Lions Club of Bombay (Host), the premier legacy Lions Club in India and part of the Lions International District 3231A1, continued its tradition of celebrating Teachers Day by honouring distinguished teachers and academicians across diverse backgrounds, on 5th September, 2019, at Jade Gardens, Worli. President Lion Zubin Billimoria welcomed all and spoke of the indispensable […]
As Israel Philharmonic Bids An Emotional Farewell . completion of his impressive 50-year tenure, as Musical Director of the world renowned Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park. The grassy expanse of the Yarkon Park was filled with an enormous crowd of young and old, who rose almost simultaneously as the charismatic maestro […]
Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has been named a Global Game Changer, at an awards ceremony in London. He was presented with the honour by Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland, at the Indian Awards event held in the UK […]
9-year-old (Er.) Verzan Karkaria, son of proud parents Jennifer and Er. Cherag Sam Karkaria, was ordained Navar on 2nd June, 2019, at Kappawalla Agiary (Tardeo, Mumbai), under the able guidance of Panthaki Er. Zubin Dalal, Er. Adil Bhesania and Er. Farshid Dalal. The Navar ceremony at Kappawalla Agiary was performed after a gap of over […]
Mumbai’s Sheriar Irani and Zubin Sanjana, from Salsette Parsi Colony, completed the rigorous trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp (EBC) on 22nd April, 2019. They started the trek from Surkhe, on 15th April, 2019 to reach Phakding, followed by Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Dingboche, Thukla, Lobuche and Gorakshep, to finally reach the Everest Base Camp on the […]
A couple of years ago, a group of Parsis, under the guidance of Prof. Faredoon Kapadia, established ‘Zoroastrians’ – a Whatsapp group comprising just 8 people then, committed to serving the community with the objective of providing new learning and developing an understanding of our religion. The group has since grown to 114 members. Last […]
Parsee Gymkhana Triumph! The FOZAWAC All-Parsee Table Tennis tournament held at the Cusrow Baug Pavilion on 10-11 February saw a good turnout, with competitors arriving from Maharashtra, Navsari and Surat. Senior warhorses Percy Mehta, Sarosh Shroff and the Khandadia brothers rubbed shoulders with some upcoming talents. The Team witnessed 16-year-old Sohrab Mehta of Malcolm Baug, almost take Cama […]