As part of Namaste France festival, contemporary dance icon Astad Deboo will collaborate with Manipuri drummers at France’s Opéra Bastille He turns 70 next year, but there’s no stopping Astad Deboo. A pioneer in the field of Indian contemporary dance, he has been invited to perform at the Namaste France festival in Paris. The 75… Continue reading Paris call for Astad Deboo
Month: September 2016
Sanaya Bharucha Speaks at United Nations Youth Panel for Financing Global Education
Sanaya Bharucha, 28 years old, from Pune, India; works as Senior Manager – Training and Support with Teach for India, was selected as part of the United Nations Youth Panel for Financing Global Education. Sanaya attended the launch of the Report by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity at the United Nations in… Continue reading Sanaya Bharucha Speaks at United Nations Youth Panel for Financing Global Education
Cornelia Sorabji Law Program at Oxford
Somerville College, Oxford Press Release THE CORNELIA SORABJI LAW PROGRAMME Cornelia Sorabji, the first female law student at Oxford in 1889 continues to provide a pioneering link between India and the University of Oxford. Cornelia Sorabji was not only Somerville College’s first Indian student, but was also the first Indian woman to study at any… Continue reading Cornelia Sorabji Law Program at Oxford
Kobad Zarolia Represents Zoroastrian Faith at Israel Conference on Ancient Faiths
Ervad Kobad Zarolia was invited to represent Zoroastrians at this Conference held in Jerusalem Israel. This was the brain child of Bawa Jain Secretary General of World Council of Religious Leaders and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. Religious Leaders of Eastern Religions were invited to have meeting with Israel Leaders and Jewish Religion Heads.… Continue reading Kobad Zarolia Represents Zoroastrian Faith at Israel Conference on Ancient Faiths
At the WZO Center in Navsari The Wedding Bells Toll A Second Time
DESTINY PLAYS ITS PART FOR SECOND NUPTIAL AT WZO TRUST FUNDS BAI MANECKBAI P. B. JEEJEEBHOY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER AT NAVSARI. By: Dara M. Rivetna On September 16, 2016 early in the morning there was a lot of Tam-dum & preparations for a traditional Parsi Wedding. As some of the lady members of the staff… Continue reading At the WZO Center in Navsari The Wedding Bells Toll A Second Time
Young Soccer Star Arzan Todywalla from New Zealand Strikes Again
15 year old Arzan Toddywalla of Auckland, New Zealand has had the privilege of going to the United Kingdom thrice in last three consecutive years, and it has all been due to his immense passion & talent for football. Article by Rashna Dorab Tata The first international highlight in Arzan’s career occurred in 2014, when… Continue reading Young Soccer Star Arzan Todywalla from New Zealand Strikes Again
Houston Welcomes Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor
Houston Welcomes Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor It began with a simple email from Ervad Soli Dastur of Florida, who wrote to some of us about Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor’s visit to Dallas, Texas. This started a flurry of emails among Parsi Zarathushtis of Houston to see if the Dasturji could visit Houston as… Continue reading Houston Welcomes Udvada’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor
