I had recently read about the passing away of Dasturji Jamaspasa and I felt quite sad, as I fondly recalled having his presence during my Navar ceremony at Cama Baug in 1957. He was a scholar and a very soft spoken gentleman. May his soul rest in eternal peace! Soon after the demise of Dasturji Jamaspasa, I learnt about
Read moreZubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, was presented with the honour by Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland at the Indian Awards event held in the UK Houses of Parliament complex this week. A leading Indian entrepreneur who heads the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions has been named a Global Game Changer
Read moreAt ZTFE UK, A Life Well Lived – A Marathon 8 hour Workshop on Zoroastrianism By Bapsy Dastur Khojeste P. Mistree’s association with Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) is a long standing one. A life member since the early 1980s, Khojeste has given talks at ZTFE, beginning soon after completing his studies at Oxford University, where he read
Read moreThe religion founded by Iranian Prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster as called by Greek philosophers like Plato) over five thousand years ago, as described in his five Gathas (songs), give us the basic guidelines that are mostly timeless. His followers added rituals, prayers and traditions that serve as tools which can help to structure our lives according to the guidelines. Just as
Read moreZoroastrians are dwindling, but Russian academic Anton Zykov is making sure their distinctive tongue is not forgotten. Growing up in Moscow, Anton Zykov was surrounded by “all things Indian.” Jawaharlal Nehru Square, where the statue of India’s first prime minister stands, was just around the corner from his home. His bookshelf was lined with children’s biographies of Indian rulers like
Read moreCSW64 from 9 to 20 March 2020 in New York The FEZANA UN-NGO Committee is looking for participants to attend the 64th Commission on the Status of Women Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York from March 9 – 20, 2020. The focus this year will be on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Details available at:http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw64-2020 Individuals interested
Read moreKARACHI: The Bai Virbaijee Soparivala (BVS) Parsi High School celebrated its 160 years with prayers and a grand Milad on Thursday. The BVS Parsi High School was founded in 1859 by Seth Shapurji Hormusji Soparivala and his family in a small Parsi Balakshala housed in the residence of Dadabhoy Palonji Paymaster. But as the school-going community increased, it outgrew the
Read moreWe in the ZTFE are delighted to read in The Guardian, FT and other papers on Sunday 27th May 2019, that our patron Lord Karan F Bilimoria CBE DL will be appointed the next Vice President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on 18th June, and next year he will be confirmed as its President. You will agree that it is
Read moreYou will be delighted to learn that our very own ZTFE Life Member Mr Rohinton (Ron) Minoo Kalifa OBE, was appointed by Chancellor Philip Hammond on Friday 31st May 2019, to the Court of The Bank of England as a Non Executive Director. Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments Chancellor announces Bank of England appointmentsThe Chancellor today (31 May) announced one
Read moreA sea-loving Parsi family moved to Port Blair 35 years ago, to a house that had no electricity, no toilets, and on one occasion, no roof. Today, they run a thriving homestay, a spice farm and a kayaking tour company Tanaz, Shiraz and Dinaz on his wedding day In 1985, after a lifetime spent at sea, Captain Kersi Phiroze Noble
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