What Not To Forget… Dear Readers, It’s the fun time of the year again! We welcome the much-awaited and well-deserved festive season with enthusiasm and great anticipation, after having weathered the grueling summer and disruptive rains. Even as this infectious positivity proves a great enabler in helping us forget and let go of negative thoughts, […]
Sifting through 500 hours of archival footage – most of it not seen before – Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, has constructed a lively and obsessive documentary about the world’s best-known footballer of the 80s. The film begins when SSC Napoli, a little-known football club in Italy, welcomes their newest recruit, 23-year-old Maradona on 5 July, […]
On 5th October, 2019, the community’s leading philanthropic institution – Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI), added a special sparkle to the festive season with their Diwali celebrations which were held at Cama Baug (hall). Known to support and sustain the lives and livelihood of the community’s underprivileged, ZTFI was yet again on a spree of […]
India’s leading eye surgeon, renowned globally for his path-breaking research and for constantly setting new standards and breakthroughs worldwide in eye care, Dr. Cyres Mehta, keeps adding to the feathers in our Community very proud cap! Dr. Cyres was invited by the prestigious European Society Of Eye Surgeons to Paris to attend the 37th Congress of […]
In the early morning hours of 4th October, 2019, a Zarthosti house in Udvada, owned by the Bharda family, was broken into and robbed of gold ornaments, cash (Rs. 1.5 lakhs) and other valuables. Also the in-laws house of Rohinton Jal Irani, owner of Udvada’s most popular ‘Irani Bakery’, the premise was completely ransacked. Rohinton […]
People often ask what the pair of winged bulls with a human head outside several fire temples signify and what is its origin? Sumerian Roots: To begin with, this figurine is called ‘Lamassu’, and it is not of Persian or Iranian origin. The Persians adopted it from an earlier but neighboring civilization. The earliest depiction […]
Parsee Gymkhana’s (PG) dynamic Vice President and Cricket Secretary, Khodadad Yazdegardi made the entire Parsi community proud, when he was elected as one of the nine Apex Council Members of the prestigious Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), during its recently concluded elections, on 4th October, 2019. A Technical Analyst in equities, commodities, currencies and derivatives as […]
Sports is a crucial part of our growth and development – in terms of mental health and physical fitness. One gains numerous skills, experiences and most importantly, confidence, which develops a winning personality. Here are 5 Top reasons you should include Sports in your daily life: Improves Your Physical And Mental Health: Outdoor sports like […]
Life is a mixture of comedies and tragedies; of laughter and tears, of high highs and low lows.Neither happiness nor unhappiness lasts forever – in fact, they’re cyclical. Just as you can’t always be happy, the good news is, you won’t always be sad, down and out. Is there a cure? Yes! Next time you feel […]
Seated under the Tree of Life all alone, was Mashya, the First Man. Morose and moody and melancholy was he. Oppressive and killing was his solitude in this strange, new world. He dreaded life. He cursed his existence. Then did Spenta Mainyu, Ahura Mazda’s superb Fashioner of mortal clay, take compassion on him and made […]
An increasing number of residents and commuters in the Kemps Corner-Malabar Hill area have resorted to parking their vehicles inside the Doongerwadi, in keeping with the lack of parking space and the heavy fines imposed for wrongful parking in Mumbai. This has led to BPP, which manages the Doongerwadi, charging a fine of Rs. 500 […]