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Mission Safeer gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award!
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 moreThe Collected Scholarly Writings of Dastur Firoze M. Kotwal Vol.1
Dear 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 moreAnahita’s Law – a film by Oorvazi Irani
Excited 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 Scholarships – 2019
FEZANA 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 moreLooking for Pesi Daruwalla and his progeny
Hello, 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 moreHumbandagi booklet
Some 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 moreJRB Jeejeebhoy – The Google of Bombay!
Mumbai 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 moreThe Parsi burial ground is a sign of Pindi’s rich heritage
* 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 moreGlobal Working Group (GWG) now aims to raise funds for Full Time Mobeds
At 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
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