Thou art eternal light, Ahura Mazda. Thy very nature is light. Be Thou my light. O lord of light. I grope in the dark: scatter the darkness. Shed Thy guiding light on my darkened path and led me onward on my way to Thy abode of eternal light. Let Thy radiance fall upon me that […]
First Was The Word – ‘Ahuna’ (Part – II) He, therefore by divine inclination caused the birth of Spitama Zarathushtra in this great wilderness, to bring His people to a true realisation of the Unity of God and His Greatness. Long before Zarathushtra was born to this land, his arrival was proclaimed in the sky […]
BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai: “On 23rd October 2016, I completed one year as Chairman of the BPP and I can look back on the last one year as quite fulfilling. The new Board has covered extensive ground on all fronts including housing, kick-starting long term housing projects, strengthening the administration, settling legal cases, plugging financial […]
The Lions Club of Byculla (LCB) refurbished the Zilla Parishad Prathamik School at Jambhale Village, Ahmednagar with various ISO certified educational equipment during its inauguration on 5th October, 2016. As the only ISO certified school in Ahmednagar district, the project which cost Rs. 4.5 lakhs, will impart higher education to students with the help of […]
On 12th Nov, 2016, Dr. Mickey Mehta, the leading health and relationship expert, held the ‘Lagan Ma Magan’ workshop for to-be-weds, with the aim of empowering them with the knowledge and emotional intelligence needed to secure a healthy and happy marriage, in every sense of the word. So, what is marriage and how can one […]
I’ve tried many apps for maps but always return to Google Maps – very accurate offering a host of features rarely matched by other apps. Apart from turn by turn navigation, now Google Maps also takes voice commands – once in the driving mode, you can ask questions like – ‘What’s my next turn?’ ‘What’s […]
On 1st November, 2016 Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NPC) celebrated its 71st year with a jasan organised by the Managing Committee at the MJ Wadia Agiary (30th October, 2016). The Play Center held an entertainment programme on 12th November, 2016 with music, games and a scholarship distribution ceremony for Parsi students from the colony and […]
Arthur Road (From Jacob Circle where the Jail stands and Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba): Both are named after Sir George Arthur Bart. Governor of Bombay, 1842-1846. He was successively Lt. Governor of British Honduras and Lt. Governor of Upper Canada before coming to Bombay. He was also the Lieutenant General and Colonel of the 50th […]
From time to time, Meherbai used to have a tea-party with some of her school friends. Last Thursday, they met at the Parsi Gymkhana, Marine Lines, and the hen-party turned into a hilarious evening with every lady commenting on the recent US elections, especially why Tehmulji Trump won and why Coomi Clinton lost, adding their […]
On 7th November 2016, the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP) completed thirty years of service to India’s philanthropic sector. Established as a Section 25 (now Section 8) not-for-profit Company, it has domain expertise in matters concerning charity laws, income tax exemptions and deductions, FCRA and CSR compliance. However, it has now evolved and expanded […]
On 16th November, 2016 the Lions Club of East Bombay (LCEB) celebrated their 60th Charter Day by donating Rs.1,50,000/- to the NK Dhabhar Foundation and a bed for free/ concessional chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Center in Masina Hospital, donated by the family of past President of Lions Club of East Bombay, Late Lion Minocheher […]