. The Navjote ceremony is when a Parsi child is formally taken into the Zoroastrian fold. The Navjote symbolises that the child acknowledges and accepts Zoroastrian religion, which has been handed down to mankind through holy Zarathustra. The Navjote ceremony is performed ideally between the age of 7 to 9 years, before a child attains […]
Founder of NGO, ‘Red is the new Green’, Deane de Menezes was recently felicitated by Dadar Parsee Colony’s Senior Citizens Group for her efforts towards generating awareness about ‘menstrual hygiene’. Deane will also be felicitated with the ‘Queens Young Leader Award’ by Queen Elizabeth II, in June this year. On the occasion of ‘World Menstruation […]
‘BLAST FROM THE PAST’ ‘Hero vardi se nahi, iraade se hote hain’, with effusive patriotism, is a dialogue early in the film to seemingly justify macho-man John Abraham to star in, and co-produce this film. The film begins with the 1995 botched attempt at India trying to gain nuclear status. Back then, India had sorely […]
Dear Readers, It’s really as simple as that. If you don’t wish to regret your vote after electing the wrong candidate, this would be a good time to take the effort to ‘KYC’ – Know Your Candidate! Every so often we hear of numerous grievances from Community members lamenting the people they put in power […]
. The sixth Zoroastrian Powerlifting Championship, affiliated and conducted by the Greater Bombay Powerlifting Association and meticulously organised by Roozbeh Balsara in collaboration with Trustees of NarYman Dubash Foundation – Viraf Panthaki, Rustom Jasoomoney and Hutoxi Doodhwala at Parsee Gymkhana, Marine Lines, on 19th May, 2018, saw an overwhelming turnout with over twenty-three participants in […]
A group of concerned Parsis including structural engineer Jamshed Sukhadwalla, senior solicitor Berjis Desai, scholar priest Rooyintan Peer and two trustees of Shah Varzaavand Trust, had moved the Bombay High Court to challenge work on the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-III corridor, which passes from under the compound of two Atash Behrams – Wadiaji Atash Behram (consecrated […]
It was a month ago that BPP Trustee Noshir Dadrawala had first expressed his desire to consider stepping down from the BPP. Concerned about the quality of discussions and the heated e-mail exchanges, Noshir Dadrawala had contemplated putting in his papers, in keeping with the possibility of an election being held (to fill in his […]
“I Propose Anahita Desai For BPP Trusteeship” – Homi Ranina, Ex-BPP Trustee; Advocate Supreme Court; and Former Director on Central Board of RBI I have been a trustee of the BPP for ten years and from my experience I can vouch that a BPP trustee can only be effective if he/she is able to spare […]