ZARA UMRIGAR CARVES A NICHE FOR HERSELF IN INTERNATIONAL HAUTE COUTURE
By Malavika Sangghvi | Mid-Day, Thursday, 27-Oct-2016 http://www.mid-day.com/articles/zara-umrigar-carves-a-niche-for-herself-in-international-haute-couture/17716181 The gown that was featured in...
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On the 27th April 1928 a baby was found in a first class railway carriage at Crystal Palace Low Level Station, which is in south London, UK. This baby was my mother. She was wrapped in a shawl with the...
View ArticleNext TATA Chairman Should Be From the Community – What do you think?
Parsis are upset and embarrassed after reading about the boardroom drama involving Ratan Tata, the tallest figure in the community and Tata Sons, a company “the whole community is proud of”. When The...
View ArticleWANTED – Receptionist in Pune
A Homoeopathic Medical Centre in Pune NIBM Kondhwa area has a vacancy of Lady Part Time / Full Time Receptionist cum personal assistant. Please apply with your full biodata to Dr. Oswal. Centre for...
View ArticleLesson 8 – Sarosh Baaj
E-Course on Zarathushti Religion Lesson – Sarosh Baaj I hope that you have grasped and internalized the previous prayer lessons. Trust that you must now be reciting your prayers slowly and with proper...
View ArticleLesson 9 – Ahmaai Raeshcha
E-Course on Zarathushti Religion Lesson – Ahmaai Raeshcha Let us begin this year with an appropriate wish for a Happy New Year! The Avestan prayer of Ahmaai Raeshcha is filled with good wishes similar...
View Article‘Cyrus the Great’ enters Iranian politics
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered King of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae outside Shiraz, south of Tehran, September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo – RTX2R70A Former President...
View ArticleCAP TURNS 30 – 7TH NOVEMBER 1986 TO 2016
Today, the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP) and I celebrate the Pearl Anniversary of our journey in the philanthropic space. Three decades is roughly a third of the average human life...
View ArticleTATAS’ GRAND MANSIONS OFFER A GLIMPSE OF A BYGONE WORLD
With Mumbai’s iconic Royal Opera House set to re-open after six years of laborious renovation, we’re in the mood for some more delectable history. To that end, Quint Lens presents a handful of...
View ArticleA comprehensive, step by step Guide to a Parsi Wedding
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View ArticleSMRITI IRANI’S DIWALI GIFT TO UDVADA
No marriage ritual is complete without paying homage and seeking blessings from our ‘Pak Iranshah Atash Padshah Saheb’ in Udvada. And how wonderful it would be if our trip to our sanctum sanctorum...
View ArticleLesson 10 – Hazangrem
E-Course on Zarathushti Religion Lesson – Hazangrem Navroze Mubarak to you and your dear ones! Here is a wish for Good Health and Healing for the Soul for the New Year! Let us begin this year with an...
View ArticleThe 25th All India Zoroastrian Youth Meet at Pune was a fun affair
Delegates at the 25th All India Zoroastrian Youth Meet in Pune organised by the Federation of Zoroastrian Youth Associations (FOZYA). Not many know who Zoroastrians are; they may be termed as a dying...
View ArticleAppeal – HOSHMAND ELAVIA
We write this note to introduce our son Hoshmand Elavia who has secured the 2nd Place in the JK Tyres Indikarting National Series powered by Tata Motors, which is a National level Karting Championship....
View ArticleA ZOROASTRIAN WAY! 2
“A Mistake which makes you Humble Is much better than an Achievement That makes you Arrogant” Asho Zarathushtra preached A very simple message: “Be Humible be tolerant Be respectful towards one...
View ArticleLesson 11- Short Jasa Mey Avanghey Mazda
E-Course on Zarathushti Religion Lesson – Short Jasa Mey Avanghey Mazda In the prior Ahmaai Raeshcha and Hazangarem prayers, I ask for blessings from Ahura Mazda. I do not ask for these blessings for...
View ArticleNASA Competition – Nari Gandhi Trophy – 2016-17
Nari-Gandhi trophy is a competition in the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENTS OF ARCHITECTURE-NASA. This time the documentation is about a HOUSE, emphasizing on its culture and tradition, the various...
View ArticleVideos and Photos from the amazing ZAGNY Fundraiser – Jamva Chaloji 2016
ZAGNY just had it’s famous “Jamva Chaloji” Event. We were not able to make it from Boston, but I feel it deserves to be shared on this blog. Jamva Chaloji literally means “Come Eat Please” – what a...
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