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Tag: Volume 09- Issue 43
Let Me Live Well, That I May Die Well
. I know not the day when death will conquer me. Yet I cannot live with peace, if the knowledge of the day of my death were given me. I will die one day in body, I know, but help me my God, never to die in spirit. Teach me to live and teach me […]
When Were You Born?
Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose efforts have contributed […]
From the Editors Desk
Dear Readers, Love, Actually With Valentine’s Day round the corner, many get into frenzied brainstorming sessions on gift-giving. From the humble card, which professes all kinds of affections, as if trying to make up for the lack of a ‘real gift’… to the ‘real-gifts’ themselves –dazzling solitaire diamonds on platinum bands or race-cars or then, […]
Film Review – MALANG
In the opening scene, reminiscent of the ’70s, a guy with a well-chiseled, gym-toned body thrashes his prison inmates, while the rest of the junior artistes stand around, feebly flailing their hands above their heads. The identity of the person is revealed soon enough, but the reason for the mayhem much […]
Utkarsh Dance Academy Performs At Kala Ghoda Arts Fest
Surat’s dynamic dancers from the Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, and Nrityanjali, under the guidance of Behnaz S. Todiwala and Payal Bhatt performed at Mumbai’s eminent Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2020, on 1st February, 2020. Twenty spirited performers wonderfully showcased the Indian culture and traditions by performing on Indian folk dances like Kalbelia – the gypsy […]
Karani Agiary Celebrates 173rd Salgreh
The 173rd Salgreh of the Seth Nusserwanji Hirji Karani Agiary’s Atash Padshah Saheb took place on 2nd February, 2020, at Cusrow Baug in South Mumbai. Numerous Zoroastrians attended the prayers and celebrations at the beautifully decorated Karani Agiary, with Panthaky Er. Yazdi Nadarsha Aibara who has dedicated over three decades of his life in service […]
Cusrow Baug Inaugurates ‘Power Gym’
The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare league (CBUSWL) reopened its renovated Gymnasium on February 2, 2020. Gym stalwarts Hoshi Modi, Adi Pavri and Viraf Panthaki inaugurated the reopening, which was followed by a Jashan. CBUSWL successfully catered to an end-to-end make-over of the Gym, twenty years after its previous renovation, thanks to a philanthropic resident […]
NM Wadia Pre-Primary School Holds Annual Day
The Annual Day of the 46-year-old N M Wadia Pre-Primary School was held on 30th January 2020 at Malcolm Hall, Jogeshwari (W), and attended by resident invitees and excited parents. The function started with a prayer and a welcome song, followed by a speech by the Principal who thanked the parents, teachers and the invitees. […]
Impact of Budget 2020 On Charitable Trusts / Institutions
The Union Budget and Finance Bill 2020 has proposed major changes for charitable trusts and institutions. Like thousands of other charitable and religious institutions in India, Parsi trusts and associations (including Panchayats and Anjumans, Agyaris and Atashbahrams which enjoy tax exemptions or offer tax deductions u/s 80G) will also be affected. Once the Bill […]
HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET 2020
. The announcement of Budget 2020 was awaited with bated breath, post last years’ Corporate Tax rate cut. The Finance Bill 2020 has proposed several sweeping changes in personal taxation, which will impact individuals, organisations as well as Non-resident assesses. The following are important announcements / proposed changes made this year, which would be of […]