With a deep sense of pride and joy, we would like to inform you that Our Documentary..MISSION SAFEER THIRTY SEVEN DAYS TO FREEDOMhas won the award for Honourable Jury Mention at Prestigious 9th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2019 which has a world wide participation.The response from the audience was overwhelming and they said they were not aware of this rescue operation.We
Read moreDear Friends,This is to inform you that The Collected Scholarly Writings of Dastur Firoze M. Kotwal Vol.1, is available at Mumbai from Zoroastrian Studies. Orders can be placed from zstudies@gmail.com and phone orders at +91 2222047990 (Monday to Friday 11 am to 5.30 pm). The price of the book at Bombay is Rs. 3,500 + Courier/ Postage charges at cost. For 20 copies
Read moreExcited to announce my next film “Anahita’s Law” Redefining the identity of women in the 21st century Directed, Produced and Performed by Oorvazi Irani Screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy The short film is Releasing Online on Humaramovie on 3rd June 2019 Follow us for more updates on: Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/anahitaslaw Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Oorvazi Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/oorvaziirani
Read moreFEZANA Announces the opening of its Scholarship cycle. Applications are now being accepted for FEZANA Scholarships in the following categories: Academic Scholarships Performance and Creative Arts Scholarships Excellence in Sports Religious Education Each of these scholarships have different application processes, requirements and deadlines. Please visit the Scholarship page to get the most current information. Click Here for the FEZANA Scholarships
Read moreHello, I am Firdosh Khurshed Tolat, residing in Parel, Mumbai. My Paternal Grandmother was Manijeh Ratanshaw Tolat. She had a brother Pesi Daruwalla. Pesi Mama, as my Dad used to call him, had one son – Jehangir, and 3 daughters – Jaloo Arjani, Mehru Tarapore and Sheroo Engineer. We are trying to locate and contact them and their children. If
Read moreSome Parsee Humbandagis By Jamshed A. Modi This is a small format, approximately 20-page booklet containing 5 short humbandagis (group prayers), originally in Gujarati, transcripted and translated into English by the author. On the left pages are the humbandagis transcribed in English script; and the right are the translations into English. Three of these humbandagis were composed by the late
Read moreMumbai has forgotten the ‘leading historian’ who once highlighted its forgotten past JRB Jeejeebhoy, who wrote numerous pieces on the city and its heritage from the 1920s to the 1950s, has met the fate of his subjects. History unfortunately has been superseded in favour of flighty novels and trashy periodicals, with the result that the investigation and research into the
Read more* On Murree Road, in the heart of the city, a lane leads towards a heavy iron gate that opens out on an era of Parsi history It is a sweltering morning of June 1947. Weeks after vicious communal riots in Rawalpindi, Parsis are proffering teary-eyed goodbye to their home, Rawalpindi – standing amid Parsi cemetery on the narrow patches
Read moreAt the recent meeting of GWG held on May 05, 2019 at Orlando, USA, one of the issues discussed was the importance of making Mobedi, a financially viable profession to enable our respected Mobeds to lead a comfortable life and for survival of our community. In this context, it was felt necessary to extend financial support to young full time
Read more“I keep telling my children, ‘You are my real wealth.’ My husband always makes fun of me at this by saying, ‘Great then you must have the BSES bills and all of that covered’,” says Shernaz Mehernosh Turel, giggling at the idea like a little kid, a Parsi mother who is more of a friend and less of a parent
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