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Tag: Volume 11- Issue 14
From the Editors Desk
Greater Community Engagement Needed With Our Luminaries Dear Readers, We often find ourselves participating in discussions which lament how our community today simply can’t compare with the greatness and the glory of our illustrious forefathers… that our predecessors were a different breed altogether when it came to their values, principals, dedication and achievements… that they […]
A’bad’s Charitable Trust Holds Second Vaccination Drive
The Sunamai and Firoze Davar Charitable Trust of Ahmedabad held its second Covid19 Vaccination drive, free of charge for all Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians of Ahmedabad, above 18 years of age, on 18th July, 2021, at Parsi Sanitorium Grounds. This drive was attended by over 120 Humdins who appreciated the same, especially in keeping with a severe […]
Dilnaz Karbhary Offers Elegant ‘Prayer Scarves’
After tasting much success as a leading fashion designer, Dilnaz Karbhary, founder of ‘Dilnaz Karbhary Design Studio’, has unveiled a fabulous variety of chic and elegant scarves, especially for celebrating auspicious occasions, like the oncoming Parsi New Year. “As a Clothing Studio, when we re-opened in July last year, we didn’t know what we were […]
SOAS PhD Survey: ‘Zoroastrians-By-Choice’ And ‘Zoroastrians-By-Birth’
PhD student, Ruzbeh Hodiwala, has been conducting research on the ‘Zoroastrians-By-Choice’ and their interactions with ‘Zoroastrians-By-Birth’, under the supervision of Dr. Almut Hintze, the Zartoshty Brothers Professor of Zoroastrianism, and Dr. Arshin Abid-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies at SOAS, University of London. Ruzbeh has began researching the ‘Zoroastrians-By-Choice’ since 2015 and has […]
Tata Sons Prepare To Buy Air India
Tata Sons has started the process of due diligence of government-owned Air India and its subsidiary, Air India Express. Air India is nearly Rs. 40,000 crores in debt, and has been looking for divestment opportunities since 2017 – when it owed creditors upwards of Rs. 50,000 crores. Expressions of interest were invited in 2019, and – after a […]
XYZ’S Got Talent 2021 Unveiled
XYZ conducted one of its most anticipated yearly events – ‘XYZ’s Got Talent’ on 17th July, 2021. The Talent show commenced with elimination rounds of video entries sent in by members in the Under-8; Under-12; and Under-16 age groups in categories including Dance, Music, Acting and Mixed Bag. Over 90 participants sent in 1-minute video […]
Holy Wedlock Or Unholy Deadlock!?
Marriages may be made in heaven, but today, most do not last too long on earth. So, what goes wrong? Why does the wedlock turn into a deadlock? Why does a ‘better-half’ become a ‘bitter-half’? Could it be that when responsibility enters through the door, love flies out the window? Or could it be a […]
The Attributes Of Intelligent People
Teaching is genuinely a gratifying profession. Ask any teacher who teaches for the love of it. For years, I have taught truly gifted students as also those now categorised as development students… the ones who most has sort of give up on, the ones often told they need more remedial classes before they’re even allowed […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Telegram
Telegram is a Messenger service and is fast replacing Whatsapp as a more secure service, across devices. You can send media and files without any size limitation (unlike Whatsapp) – your entire chat history requires no disk space on your device, and is securely stored in the Telegram cloud for as long as you need […]
The Divine Energies In Our Wells
Our holy wells contain water which is blessed and charged with invisible energies bestowed by Pak Ahura Mazda. Our Zoroastrian religion enjoins the use of flowing water (as opposed to stagnant water) which is open to the rays of the sun, to be used for religious and ritual purposes. Two easily available sources of flowing water […]