Over the last two weekends the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) presented the world ONLINE premiere of Pestonji Na Parakram, a hugely succesful Parsi Natak. The Natak had originally been performed in 1995 by ZAGNY members as a fundraiser. The recordings of the natak were premiered this June 2020 on youtube. Broken into… Continue reading Pestonji Na Parakram: A Parsi Gujarati Natak by ZAGNY
Month: June 2020
Leadership in Times of Adversity: Adil Malia
The WZCC Toronto Chapter held a very thought provoking webinar on Saturday, June 13th, 2020. Led by Chapter Chair, Cyrus Patel & Secretary, Arashasp Shroff, the topic of discussion was ‘Leadership in Times Adversity by Dr. Adil Malia, a thought leader in the different dimensions of corporate transformation, people, and leadership. The webinar was started… Continue reading Leadership in Times of Adversity: Adil Malia
BPP: The Positive COVID-19 Experiences
Within a week of the first lockdown, I came across an appeal by the BPP (Bombay Parsee Punchayet). They were looking for volunteers to assist old and needy Parsees. Volunteers to deliver food, groceries & medicines to so many old people living alone, who were suddenly stranded without any help whatsoever. Now, the BPP are… Continue reading BPP: The Positive COVID-19 Experiences
Rustom Cooper Becomes Oldest Living Middlesex First Class Cricketer
RUSTOM ‘RUSSI’ SORABJI COOPER BECOMES MIDDLESEX’S OLDEST LIVING FIRST-CLASS CRICKETER Rustom Cooper, born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on 15th December 1922, today became Middlesex’s oldest first-class cricketer, aged 97 years, 183 days old. [ Cricinfo Player Profile ] Article on Middlesex CCC website Prior to this, the record was held by James Gilman, who passed… Continue reading Rustom Cooper Becomes Oldest Living Middlesex First Class Cricketer
Avesthagen Releases The First Complete Zoroastrian-Parsi Mitochondria Reference Genome
Avesthagen releases “The First complete Zoroastrian-Parsi Mitochondria Reference Genome: Implications of mitochondrial signatures in an endogamous, non-smoking population” – The study unravels mitochondrial signatures linked to persian origin, longevity and associated health conditions Avesthagen Limited, with support from the Foundation for a Smoke Free World, New York, USA is developing a systems biology-based approach for… Continue reading Avesthagen Releases The First Complete Zoroastrian-Parsi Mitochondria Reference Genome
Iranshah Atashbehram Will Open post COVID-19 Lockdown
We are happy to hear from our dear Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor….. Dear Humdins, Thank you for your patience and understanding during this unprecedented lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected everyone globally. After careful deliberation and with a lot of caution, we, The Udwada Nine Family Athornan Anjuman have decided to start… Continue reading Iranshah Atashbehram Will Open post COVID-19 Lockdown
The Art Of Being Persian
It is sunset and I am standing on the top of one of the Towers of Silence — a massive rock citadel where the Zoroastrians once laid out their dead for the vultures, to avoid contaminating the air with cremation, or the earth with burial. Article by Samira Ahmed | Financial Times I look down… Continue reading The Art Of Being Persian
