Nine-year-old Speed-skating champ, Frehan Edulji, did everyone proud having won one Silver and two Bronze medals in the ‘Speed Skating State Championships’, were held from the 14th to 18th November, 2019. The son of proud parents – Shezrin and Phiroze Edulji, and grandson of beaming granny – Armin Dutia Motashaw, Frehan will go on to […]
Tag: Volume 09 – Issue 32
NCPA Presents Master Class with Arturo Sandoval
Sandoval was awarded the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Foundation Awards for Music Education for the most extensive educational program in the entire music industry. His master classes are tailored to the audiences needs touching on the enthusiasm, passion and discipline needed as a musician and creative person. He interacts directly with […]
Yasmin Pavri Receives Susan Galligan Volunteer Of The Year Award
Yasmin Pavri, from New Jersey, USA, was felicitated with ‘2019 Susan Galligan Volunteer of the Year’ Award, by the New York City Hemophilia Chapter (NYCHC). The Susan Galligan Volunteer of the Year Award is given to the Chapter volunteer who has made the greatest impact on both – the chapter and the community. A resident of […]
ZAC Celebrates Third Atash Kadeh Salgreh
The third salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor on 13th November, 2019. A Maachi was offered in all five gehs – two of which were Hama Anjuman Maachis, followed by a Hama Anjuman Jashan performed by Ervads Zarrir Bhandara and Jal Birdy. After the Jashan, an informative and interactive talk on ‘Fire’ was delivered by […]
Letters to the Editor
Excellent Column Initiatives By PT ‘Sharpen Your Edge’ by Dr. Adil Malia in PT dated 16th November, immediately caught my attention and I was glad to read with great interest, such practical insights. I agree with him on Relationships and Networking. It truly helps not only to get the work done but also create a strong […]
ZAC-LA Religion Class Hosts 2nd Annual ‘Gratitude Ghambar’
On November 17th, 2019, the students of the Zoroastrian Association of California in Los Angeles, (ZAC-LA) Religion Class, ranging from age 3 to 15, hosted a ‘Gratitude Ghambar’, for the second year in a row. The event, coordinated together by parents and students, allows each student’s family to invite guests to whom they wish to […]
Film Review – 21 BRIDGES
Two particular scenes at the beginning of the film prepare the viewer for 32-year-old NYPD Detective, Andre Davis’s (Chadwick Boseman) tough, no-nonsense character – as a 13-year-old, he silently weeps at his father’s funeral – a sincere policeman slain in the line of duty; and later, as a detective specialising in killing cop-killers, standing up […]
ZTFI Organises Travel For Sanjan Day Celebrations
In order to facilitate travel for Zarthostis to attend the glorious ‘Sanjan Day’, on 16th November, 2019, the community’s premiere philanthropic institution – Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) – made arrangements to convey over fifty Zarthostis from Mumbai to Sanjan, and back, so as to ensure they could partake of the pride and merriment […]
ZOCHILDAY 2019 Celebrated With Pomp!
The 17th ZOCHILDAY, themed ‘ZOCHILD With A Difference’, was celebrated on 16th November, 2019, by children across Mumbai and India, at Mumbai’s St. Mary’s (ISC) Auditorium in Mazgaon. Hanshi Shihan Vispy Kapadia – Chairman and Founder of Zochilday, along with the dedicated team of Zoroastrian Children’s Foundation (ZCF) organised an incredible event, reinforcing the catchphrase, […]
Parsis Spotted In WNC Navy Half Marathon
The fourth edition of the WNC Navy Half Marathon, which was held in Mumbai on 17th November, 2019, saw a massive participation of over 15,000 partakers, including naval personnel and civilians. It was flagged off from Ballard Estate in South Mumbai. The very first WNC Navy Half Marathon took place in 2016 at BKC in […]
Life Is Based On The Law Of Polarity
Spenta Mainyu – the Good Spirit, and Angra Mainyu – the Evil Spirit, are inveterate foes. With the advent of man upon earth, the warfare between them has begun. It will end in the defeat of the Evil Spirit, when human life upon earth will end. The Evil Spirit deranges what the Good Spirit has […]