K.C.MAHINDRA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ABROAD A ladder for talent to rise. The trustees of K.C. Mahindra Education Trust offer interest-free loan scholarships to Indian nationals for post-graduate studies abroad in various fields. Applications are invited for the K.C. Mahindra Scholarships for Post-Graduate Studies for the year 2013. The maximum amount for the scholarships will be Rs. 2 lakhs except
Read moreThe town of Navsari, near Surat in Gujarat, is the ancestral home of many eminent Parsi families (of which several were prominent in the China trade). The First Dastoor Meherjirana Library was founded and endowed by a prominent mercantile family and it has been sustained for over one hundred forty years by other Parsi families from Navsari. The library’s brochure explains: ‘in 1872, a
Read moreNOTICE ! 14th Anniversary of the Dadgah Saheb at the M F Cama AthornanInstitute Prayer Hall A Jashan ceremony will be held on the occasion of the 14th Anniversary of the Dadgah Saheb at the MF Cama Athornan Institute prayer hall on Roj Behram,Mah Shehrevar Y.Z. 1382, on Sunday 3rd February, 2013 at 4.45 p.m. This will be followed by a contributory Machi which will be performed in Aiwisuthrem Geh. Contributions for the above Machi and for the Dadgah Saheb may be given to the Principal at the M.F. Cama Athornan Institute, 12, Cama Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai-400058. Trustee.
Read moreYoung Professionals Norouz Retreat March 1- March 3, 2013, New York City Zoroastrian Youth of North America (ZYNA) will be kicking off the NEW YEAR 2013! Join us, in the BIG APPLE, for a celebration filled with festivities, friendship and fellowship. This will be a networking social retreat geared towards established professionals (ages 25-45) who want to network. The new
Read moreSadeh is also known to be a Zoroastrian celebration of fire and driving the cold winter away with the new light and warmth of spring and summer. It is a time of chasing away falsehood with the light of truth. On this holiday children go around door to door and collect wood for the fire. While adults are in charge
Read moreBeautiful pictures, especially that of Yazd’s Atash Behram Click Here for the presentation Courtesy : Aspi Bugwadia
Read moreWhat is the right time to celebrate Navroze in your city? Here is a detailed listing provided at the “ 7seen.com” i.e. Haft Seen .com Click here: http://www.7seen.com However to arrive at a more accurate time for your city please note the following. Navrooz is that exact split second time, when the Sun crosses over from the Southern hemisphere into the Northern. The
Read moreAfter the British colonies, still left are the Parsi colonies, on which the sun never sets! Because at 2 am old ladies are chasing stray dogs with sticks, At 3 am somebody’s TV is loud enough to keep the watchmen awake, At 4 am the grannys wake up to pee, At 5 am the duudhwala comes from ‘parsi’ dairy farm
Read moreHi all, A friend of mine suffering from multiple myloma (bone marrow cancer) requires A+ BLOOD urgently. All donors r requested to contact MRS KHAMBATTA RM NO 102 1ST FLOOR AT PARSI GENERAL HOSPITAL, MUMBAI, ON MONDAY 28th Jan., 2013, AFTER 10.00AM REGARDS SHARUKH DUBASH Courtesy : Hushang Vakil
Read moreHi all, received this from a friend Do pass this on as some good may come out of this. To All Fellow Bawas. Most of us go to the known fire temples that have graced our localities as far back as we can remember, but there are some fire temples numbering about five or so that are not known to most
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