Monthly Archives: July 2020

Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies at UC Irvine

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UCI Jordan Center for Persian Studies & Culture is pleased to announce the establishment of the Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies at UC Irvine.The University of California, Irvine has received a $1.5 million challenge commitment from the Massiah Foundation to establish the Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies – the first of its kind in the United States. Additionally, the University of California

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Naoroji, India’s forgotten first nationalist

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#SoftCover Speaking on his new book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism” at ThePrint’s new collaboration with Harper Collins called ‘SoftCover’ and online launch, historian Dinyar Patel talks about the man who inspired Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru – Dadabhai Naoroji. Patel points out in this eminently readable biography that Naoroji is far more important to the idea of India than

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17th building at Navsari called ‘Dasturji Meherji K. D. Meherjirana Memorial House’

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WZO Trust Funds are happy to announce that their 17th building at Navsari called ‘Dasturji Meherji K. D. Meherjirana Memorial House’ has been completed, Jashan performed on July 26, 2020 and flats allotted to needy members of our community. The building has been constructed after demolishing the old building that was received by us as a bequest as per the

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Porus Olpadwala – Dean Emeritus of the College of Architecture, Art & Planning

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Porus Olpadwala   Porus Olpadwala is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning and Dean Emeritus of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.  His areas of scholarly interest are comparative political economy, urban and economic development, and environmental issues.  He has written on the development and transfer of corporate technology, international agriculture and food, social transition processes, and urbanization

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Jivanji Jamshedji Modi’s speech at the Parliament of Living Religions

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Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi’s Speech at the Parliament of World Religions.1893 at Chicago The glory of the Parliament of World Religions was most obvious in the opening ceremony, on Sept. 11, 1893. More than 4000 people had gathered in the Hall of Columbus, when at 10oclock a dozen representatives from different faiths marched into the hall hand in hand. At

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Sir Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy

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Birthday Salutations to Sir Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy (15th July-1783 to 14th April 1859) The biggest Philanthropist — Maker of Modern Mumbai His wife Lady Jeejeebhoy by making Mahim Causeway contributed to biggest wealth creation in Indian History Development of city of Mumbai Today is the 237th  Birth Anniversary of Sir JJ. His contribution towards building this great city is unparalleled and

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COVID19

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Humanity is not  Immune to pandemics Disease or  natural disasters  That’s when one  Realizes we are  not Captain of our fate  Or masters of our souls    It treats everybody  equally  It teaches us a  Very moral lesson  That Nobody has  Monopoly over wisdom   It  makes no  Distinction between A Hindu Muslim Sikh Bahai Jew  or Zoroastrian Nor does

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CENSUS OF BOMBAY CITY – 2 FEBRUARY 1864

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The list of the Parsis of Bombay by occupation shows that Parsis had a variety of occupations from accountants and bankers to hawkers, umbrella makers, cooks, servants, gardeners, prostitutes, palm wine dealers and many more.   Listing of Number of Parsis by Profession in Alphabetical order   TOTAL POPULATION   —   49201 MALES  —   28008 1-30 days–70 1-23 months–823 2-13 years–5873

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WZCC Dialogues – Villoo Morawalla Patell in conversation with Keki Turel

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  Click Here for quick access – https://zoom.us/j/8487251418 at 8.30 pm on Saturday, 18 July 2020 at 8.30 pm IST

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In conversation – Sam Manekshaw

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Some interesting snippets: Thanks Mahtab for the link – You can watch the full documentary by Parzor Foundation here: : https://youtu.be/fmV0AlnVw34

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