani Zoroastrians’ by the WZO Trust Funds, marks a significant and timely step for our community. For years, mental health has existed as a quiet, uncomfortable undercurrent, spoken of in hushed tones, often dismissed, and addressed only when it reaches a point of visible crisis. […]
Reaffirming its commitment to community welfare, the WZO Trust Funds, successfully carried out its annual food grains and essentials distribution drive, during January and February, 2026, reaching more than 323 underprivileged families across 59 centres in rural Gujarat and parts of Maharashtra. The large-scale initiative focused on remote and interior villages where access to basic […]
A landmark community health programme was organised by WAPIZ in association with NK Dhabhar Cancer Foundation focused on preventive healthcare, elder care, and social support for the Parsi Zoroastrian community. WAPIZ – Empowering Seniors and Supporting Health World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ) hosted ‘Parsi Health Matters: A Conference on Community Wellbeing’ at the […]
– Dr. Tanaisha Patel As winter descends, a deadly haze seems to blanket many of India’s cities, more severely felt in Mumbai, Delhi and other metros. The persistent rise in air pollution has transformed simple coughs, fevers and colds into a nationwide respiratory emergency. This wave, commonly being labelled ‘viral fever’, is in reality, far […]
Dear Readers, For a community celebrated for its orderliness and foresight, it’s surprising how disorderly our affairs can be when it comes to maintaining our important documents. Far many of us, particularly our seniors, we tend to put it off for ‘soon’ or ‘someday’, that never quite arrives. This delay places an undue burden on […]