Monthly Archives: March 2010

Refresher Program on Prayers

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REFRESHER PROGRAMME FOR OSTAS, ERVADS & ­BEHDIN PASBAANS

The M.F. Cama Athornan Institute is hosting refresher courses for Ostas, Ervads and Behdin Pasbaans between May 9 to 22. The courses seek to provide training and practice of ‘bhanter’ (different prayers) and various ceremonies. Imparting information by way of questions and answers on inter­esting topics and matters raised by young and old participants, there will be hand-on training. Guest Speakers will enlighten participants on various aspects of the religion through lec­tures, film and audio visual shows .

Registration is open to Athornan and Behdin participants from Mumbai, as well as from across India and abroad.

The programme is free and open to persons of all ages and will include boarding, lodging and supply of books, study materials, etc.

Contact: Er. Hormazdiyar Gowadia – 9969014126; Er. Mahiar Panthaki ­9821049251; Er. Jamshed Bhesadia (Panthaky) 9820326083; Er. Dinyar Vajifdar 26422435; Office of the Ex­Students’ Association, CIa. 12 Karani House, Dr. C.H. St., Dhabi Talao, Mumbai 400 002: 22000831. The last date for receiving entries is May 4.

Course on Avestan Yashts and Persian Shahnameh

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The M. J. Wadia Fire Temple Trust, Lalbaug proudly presents …

A Composite Course for 2010-2011

“The Avestan Yashts and the Persian Shahnameh- * 10 sessions of approximately 90 minutes (one session every month)

* Each session will have a talk by a select faculty, followed by discussions

* The course will have a second part the following year. * Topics: Yashts – Select Yashts like Hormazd, Ardibahesht, Haptan, Sarosh and Avan Yashts will be cxplained in detail with special reference to their practical applications.

Shahnameh will bc covered in bricf – Important episodes – will be individually presented, with emphasis on moral lessons from thc episodes.

* Date of Commencement: 4th April 2010, 11;00 a.m.

* Fees: Rs. 750 for the entire course.

* Venue M.J. Wadia Agiyari Hall, Lalbaug.

* Certificates will be given to all participants who complete the course

* Course Director: Er. Dr. Ramiyar P. Karanjia.

* For Registrations, contact Roxane on 98193 79345

Poona Parsee Panchayat Trustees

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All the Seven Candidates mentioned hereinbelow are Declared Elected unopposed for the post of Trustees of the POONA PARSEE PANCHAYAT for the period of 3 years. commencing from 01·04·2010.

  1. MR. DARUWALLA. JEHANGIR. RUSTOMJI
  2. MR. IRANI. FAROKH. BEHRAM
  3. MRS. IRANI TANAZ. D.
  4. MR. KAPADIA PERVEZ A.
  5. MR. MEHTA. RUMY. P.
  6. MR. NANAVATTI. NOSHIR. ARDESHIR
  7. MR. PASHUTANIZADEH. BAHRAM

TEHMASP BHARUCHA

CHAIRMAN

For POONA PARSEE PANCHAYAT

Premises available for Doctors

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Bombay Parsi Punchayet invites Applications from Young Parsi/lrani Practising Medical Doctors, preferably a General Practioner for the allotment of one cubicle, at R. N. Gamadia Polyclinic, Tardeo, Mumbai­ 400007 on Leave and Licence basis.

The area ofthe cubicle is 209 sq. ft.

Normally, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet accepts a reasonable deposit towards the allotment of the Cubicle.

Please send your academic / professional profile to Mr. M.P. Colah, Chief. Executive Officer, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, 3rd Floor, 209, Dr. D.N. Road, Mumbai-400001, within 15 days from the date ofthis notice.

The Zarathushti Stimulus Plan

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The Zarathushti Stimulus Plan:
Help find jobs for 170 unemployed Zoroastrians!

The Zarathusthi Stimulus Plan (www.zorostimulus.org) has 170 registered Zoroastrians who are un/under-employed and seeking a job.  Please take a few minutes of your time to do your part in assisting fellow Zoroastrians find a job and support their families during these historically difficult economic times.  Registrants are from all over the world, and several are in your local community.

  • Post a job opening.
    Is your company hiring? Know of a new job opening?  Post the job information at www.zorostimulus.org.

  • Reach out to those registered for the program.
    Take a few minutes to review the profiles of fellow Zoroastrians seeking job assistance at www.zorostimulus.org.  If you have a network in an industry/geography and can be off assistance to a specific individual, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them.   You can also register to be an official Mentor at the website.

If you are unemployed and would like to register for the Zoroastrian Stimulus Plan, visit www.zorostimulus.org

If you have any questions/concerns, feel free to email the Zoroastrian Stimulus Plan team at zorostimulus@fezana.org.

Dastur Faramroze Navroji Kutar

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Friends,

Roj Adar, Mah Avan  1379 Yz.

 Today on 25th March, 2010 being 81st Anniversary Salgreh of Rustam Faramna Agiary, on that joyous occasion forwarding the under mentioned article which was originally written in Gujarati by Jehangirji S. Chiniwalla paying tribute to Dastur Faramroze Navroji Kutar Dastur Darab Pahlan. This article has appeared in booklet in the year 1958 on 30th anniversary of Rustam Faramna Agiary  which coincided exactly with 1st death Anniversary of Dastur Faramroze Navroji Kutar. The oil painting of Dasturji Faramroze Kutar which is presently in the Prayer hall  was inaugurated  in 1958 on the above occasion, and was painted by late Minocher Patel himself a  khshnoomist.

Dastur Dr. Hormuzdiar Mirza of Sanjana Tola or clan connected to Shri Pak Iranshah AtashBehram has given additional information about Dasturji Farmroze Kutar in above mentioned Gujarati booklet worth mentioning  and is mentioned below:-

 “Dasturji  Faramroze became Navar and Maratab at ripe age of 13 years and has done various Pavmahal kriyas like Nirangdin, Hamayasht, Vandidad, Yajashne and also had vast knowledge of consecrating and ijvanu of Pak Makan or Fire temples.

 Besides he being an avid student of Zoroastrian literature was also conversant in composing beautiful poems in Farsi Language.

 Besides translation of Shahnamah in 10 Volumes he compiled Dictionary of Farsi Language in Gujarati script for Gujarati readers composing of nearly 1,75,000 words and its meaning.

 Out of his nine decades of worldly life, he spent 70 years of his life in service to two Daremehers in Mumbai, that of Rustam Faramna Agiary at Dadar and another at Tata Agiary situated at Bandra.”

Read on further…… Dastur Faramroze Navroji Kutar_Tribute by J S Chiniwalla

Courtesy :  Firdosh K Sukhia

A Zoroastrian’s walk through Wall Street

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By Nina Godiwalla
author

“What?!” is usually the response I get when I explain I’m Zoroastrian. It’s that vocabulary word you may have learned in your seventh-grade history class when you read about the world’s oldest monotheistic religion. It makes sense that it is not a commonly referenced word since you don’t run into Zoroastrians as often as you would during Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire. Currently, there are only about 140,000 left in the world and the ones in the U.S. flock to the five largest cities. My parents emigrated from India and raised me in Houston’s tight-knit Zoroastrian community, where we spent most weekends driving about an hour to rotating Zoroastrian dinner parties and social events. Growing up, my parents and community stressed the importance of economic success and prestige. So when I had the privilege to work on Wall Street, the epitome of the American dream–I was sold. It wasn’t something that people like me – second-generation, middle-class immigrants from the Texas public school system – got the opportunity to do.

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03/20/10
 
By A. J. Cave

The memory of the first people who joyfully celebrated the coming of a lovely blossoming spring after months of a cold harsh winter is lost in the fog of obscurity.

Over the years, the two seasonal festivals marking the beginning of spring and the end of summer took on religious significance for the ancient Iranians.  Celebration of Nava r∂zaηh and Mithrâkana became an integral part of the lives of the ancient Mazdaeans.  In Persian mythology the introduction of the great annual festival of the New Year was attributed to the mythical King Yima and later to Prophet Zarathuštra.

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Courtesy : Behram Pastakia
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