Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Parsi Institutions

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Agiaries, Aramgah, Atash Behrams, Anjumans, Associations, Clubs / Gymkhanas, Colleges, Infirmaries, Cultural Societies, Daremeher, Dharamshalas / Sanatoria, Dokhma, Foundations, Funds, Hospitals / Dispensaries, Hostels, Libraries, Museums, Orphanges, Press, Public Halls / Baugs, Religious Societies, Schools, Sport / Recreation

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Frohar Foundation

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AN APPEAL FROM FROHAR FOUNDATION
Frohar Foundation is a Public Trust, registered with the Charity Commissioner under the Bombay Public Trust Act., 1950- Registration No. E-19848. Frohar Foundation is committed to Reintegration of Indian Culture and Ancient History, Propagation of Oriental and Spiritual Studies with Modern outlook and Ancient Wisdom. The Foundation is well-known for the Tele-Serial “HUMTA HUKHTA HVARSHTA” i.e. “Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds” — focusing on Ancient Zoroastrian Culture & Heritage and way of life. This Unique Tele — Serial is one of its kind in the world.

Frohar Foundation is also involved in a very small way in other welfare and charitable activities like helping destitute women and children, giving MEDICAL AID to the needy, awarding EDUCATIONAL scholarships, distributing EXERCISE BOOKS TO STUDENTS, rehabilitating POOR FAMILIES and has helped hundreds of unfortunate people of Surat who had been rendered homeless and destitute due to the floods by creating a Special Food Relief Fund. Frohar Foundation organizes Educational Exhibitions on Ancient Culture and Heritage periodically in order to create awareness especially among the younger generation. We have recently started “The Silloo P. Mahava — Memorial Fund” with a view to perpetuate the memory of Mrs. Silloo Parvez Mahava, a social worker par excellence who was also the Trustee of the Frohar Foundation, as helping destitute women and children was very close to her heart. “The Silloo P. Mahava —Memorial Fund” will focus on the needy and helpless persons in society, including widows, children and students in need of financial aid.

On the auspicious occasions of Pateti, New Year and Khordad Sal, we urge you to contribute towards these important community projects by sending your valuable contributions/ donations. Your support will help to keep “Humta Hukhta Hvarshta”— the one and only program on the Parsee community – alive and enable us to support all these charitable and educational activities of Frohar Foundation. The Donations are exempted under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Please draw- the Cheques in favour of FROHAR FOUNDATION cross and order and send them to the following address:-12, Karani House, Off. Dr. C.H. Street, Dhobi Talao, Mumhai— 400 002.

For FROHAR FOUNDATION A. D. Baria [Trustee]

Association for performance of Death Ceremonies

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THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRST YEAR NECESSARY DEATH CEREMONIES OF THE PARSI ZOROASTRIANS.

A Society by the name of The Association For Performance Of The First Year Necessary Death Ceremonies Of The Parsi Zoroastrians was founded in the year 1942 for the purposes of performing the essential death ceremonies of Parsi Zoroastrian individuals who desire to perform the same, but do not have any relatives who will get it performed. Presently considerable expenses are incurred for after death ceremonies and many of our brethren may not be aware of the ceremonies necessarily needed to be performed. The reasons for these are many, ignorance being one of them. There are Pa rsi Zoroastrian who do not have any heirs or for several other reasons harbor fear whether after their life time, essential death ceremonies will be performed or not for the purpose of peace of their Ruyan and it is the aim of the Society that the death ceremonies are performed of the said individuals keeping in mind the sentiments attached to the Zoroastrian tenets.

Presently, the activities of the Society are being revived based on the need of several Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians, who have requested revival of the same. The Society is headed by Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia, Chairman of the Association, and ably guided by:

Ervad Aspandiar Dadachanji, Trustee, Panthaky, Vatcha Gandhi Agiary.

Ms. Shernaz D. Mehta, Trustee, Vice- Chairman, Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd.

Mr. Ma nek J. Kalyaniwal la, Trustee, Advocate & Solicitor, High Court, Bombay.

Ervad Pakzad Y Katpitia, Administrator, Panthaky, Mithaiwala Agiary.

The Society is in talks with various Agiaries/Atash Behrams for a tie up for the performance of the first year After Death Ceremonies of the Zoroastrians, according to the area in which they live, and even the Zoroastrian individuals living outside Mumbai/lndia can avail of the Scheme offered by the Society.

The Society has presently two Options. It covers the essential after death ceremonies for one year including Muktad and is presently priced at Rs. 40,000/-. Option 2 is the economical scheme priced at Rs. 25,000/-, further details can be obtained from the Administrator from the Association’s office. The Zoroastrian individuals desiring to become members of this Scheme can contact the Society at the following address: Ervad Pakzad Y. Katpitia, Mithaiwala Agiary Compound, Jehangir Daji Street, Sleater Road, Grant Road (West), Mumbai 400007. Phone No. 8080222227, email: 1yeardeathceremonies@gmail.com Zoroastrians who desire to get their first year after death ceremonies performed should become members of the Society by paying a nominal sum of Rs.51/- and thereafter can opt for any of the schemes mentioned above.

The Society is registered as per the Society’s Registration Act and also under the Bombay Public Trust Act and is being looked after by its Board of Trustees. Community members may take advantage of this Scheme depending on their needs. A General Meeting of the Association will be held on Saturday, 276 August 2011 at the administrative office of the Association at 10 am.

Aslaji inscription

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Attaching a pic of the commemorative slab on the agiary otla.

The first paragraph translated reads roughly as

In the year 1855 Aslaji Bhikhaji in his private Orchard built a Dar-e-Meher for his family and private use. After his Demise his spouse Dosibai sold this place with the Dar-e-Meher to her Nephew Jehangirji Bejonji Vakil who built this present building and declared it open on September 7, 1865 Roj Behram yazad Mah Aspandarmard 1234 Yz.

To read the rest please see attachment.

Click on the pic for the inscription in Gujarati

Courtesy : Meher Modi

Help in the birth of a new Zarthusti Center

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Greetings to you from Cincinnati, Ohio.  I am writing to you with an urgent request for help from your organization. We are an active Zoroastrian Association even though we are small community.  We conduct several religious and cultural activities to educate our youth, create awareness of our religion among the non-Zoroastrians in our region, celebrate our cultural events, and do jasans, muktad prayers, etc. 

 I served as President for 6 years for the Zoroastrian Association of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana (ZAKOI), before moving on to an important project in 2008, which I am leading currently.  Our project is to buy or build a reasonable sized Hall/Center for our community’s growing needs. 

 

We have recently found such a property (priced at approx $200,000) in good condition, that we believe will serve our community’s needs.  It is a large hall owned by the Italian American Society that can seat 150 people, and it sits on a 2-acre piece of land.  With all this land, there is a possibility of constructing a separate prayer room (Dadgah) in the future when we gather the funds to do that.

 We have been trying our best to raise funds here, and have succeeded in collecting about $30,000 so far.  We have a donor who is willing to help us out with half the purchase price, but we have to come up with the other half soon if we hope to buy this property.  We still need to raise another $70,000 as soon as possible to take advantage of this exciting opportunity for our community.

 

We appeal to your association to help us with any amount you can afford, and to please spread the word about our urgent need for funds among your community members.  We will gratefully accept any help, no matter how small or big, to help us take one step closer to fulfilling our dream of having our own Center. 

 I am attaching for your information our Brochure, and a file presenting the property for proposed ZAKOI Center. 

 Our need is urgent.  Please kindly consider helping us with any amount you can give.

 Our Zoroastrian community here and all the future Zoroastrians who will ever live in this region will forever be grateful to you and your organization for any help your association/members can give us.  Looking forward to your reply, and thanking you,

 Most Sincerely,

Bakhtavar Desai

Chair

Center Fund Committee

Zoroastrian Association of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana

ZAKOIBrochure

ProposedZAKOICenter

 

Liaison Committee – BPP

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PARSI PUNCHAYET BOMBAY – LIAISON COMMITTEE

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS, GOOD DEEDS

Liaison Committee renders services in the field of Health, Education and Welfare since 1948 (62 years young). It caters to family and children’s welfare. It organizes social activities for children viz. Holiday Camps, New Year functions, outings/picnics and free distribution of Exercise Books/Stationery, School Bags, etc. It as well distributes grains/gifts articles to poor and needy senior citizens. It also acts as an Investigation Agency for charity help referred to by over 30 Trusts of Mumbai and Valsad.

The Liaison Committee has a Work Centre where Sadras, Pyjamas, Kustis are sold. This works on a win-win situation as the materials are sold at a very reasonable cost on the one hand and on the other it helps the poor and the needy families to supplement their income as it generates employment for the underprivileged.

The Liaison Committee also accepts old Clothes, Mulmul and Siavs which are distributed to the poor free of cost after stitching Sadras from the Slays. We hereby make a humble appeal soliciting your generosity on the auspicious occasion of the Parsi New Year. Needless to mention your contribution in whatever amount would go a long way to able us to assist the poor, needy and underprivileged community members.

May we also request to pass on this request message of Social Services amongst your relatives and friends. May we look forward to your compassionate heart for a zealous contribution for the ultimate benefit for the deserving people. . Please draw a cheque in favour of ‘Parsi Punchayet Bombay A/c. Liaison Committee’ and forward the same to Parsi Punchayet Bombay- Liaison Committee, Sir H.C. Dinshaw Industrial Institute Bldg., Chikalwadi, 275-V, Tardeo Road, Mumbai —400 007, Tel: 23882748, 23811233. We wish you in advance a Prosperous and Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones.

Thanking you, in advance.

Mr. Dinshaw R. Mehta Chairman

Mr. Adi H. Billimoria –  Sr. Executive

Mr. Ratan K. Lalkaka   Hon. Secretary

The Five Gathas

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The Five Gathas 

What is Avesta Ba Azaenteesh, Gatha Mat Azaenteesh ???

Paigambar Saheb himself composed 21 Nasks of Frashusho Mathra of yazatic language, later on under instructions of Dadar Ahuramazda himself, he gave permission to his disciples to compose 21 Nasks of ”Manthra Spenta” of Avesta, which narrates Cosmogenenesis or  ”Shrusti Rachna”. That is why these  Manthra are called as  Avesta. ”A” meaning that which has got no beginning nor ending, and ”Vesta” or VID= to know or an all encompassing knowledge having no beginning or end . Not every Time cycle is same and there is always a difference between each Time frame. At every beginning of such Time cycle a Rainidar also known as ”Deen-Arastar’ ‘ under strict permission of nature, is given kshathra or righteous authority by none other than Dadar Ahuramazda and under supervision of Zarathustra. Rainidar  who descends observes the Time cycle with spiritual foresight in Sezda or Cinematography and assesses the type of souls that will descend with a certain type of collective kesas or karma  which they will have to tackle with during their individual lifetime cycle know as ”Zarvane Thvash Khadat”. Taking into consideration the karma of those souls descending, the Rainidar likewise does arrange appropriately 21 Nasks suitable for them, from Frashusho Manthra and Manthra Spenta. The Rainidar as per Stoat Yasna adds in it the riddle which is in code also known as ”Azaenteesh’ ‘ i.e. Avesta along with its original deep import entwined in it.  The Rainidar thus hands over such composed Avesta which is ”tailor made” for those particular souls whose collective karma is entwined in that Time frame. Our last Rainidar Dastur Aderbad Marespand under whose Dasturi we all are living in has himself composed new  Avesta and Patet appropriate for our souls transmutation. Hence whatever Avesta we have with us is riddled with deep import known as ”Azaenteesh’ ‘. Each word of such Avesta has got 9 different levels of understanding in it which is connected with our nine seams of our physical body. They are composed of 3 physical levels, 3 non-physical levels, and 3 Minoi levels. That is how we progress further towards physical form of perfection or Tandarosti, by keeping our ultra-physical body healthy and thus achieve perfection known as Mun-Darosti, and we will finally achieve perfection of Minoi body known as Ruvan-Darosti. Thus by Ruvan Darosti the Minoi triad of Ruvan-Baod-Farohar within our body is nourished and activated which can connect us straight away with yazatic forces in nature.

For clear understanding …. click here…

The Five Gathas Part 1 of 2

The Five Gathas Part 2 of 2

Courtesy : Firdosh K Sukhia

Humbandagi during the muktad days

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DADAR JASHAN TRUST

 

 HUMBANDAGI daily  at 7.00 p.m.  at Rustomfaramna Agiary during the muktad days from Roz Astad to Gatha Vahishtoisht i.e. from Tuesday 9thAugust to Thursday 18th August 2011.  All Parsi Zarthushtis are welcome.

 DADAR JASHAN TRUST was founded by late Dasturji Faramroz Kutar and late Seth Ardeshir B. Homavazir as Namankit Narnaroni Yaad Jalavnari Jashan Committee in 1931. For the past eighty years it has been organising jashans each month on every Behram Roz followed by religious lectures. Those desirous of donating to this Trust may give their contribution to Ervad Kaizad Karkaria or Mr. Homi Irani, sukhadwalla in cash or cheque favouring “Dadar Jashan Trust”.   

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