Polly Umrigar, born March 28, 1926, was one of greatest batsmen in Indian cricket and a colossal figure of the fifties and sixties. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the legend on his 87th birthday. Click here for More Courtesy : K F Keravala
Read moreDear all, The 10th World Zoroastrian Congress will be held in Mumbai from 27thDecember to 30th December 2013. The last World Zoroastrian Congress was hosted by Dubai in December 2009, and India will be hosting this grand event after an interval of 23 years. The Organising Committee of the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress is making all efforts to make this event
Read moreVakhshoori Foundation announces sixteen Zarathushti Academic Scholarship winners for 2012-2013 Mr. Zubin Shroff: $10,000 Doctor of Science (SD) in Global Health Systems, Harvard University, School of Public Health Mr. Artan Zandian: $4,000 Master of Environmental Design, University of Calgary (Canada) Ms. Pardis Gheibi: $3,500 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley Mr. Mehernush Shroff: $3,000 Master of Education, Lesley University Ms. Mitra Mehrabani: $3,000
Read moreWANTED Lead actress and actress for a supporting role for an English Film to be released worldwide. Age group 23 to 35 years. The candidates must be willing to expose to the demands of the script. Interested persons may apply to Mehernosh Kapadia – mkfilms7@gmail.com with CV and photos
Read moreSHOULD ONE SIGN THE “RENEWALS” OF EXPIRED LEAVE & LICENCE AGREEMENTS AS DEMANDED BY THE BPP? The trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) are trying to browbeat the residents of Parsi Baugs under their control to “renew” leave and licence agreement which have expired years ago. Should the residents accede to the request and sign the agreement? No. Here’s
Read moreIHF America, in partnership with the British Museum and theArthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to present the 2013 tour of the Cyrus Cylinder to the US, an historical first. The tour is hosted by five major museums across the country, and is officially underwritten and funded by IHF America in conjunction with sponsorships by a number of organizations, individual donors,
Read moreThis is just for information. The state committee including officials from the health and sales tax departments and charity commissioners’ office scouted 49 city hospitals to check if they were adhering to the rules under the Bombay Public Trust (BPT) Act and norms of the Indigent Patient Fund (IPF) for poor patients. The committee, divided in 53 teams, found
Read moreDo watch this video. It was live from the Sachler Gallery at the Gala opening Night of the Exhibition March 4th, 2013 CNN was there and boith neil McGregor adn Christiane Amanpour were at the same table as Katayun Kapadia, FEZANA President (special invitee) We Zoroastrians should be proud of our Iranian heritage. Christiane Amanpour on the Cyrus Cylinder Click here to
Read moreNorouz (Nowruz) in Persian means “New day”. It is the beginning of the year for the peoples of Iran (Greater Iran, including: Afghanistan, Arran (Republic of Azerbaijan) and Central Asian Republics). It begins precisely with the beginning of spring on vernal equinox (on March 20th this year). Click Here for some more exotic pics …………
Read moreThe Indian Textile Show that opened Day Four at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2013 began with Ashdeen Lilaowala, a graduate of the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, who started his label “Ashdeen” specialising in ancient Oriental and Persian hand embroidery and is the author of the book “Threads of Continuity” on the complex Zoroastrian art of Kusti weaving. Giving a
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