Monthly Archives: May 2008

A Zoroastrian Wedding – Firoze Hirjikaka

The main theme and the true raison d’etre for a Zoroastrian wedding is food. Zoroastrian wedding banquets are definitely for the weight watchers. Demurring protestations to the contrary, food is the reason most invited guests show up at these events. But I am getting ahead of myself….More

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Dr. Roozan Parvez Bharucha

Dr. Roozan Parvez Bharucha of Ahmedabad is a young Parsi achiever with many feathers in his cap. He was awarded the prestigious NASA Technological Excellence Award (2005 – 2006) for Self-Path Finding Land Rover Technology. Read more ….  

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FIRST IRANIAN MUSICIAN WHO WAS TITLED AS THE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

May 11, 2008 Manouchehr Saadat Noury, PhD – Persian Journal Iranian.ws   For a feel of some Persian Music, do click on the link in the article and listen to the music as you watch the different types of instruments being played. Our thanks to K F Keravala for directing us to the site.    

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WZCC Annual Recognition Awards

In the words of Adi Engineer, our Pune Chapter Chair, “The respect and recognition that a community enjoys is not only determined by its economic prosperity, but by the stature and ethics of its achievers.” The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) Annual Recognition Program was developed to recognize achievers who distinguish themselves in their respective fields, whether they are Professionals, Business People or Entrepreneurs.

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The Persian Connection The End Of The World!

Burjor Daboo has found this article interesting and would like to share it with us. the-persian-connection-end-of-the-world  

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Parsi Zarthushti, Prof. Vistasp Karbhari Heads Univ.of Alabama’s Academic Affairs

Friends,   According to a news report in India Journal, May 9, 2008:   “Prof Karbhari to Head Alabama Varsity’s Academic Wing  SAN DIEGO, CA – An Indian-American professor has been chosen to head the Academic Affairs wing of prestigious University of Alabama in Huntsville.  Dr. Vistasp M. Karbhari, from University of California, San Diego, was chosen Provost and Executive

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Protest against high-rise building in Godrej Baug

The Parsee Voice has arranged to have some protest letters so that the high rise building construction at Godrej Baug at the Dooongerwadi complex, be stopped. To read more, click on protest-against-highrise-at-godrej-baugh  Parsi Voice Letter dated 28th. April 2008 parsee-voice-lettter-dt28-apr-2008_please-share-these-knowledge    Further, read more on the subject on the-parsee-voice-why-a-high-rise-planned-near-doongerwadi-why-godrej-baug-rubble-dumped-at-doongerwadi    To read a letter from Mehlli N.Bhagalia, click here present-danger-to-dakhma-in-mumbai

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THRILLS AND REWARDS OF BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR

THE BOMBAY PARSI PUNCHAYET CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF DR.VILLOO MORAWALA – PATELL IN RECOGNITION OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAVING RECENTLY BESTOWED UPON HER THEIR HIGHEST AWARD OF OFFICER DE L’ORDRE NATIONAL DU MERITE (OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT) FOR HER PATH-BREAKING ENTREPRENEUIAL SKILLS AS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AVESTHAGEN LIMITED   TOPIC:THRILLS

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