With vultures under the threat of extinction, Ahmedabad’s Zoroastrian community has come up with a plan to restore vultures to the area, to help with the traditional funeral practice of dokhmenishini. Around 30 years ago, there were over 80 million vultures in India, which was more than enough to take care of the funerary needs […]
Tag: Volume 06- Issue 02
DPC Agiary Kua Dries Out!
After providing clear and natural water for sacred rituals for 89 years, for the first time, the Rustom Faramna Agiary well at Dadar Parsi Colony, has, over the past week seen the well-water recede and has dried up. The Agiary’s Er. Kaizad Karkaria, expressed sadly that this had never happened before. The area’s Municipal and […]
SCAMD Organise Seminar On ‘Harnessing Nature’
On 23rd April, 2017, The Senior Citizens Association of Marine Drive (SCAMD) organised a seminar at the Maheshwari Bhawan in Princess Street, to learn about ‘Harnessing Nature’s Energy Freely’, which also means, ‘Good Health Without Medicine’. The speaker, Dr. Darius Homi Umrigar, D.Sc (Honoris Causa), MD (Alternative Medicine) was introduced by the organiser and host […]
PT Push: Marzy Parakh
In keeping with PT’s commitment to encouraging our community’s youth towards entrepreneurship, PT’s Asst. Editor, Delaveen Tarapore catches up with Marzy Parakh, who quit a career in the Finance industry to set up Marzy Hospitality, and discusses his latest entrepreneurial venture, ‘The Bombay Haveli’ (TBH), a vegetarian restaurant, which has been receiving rave reviews… PT: […]
Cusrow Baug Holds Annual Sports Day
The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL) held its annual ‘CB Sports Day’ on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at its football lawns. 220 participants, right from ages ranging from 2 to 82 years, enthusiastically took part in over 33 different races – including the Under-5 Cycle Race to the Over-60 Power Walk – as over 300 onlookers cheered […]
1296 Glorious Year Of Pak Iranshah
Around one thousand two hundred and fifty devotees gathered at Udvada to pay homage to Pak Iranshah on 22nd April, 2017, (Adar Mahino, Adar Roj). A jasan ceremony was performed at 10:00am by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, along with other priests. The event concluded with a gambhar lunch catered by Mek caterers.
Parsi General Hospital To Admit All Communities
The 105-year-old BD Petit Parsee General Hospital at Cumballa Hill, for the first time, will admit patients from outside the community, in its brand new wing constructed within the premises. The new facility, which is awaiting civic and state approvals to start construction, will comprise two hundred beds. President of the hospital, Homa Petit, is quoted […]
ZAC Organises Faresta Ceremony
On 22nd April, 2017, around a hundred community members residing in California, USA, gathered to celebrate Adar Mahino and Adar Roj Parabh at the newly built Atash Kadeh of Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC). Celebrated with a Faresta ceremony, performed by President of North American Mobed’s Council, Dr. Er. Ardaviraf Minocherhomji, Dr. Er. Khushroo Unwalla, […]
Panthaki Baug’s Senior Citizen Sports Day
Over thirty vibrant seniors participated in various different events in Panthaki Baug’s Senior Citizens Sports Day, which was held on 23rd April, 2017. Resident of the Baug, Vispy Elavia sponsored the prizes. The delightful and fun evening, which was ably organised by the dynamic ladies – Mani Elavia, Zarin Jesia and Freny Singanporia, concluded with […]
Sports Roundup – 29th April 2017
CRICKET RPS Win A Thrilling Encounter V/s Mumbai Indians: Pune beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, RPS notched up a commendable 160-6 in their 20 overs, courtesy Rahul Tripathi (45) and Ajinkya Rahane (38). For MI, Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah scalped 2 wickets each. In reply, MI managed […]
Budding Sports Prodigy – Parzan Nariman
11-year-old, Parzan Nariman, a class VI student of Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai, continues to excel on the athletics circuit at the city, district and state levels over the past six years, with a medals count totaling over a hundred, including sixty gold medals, under the guidance of his coach Dayanand Shetty. Parzan won […]