. First a slice of history… when the Parsis decided to leave Iran because of terrible traffic congestion more than a 1,000 years ago, there were three factions – One Faction wanted to sail to India; The Second Faction opted for Germany; and the Third Faction wanted to sail round and round around Iran, until […]
The Jiyo Parsi scheme, launched in December 2013, has successfully added 207 babies (as of 19th September 2019). Consistent efforts by Team Jiyo Parsi have paid off, with financial reimbursement for fertility treatments, financial assistance for childcare and elderly support, advocacy through workshops, events and advertisement campaigns, all culminating into awareness within the community and […]
The popular and much needed prayer book, ‘MAZDA – YASNA’, the little prayer book which comprises some of the fundamental, daily prayers in Roman script with English translation, has been re-published by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, in loving memory of his dear wife, Late Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla, for FREE distribution within the Zoroastrian community. This will be of tremendous importance to those in our Community who […]
Established in 1991, the World Zoroastrian Organization Trust (WZOT), along with its sister concerns – WZO Trust for Women and Children (1993) and WZO Trust Funds (1995) – has been providing exemplary services to support, uplift and empower the underprivileged sections of our Zoroastrian community, as well as taking up causes crucial to the survival […]
Together, We Can Do So Much! Dear Readers, One of the best aspects about a community is that it empowers us to help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we belong to a community as small and close-knit as ours, ‘strength in numbers’ takes on additional weightage. The true greatness of any […]
On 1st September, 2019, LIC entered 64th year of incorporation. LIC has played a significant role in spreading the message of Life Insurance amongst masses across the country and mobilized People’s Money for People’s Welfare. LIC has grown from strength to strength – be its Customer Base, Agency Network, Branch Office Network or New Business […]
Jazz enthusiasts have great reason to rejoice as the NCPA rings in its much in demand International Jazz Festival 2019 from the 11th to 13th of October this year. Having shared the itinerary for Day 1 earlier, Day 2 of the International Jazz Fest, dated 12th October, will comprise, for the first act (at 6:30 pm) Mandy […]
A watermarking app for creating watermarks and watermarking photos, this photo editor helps collage photos with various stickers, text, photo, timestamp, decorate your photo or collage with a cool watermark! You can write texts to your editing picture using different fonts; resize, color, and apply some cool text effects to them; add captions or stickers […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP CRICKET Shubman Gill In Maiden Test: BCCI recently announced youngster Shubman Gill a spot in India’s 15-man squad for the three match Test Series against South Africa. The first Test of the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy will be played in Visakhapatnam from 2nd October, 2019. KL Rahul will […]
Once upon a time, a man was roaming in the forest to find a nice spot under a tree to meditate and gain soul-knowledge when he saw four extremely beautiful women. Upon asking them who they were, the tall, slim woman said, “My name is ‘Buddhi’ (intellect) – I live inside everyone’s head.” The woman […]
Meek and unassuming is true merit. As credit creates confidence and counts for wealth in business and banking, so is man’s merit valued highly in this world. It is merit alone that opens the portals of paradise for man’s soul in the world to come. Merit is more praiseworthy than birth and rank. Merit wins […]