An exuberant musical and proficiency-acknowledging fund-raiser event was organized by the Bai MN. Gamadia Girls High School at the Marathi Sahitya Sangh, Charni Road, on 11th November 2017. Dynamic Principal Zarin Behram Rabadi and her faculty of efficient teachers got together to reward hard working students who excelled in various subjects and other pursuits encouraged […]
Tag: Volume 07- Issue 31
મેટ્રો 3: તમામ હકીકતો જે તમારે જાણવી જરૂરી છે
ગુરુવાર, નવેમ્બર 9, 2017, સાંજે 8:30 વાગ્યે, આપણાં સમુદાયના અગ્રણી નેતાઓ અને વડા દસ્તુરજી ફિરોઝ કોટવાલ અને ખુરશેદ દસ્તુર, મહારાષ્ટ્રના મુખ્ય પ્રધાન દેવેન્દ્ર ફડણવીસને તેમના બંગલા ‘વર્ષા’માં મેટ્રો રેલ 3ની ગોઠવણના અંગે મળ્યા હતા. આ બેઠકમાં મુંબઈ મેટ્રો રેલ કોર્પોરેશન લિ. (એમએમઆરસીએલ)ના ચીફ-અશ્ર્વિની ભીડે, મુંબઈના ભાજપના વડા – આશિષ શેલાર, માણેક દાવર અને એમએમઆરસીએલના માળખાકીય […]
શિરીન
‘ઓ શ્યોર, શ્યોર, આબન, તુંને જ્યારે ગમે ત્યારે યુ આર ઓલવેઝ વેલકમ.’ પોતાની હમશીરને હેતથી જ વળગી પડતા તેણી બોલી પડી. પણ પોતાનાં આટલા સુખો વચ્ચે શિરીન વોર્ડન પોતાના વહાલા પિતાને એક ઘડી ભુલી શકી નહીં. આહ, હમણાં જો તેવણ હૈયાત હતે તો કેટલા બધા ખુશ થતે! તેણી અનેક વાર તે દુખીયારાઓના મંદીરની મુલાકાતે જઈ […]
‘ચ’ ચકલીનો ‘ચ’
મારા બાળમંદિરના (ક્ધિડરગાર્ટન) માસ્તર ચુનીલાલ કંઈ લખ્યા કરતા, જાતે ભણાવે નહીં પણ એક વડો નિશાળિયો (મોનીટર) અમને ક કમલનો ક, ખ ખડિયાનો ખ, ગ ગધેડાનો ગ, એમ બોલાવતો ત્યારે અમે એટલું બધું હસતા કે ચ ચકલીનો ચ આવે ત્યાં સુધી અમારૂં હસવાનું રોકાતું નહીં. ચાલો! ત્યારે હું તમને ચ વિશે ચર્ચા કરી તેની સાથે તમારી […]
First Look: RE’s ‘Twins’
Royal Enfield (RE) displayed its new ‘Twins’ – ‘Interceptor 650’ and ‘Continental GT 650’ – at the EICMA Motor Show, in Milan on November 7, 2017. Incidentally, both the names are carry-over RE models of yore. Slated to launch in some global markets in April’18, the Indian customer will get their hands on it post […]
Naomi Irani Moves Supreme Court For PMDA Amendment
Parsi woman, Naomi Sam Irani moved the Supreme Court questioning the validity of many provisions of Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act (PMDA), stating that the procedure under the 1938 Personal Law was “exasperatingly cumbersome, involving a system akin to jury decision, and granted no access to mediation and settlement.” She has alleged that these long drawn and outdated […]
Google Honours Cornelia Sorabji’s 151st Birth Anniversary
India’s very first woman advocate, Cornelia Sorabji’s 151st birth anniversary was honoured by the global tech giant, Google, on 15th November, 2017, with a doodle showing her in advocate’s attire with the Allahabad High Court building in the background. Cornelia Sorabji was also the first Indian woman to study at a British University, when she […]
Paranjoti Academy Chorus Honours 50 Years Of Coomi Wadia’s Conductorship
‘Paranjoti Academy Chorus’, one of India’s oldest and renowned choirs, is set to celebrate fifty eventful years under the conductorship of Coomi Wadia, through a revered concert featuring Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, along with the SOI Chamber Orchestra and soloists Valentina Marghinotti – Soprano, Margherita Tani, Mezzo-Soprano, Sorab Wadia – Tenor and Eugenio Di […]
Double Navjote Celebrations In Jabalpur
After nearly four years, the small Parsi community in Jabalpur came together to witness the initiation of two children into our faith. Annu and Behram Panveliwalla, residents of Delhi, decided to have their children, Zubin and Zara’s navjote ceremony in Jabalpur so that their grandparents, Nergish and Phiroze, could be a part of the ceremony. Performed […]
Don’t Miss The Artie’s Festival By NCPA!
The NCPA presents the Artie’s Festival which will celebrate its 20th edition this month over two days – Tuesday, 21st November (Experimental Theatre) and Wednesday, 22nd November (Tata Theatre) at 7:00pm. The Artie’s are a group of internationally-renowned musicians who come together based on their passion for chamber music and the will to share it […]
Know Your Bombay: Church of St. Bonaventure and Jain Temple
Church of St. Bonaventure Located amidst verdant green surroundings of Madh, Church of St. Bonaventure is one of the oldest shrines in Mumbai. Believed to have been built during the early years of the 15th century, this religious edifice was constructed by Portuguese Franciscans. Situated on Erangal Beach, this church is a suitable place to […]