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R D Sethna Scholarships

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Applications
are invited from Indian students of

all communities for grant of Loan Scholarships for

Scientific, Technical, Medical and other

Professional courses in India and abroad.

Application Forms may be obtained from the

Trust office on payment of Rs.50/- either in cash or

by Postal Order. Candidates requesting for

Forms by post must send a self-addressed

Rs.10/- stamped envelope of size: 23 cm x 10 cm.

Duly completed Application Forms

should be mailed to the Trust Office.

F M Rustomji

Chief Executive
office@rdsethnascholarships.org
www.rdsethnascholarships.org

 

Jiyo Parsi Program

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Dear Friends,

1) The BBC WORLD NEWS, INDIA TELECAST SHOW will feature my interview on Jiyo Parsi Programme on Sunday 20th Oct, at 11 a.m., 
2) The NDTV show, WE THE PEOPLE on the same day, 20th Oct  at 8 p.m. will have Barkha Dutt asking my views  on the show on marriage trend in Parsi community and how best we plan to make the “Jiyo Parsi” Programme a success.
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23rd September 2013, will always be remembered in the history of Parsi community, as we few Parsis were fortunate to witness the momentous “Jiyo-Parsi” Scheme launch and were appreciated for the community’s contributions in almost all fields – business, medicine, law, industry, music, arts and many others.
The Honourable Minister Mr K Rahman Khan expressed deep concern for the major problem facing the Parsi community namely that of declining population & further expressed that this was a small step by Ministry of Minority Affairs, (MOMA)  to pay their debt to the Parsi community  & also reemphasized that we cannot afford to lose this community with such remarkable contributions.
An amount of Rs. 10 crores has been sanctioned by MOMA to  correct the population decline by targeting infertility as a cause, so that the Parsi community will attempt to increase the number of births by correcting infertility by this Scheme.
At this function held in New Delhi, my appointment as Director for this 12th Planning Commission, 4 year Programme  “Jiyo Parsi” was formally announced after which I was requested to make my presentation on  : An Overview of the  Parsi community, how this Programme will impact the declining population and ways in which we propose to implement the Programme.
In 2001, Census data showed a Parsi population in India of only 69,601 and the worldwide population to be approximately 1,00,000. Infact estimates that with 12% decrease of population per decade, there will be only 36,730 Parsis by 2050 and 19,382 Parsis by 2100.
A study conducted recently by Dr Shroff  at Harvard University, confirmed that low fertility is chiefly responsible for the dramatic decrease in the Parsi population & therefore, only a dramatic increase in fertility can arrest this trend and bring about the existence of a viable and demographically stable Parsi community in Mumbai. The causes of low fertility rate are not per se biological infertility, but that arising due to late marriae and late conception.
To make this program successful, the key elements are right mindset, cooperation within community members and most importantly working strategically with correct focus.

PhD, MAMS, FIMSA, FICN,Through the collective wisdom of our community members, community leadership and religious leadership, we can & must save our beautiful community from becoming extinct.
Please find Photos attached of Jiyo – Parsi Launch function
Kind Regards,
Dr Zinobia Madan,
Founder & Managing Director
ClinOma Healthcare
               &
Honorary Consultant in Lifestyle Medicine
Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
                &
Director – ‘Jiyo Parsi’ Programme
Cell : 9820606934.
Here is the link to the BBC segment for those who missed it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24582607

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For a truly rollicking vacation  there’s no place better to stay in than at the chain of resorts in Goa, Shimla, Jaipur, Kerala. You will fall in love with our fantastic location: atop a hill and within walking distance of the beaches, night bazaar and water parks. Your family will thrill in our recreational facilities:  swimming pools, gym, spa, salon, table-tennis, underwater aerobics, snake shows and much more. You will enjoy the weekly, live jazz music and authentic cuisine at our restaurants.

But what will really have you hooked is our residential-style rooms where spacious bedrooms, balconies and a modular kitchen complete with hobs, microwave oven and cutlery make you and your family feel completely relaxed and at home. 

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London Underground Poster: The Everlasting Flame Exhibition

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Dear ZTFE Members & Well-wishers

Many of you this morning must have been surprised to see the attached poster on London Underground stations advertising The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination.

Later this evening many of you will witness the launch of The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination.  It will be the first time in the history of this country that an exhibition has been mounted on Zoroastrianism.

ZTFE thanks all our donors who heeded to our appeal that enabled the ZTFE to meet its pledge with SOAS to core fund the exhibition.  ZTFE went further and sponsored the exhibition poster campaign on London Underground stations and also the exhibition catalogue, which is dedicated in the memory of our benefactors and patrons the Zartoshty Brothers.

We at the ZTFE are delighted that Homa Zartoshty has made a special trip to London to be with us for the opening of the Everlasting Flame Exhibition.  We are also certain that the Fravashis of the Zartoshty Brothers will be with us tonight at SOAS participating in the proceedings.  May the generosity of the Zartoshty Brothers continue to inspire all of us to donate to our community.

There are 150 posters randomly located for 8 weeks on various London Underground Stations, mainly in zones 1, 2 and 3.  Some of you may wish to locate the stations where all the 150 posters are located and take photos and forward the list with photos to the ZTFE Secretariat by post or email on secretary@ztfe.com.   The first three to spot all 150 posters will receive a copy of the Everlasting Flame catalogue.

 

Yours sincerely
Malcolm M Deboo
ZTFE President

 

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Piroja Fali Forbes Award

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PIROJA FAL1 FORBES AWARD (Donated by her daughter Sherie Adi Ashburner)

AND

BOMBAY PARSI PUNCHAYET AWARD

Applications are invited for the above two Awards from Parsi Boys and Girls who have achieved highest marks in aggregate in the I.C.S.E/ C.B.S.E./S.S.C Examinations held in March 2013, from a recognized School in Proper Mumbai and Suburbs. Applications giving details of academic and extra curricular activities alongwith a xerox copy of the marksheet and certificates, should be forwarded to Mr. C.S. Panthaki, Sr. Executive (Welfare), Parsi Punchayet Office, 209, Dr. D. N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001.

The last date for submission of the application is NoVember 9. 2013

Educational Assistance

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THE BANDRA PARSEE ASSOCIATION (Since 1949)

The Bandra Parsee Association invites Applications from Zoroastrian students residing in Bandra and Western suburbs for financial assistance for school and college education. Students desirous of financial help, should collect the application forms from, The Jt. Hon. Secretary, Mr. Sam S. Choksey, 602, Kakad Apartments, (Opp. Hongkong Bank), No. 4 Pali Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai 400050

Application forms will be issued only on Saturday 19th and Sunday October 20th 2013 between 10 am and 6 pm. Application forms can be requested on: bpabandra1949@gmail.com  Members of Bandra Parsee Association are requested to update their contact details (Name, Mobile No. & e-mail address ) on bpabandra1949@gmail.com

Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary – Appeal for Donations

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SETH M.C. DAMANWALLA CHARITABLE DISPENSARY

Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road,  Udwada 396180

APPEAL FOR DONATIONS 

The Seth M C Damanwalla Charitable Dispensary was established in the year 1867 by Udwada Samast Anjuman, and has,  ever since its inception, served the Medical needs of Parsi and non Parsi residents of Udwada and surrounding villages. The Dispensary is only one of its kind In the area meeting the Medical needs of poor residents from the voluntary donations received by the dispensary.

Some of the services rendered by the dispensary are enumerated below:

  • Free medical treatment including medicines, to all Parsi residents as well as Parsi visitors to Udwada
  • Monthly quota of medicines delivered to Resident Parsi patients at their door step as prescribed by Doctors /Specialists for persistent/ chronic ailments.
  • Reimbursement of other actual Medical expenses incurred by Parsi patients, such as consultations of Specialists, Pathological tests and other medical investigations / treatment as may be prescribed by Doctors/ Consultants.
  • Totally subsidized medical treatment to all non Parsi patients, including medicines at reasonable rates
  • The Dispensary also gives free treatment/medicines/medical aid to needy & deserving non Parsi patients

We have enlisted the services of a full time Resident Doctor, who has been allotted a welt furnished bungalow adjacent to the Dispensary Building with amenities like free electricity, gas, water, telephone, TV, Refrigerator etc. besides a handsome monthly salary and other allowances, such as home visit fees etc. We are happy to inform that Dr. Mrs. Shirin P. Shroff is a Resident Medical Officer of our dispensary,

You will appreciate that all the above functions entail a heavy drain on the funds of the Dispensary, necessitating the need tor donations from kind Donors like you. Your donation could be forwarded by Cross & Order Cheque to the following address in the name of SETH M C DAMANWALLA CHARITABLE DISPENSARY for which an official receipt will be issued with 80 G – lT Exemption Certificate. Due to heavy price escalation in medicines, medical, equipments etc., we appeal you to donate generously for the noble cause.

Yours truly

ZARIR M. DASTUR  (PRESIDENT) Mob,: 09825424251

KERSASP B. SIDHWA (SECRETARY)  Mob. 9099790259

52nd Session, Commission for Social Development – 11 – 21 February 2014

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The Commission for Social Development (CSocD) will meet at UN Headquarters in New York under the priority theme is “Promoting empowerment of people in achieving poverty eradication, social integration and full employment and decent work for all”.  This year will be devoted to the policy segment of the cycle.
NGOs in General and Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC interested in issuing written statements should email them to ngo@un.org.
Best Regards,
Civil Society and Outreach Unit (CSOU)
Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Secretariat Building, United Nations Headquarters, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Website: http://social.un.org | http://www.unsdn.org
Email: ngo@un.org
Courtesy : Behram Pastakia

A New Account

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Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala, and his wild ambition

In 1910, a young Parsi assistant accountant with the Bank of India in Bombay had the far-fetched idea that he could set up a bank of his own. When news of this alarmingly ambitious enterprise reached his Manager, H.P. Stringfellow, he sent for the young man seeking confirmation of such vaulting intent. At first, Stringfellow regarded it as a ‘huge joke’ but when he realised that the young man was serious, gravely advised him to abandon his scheme of a bank promoted and managed by Indians. Stringfellow was concerned about the young man’s career. The young man had served the bank well and since no other Indian had attained the status he had, Stringfellow told him that he would be foolish to throw it all away in the search of a chimera. He asked him to ponder his advice and reconsider his decision. But the young man had already made up his mind and told his manager, ‘Sir, I have made up my mind. I resign the bank’s service. One day, my bank will be bigger than yours.’ In this seemingly precipitate manner was the decision taken from which a premier banking institution in the country was born. The young man: Sorabji N. Pochkhanawala. The bank: The Central Bank of India. Sorabji nurtured Stringfellow’s ‘huge joke’ into a living reality and if his manager was amused, it was Sorabji who laughed all the way to his ‘own’ bank.

Click Here to read more about this interesting story

Click Here for one more excerpt in Live MInt

Introducing the launch of Eat In Style by Feritta

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Some of you know Feritta as the recording artist and singer, well in addition to her singing talents this enterprising Zoroastrian has also recently launched a YouTube page and Facebook page to give us a look at the delicious recipes of her upcoming cookbook ‘Eat In Style by Feritta’.  The Facebook pages features recipes from the cookbook, gorgeous food pics and tips on making entertaining a breeze.  Her Youtube page features cooking demonstrations of a variety of cuisines with a new video each month.  
 
For those who want to hear her music:
Please join and subscribe to her pages and support our talented Feritta.

 

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