World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce (WZCC) held its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Royal Bombay Yacht Club on 16th September, 2017, where Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner of Canada, Tara Scheurwater, was felicitated. Compered by Chairperson, Global WE-Wing, Behroze Daruwalla, President of India Region, Capt. Percy Master appreciated the efforts of the immediate […]
Bombay’s Cyrus Todiwala is all set to start his new restaurant, ‘Mr. Todiwala’s Kitchen’ at terminal five of London’s Heathrow Airport. Known for his innovative twists in authentic Indian cuisine, Cyrus graduated from Mumbai’s B K Somani Polytechnic and trained as Chef with the Taj Group. Pleasing the palates of the curry-savvy British for over […]
District Governor 2008-09, Lion Daara Patel with Lion Katy Patel organized ‘Parsi Nite Celebrations’ for the Lions of District 3231 A1, at Cama Baug, on 1st September, 2017. Attended by one hundred and sixty people, the event commenced with a jasan ceremony performed by Er. Aspandiar Dadachanji who delivered a thought provoking address, followed by singer Ruzbeh […]
On the occasion of Senior Citizen’s Day, 1st October, 2017, a hundred children from Sett RJJ High School in Navsari visited the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizen’s Centre to spend quality time with the residents. Engaging in meaningful conversations, the children escorted the senior citizens to their school in a procession, where after being felicitated, […]
For the fans of sci-fi and fantasy films, this one particularly could be a must-watch. For the skeptics of this genre (this critic included), however, a word of advice for potential viewers-go see this one with an open mind. Even for those familiar with the 1982 ‘Blade Runner’ (set in 2019), this film is sure […]
It wasn’t long ago in 2014, when Prime Minister, H’ble Shri Narendra Modi suggested to strategize a dynamic plan in the form of a ‘festival’ that would bring our miniscule yet appreciated community across the world together, and view Udvada as a pilgrim centre. With immense planning and collaborative efforts of ‘Foundation for Development of […]
Continuing the coverage on Monaz Gandhi, PT has learnt that the brilliant pre-school teacher at the ‘Learning Curve’, Worli, has recently gone on to win two more awards – ‘The Harvey Youngest Achiever 2017-2018’ and ‘The Harvey Most Valuable Indian 2017-2018’ awards, at The Harvey Excellence Awards hosted in London, on 27th September, 2017. Recognised […]
. I am afraid my friend, Anil Dharker, stole my thunder, when he argued brilliantly for support of the great classics against the fashion for only licensing to contemporary music (refer to NCPA’s in-house magazine ON STAGE October issue). I remember a particular incident at Albless Baug, where the venerable violinist, Sebastian Vaz, who taught […]
વ્યક્તિ જ્યારે 100 વરસ પૂરા કરે છે ત્યારે તે ઘટના જાદુઈ અને અકલ્પનિય હોય છે ખરેખર, જેઓએ સદી ફટકારી છે તેઓ સારૂં નસીબ ધરાવે છે અને ભગવાન તેમના પક્ષમાં છે તેવાજ છે હોમી રૂસ્તમજી મહેતા 23મી જૂન 1917 ના રોજ કામા પાર્કમાં જન્મેલા તે ‘યુવાન’ માણસ. હોટલ કાર્લ રેસીડન્સી (અંધેરી) ખાતે છેલ્લા શુક્રવારના દિવસે આ […]
The Thane Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman celebrated their Dae Mahino Jasan ceremony at the Cowasji Patell Agiary, Thane, on 3rd June, 2017, followed by a Humbandagi conducted by Er. Behramsha Sidhwa. The evening witnessed a talk on ‘Manomanthan to Manoranjan’ by Guest Speaker, Prof. Dr. Firdaus Shroff. Prof. Dr. Shroff was felicitated with a bouquet of flowers […]
Walking Tall At 100 – Homi R Mehta PT Special Correspondent Hoshang K Katrak Reports There’s something magical and truly incredible about people reaching their 100th milestone. Indeed those who hit a century have luck and God by their side – like Homi Rustomjee Mehta, the ‘young’ man from Cama Park, born on 23rd June, […]