Author Archives: Support

Appeal – Medical Assistance for Homai Vajravandi

Dear friends,   please help the Zoroastrian family who have appealed for help in the medical treatment of their family member.   Or, please refer them to appropriate charity funds or persons who can help them in their hour of need.   And please circulate this appeal to your friends, contacts and relatives – by email and by Facebook if

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FEZANA Bulletin – Jan. 2015

Dear Fellow Zarathushtis The FEZANA Bulletin for January 2015 can be viewed here: http://fezana.org/wp-content/uploads/FEZANA_Bulletin_2015_01.pdf  Feel free to share the FEZANA Bulletin with your association members, family and friends. If you would like to access past FEZANA Bulletins, the archives are available at: http://fezana.org/publication/bulletinarchives/ If you would like to receive a free copy of the FEZANA Bulletin delivered to your e-mail Inbox,

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The men of steel with a softer side

By Vibeke Venema BBC World Service   Tata, the Indian company that owns Tetley Tea and Jaguar Land Rover, prides itself on its ethics – 66% of the business is owned by charities. Its unique character was shaped by the passions of its founder Jamsetji Tata and his successors. Towards the end of the 19th Century, Indian businessman Jamsetji Tata

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Know your batasas

Click here : Interiors: Paris Bakery (1955) 287, Dukargully, Dhobi Talao (presently Dr. C. H. Street). When customers at the Paris Bakery ask about the price of a packet of batasa biscuits, Paris’ proprietor Danesh Nejadkay offers them a sample instead. ‘Once you taste, you are trapped,’ Nejadkay insists. Indeed Paris’ Maska Batasas are the tastiest dollops of butter (with

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Maj Gen Cyrus Pithawalla

Maj Gen Cyrus Pithawalla (centre) at the Republic Day Parade yesterday. He holds the unique distinction of being the only member of the Armed Forces to have been awarded both the Ashok Chakra and the Vishisht Seva Medal and to have the rank of a General. View Post Courtesy: Beyniaz Edulji

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XYZ Games

Upcoming event for your children hosted by XYZ Games on Sunday, February 15 at 9:30 am at Cusrow Baug in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Rules: 1. Each Team has 11 participants – 10 children + 1 XYZ Parent (No older siblings or friends). Among the 10 players, 2 children must be between the ages 4-6 years, 2 children between 7-10 years,

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Abuwala Parsi Infirmary, Navsari

Elders have held our hand at the time of our Sunrise now its our Turn to hold theirs at their Sunset. Abuwala Parsi Infirmary, Navsari serves the elders of our Parsi Community standing besides them in their times of sunset. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQFqf9K18D4 Courtesy : Maneck Bhujwala

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Tribute to Fereidoon Demehri

It is with deepest sadness we inform you that Mr. Fereidoon Demehri, the founder of our Zoroastrian News Agency (ZNA), passed away on Sunday January 18, 2015 at 12:57 PM in Vancouver Canada as a result of an unfortunate and untimely car accident. Unfortunate is an understatement as the radar detector on the camera that filmed the event, clearly shows

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Iranian director Bahram Beizaii to present “Ardaviraf’s Report”

Iranian director Bahram Beizaii to present “Ardaviraf’s Report” at Stanford University Source: Tehran Times Prominent Iranian playwright and director Bahram Beyzaie will stage reading performances of his latest play “Ardaviraf’s Report” at Stanford University on January 24 and 25. Playwright and director Bahram Beyzaie The play is Beyzaie’s theatrical rendition of an ancient Zoroastrian text that chronicles the journey of pious Ardaviraf to the

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