PLANTING THE SEEDS OF POSITIVE GROWTH WZCC NY Chapter invited Mira Mehta to give a talk about her work in Nigeria Mira is a fascinating social entrepreneur with an inspiring story to tell, including the following facets of her journey: brief background of how she was raised: values she learned from her parents and community, religious background, why those… Continue reading Mira Mehta: JOURNEY FROM HARVARD TO A NIGERIAN TOMATO FARM
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MasterClass Session: Gathas – The Revelation that Created the First Religion
And Then There Was Spitaman Zarathushtra The Righteous! © Khojeste P. Mistree Speaking to an online audience, Khojeste transformed words into a corridor of the past, taking us on an incredible journey, deep into the times when Zarathushtra emerged on the ethically barren landscape of ancient Iran, in c.1500 BCE. There was a spectacular moment,… Continue reading MasterClass Session: Gathas – The Revelation that Created the First Religion
#UnCloseted: Urzaan Patel’s Coming Out Story Had His Father Thinking ‘This Is Just A Phase’
He waltzes around the dance floor, moving smoothly, impressing his audience with his performance. When he’s not lighting up a room with his smile, Urzaan can be found staring at a face, using his brush to add colour, then suffusing it and then adding on thick, black eyeliner. A successful makeup artist, a great conversationalist… Continue reading #UnCloseted: Urzaan Patel’s Coming Out Story Had His Father Thinking ‘This Is Just A Phase’
The Wadia Way: Architect Dinyar Wadia Talks About the Process of Design
A newsletter from our dear friend Dinyar Wadia of Wadia Associates, an award winning architecture and design firm from Connecticut, USA informs… “The Wadia Way” We hope this finds you well. If you own a Wadia Associates designed home, or have visited a Wadia Associates designed home, you are immediately struck by the harmonious spatial… Continue reading The Wadia Way: Architect Dinyar Wadia Talks About the Process of Design
Remembering Navroze Mody: A Zarathushti Victim of Hate Crime in the United States
Over the last few days the United States grapples with the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by a policeman. The racial profiling, violence and brutality are rightly condemned by one and all. FEZANA put out a statement today that echoes the sentiments of Zarathushtis of North America. Indian American Navroze Mody (center) was… Continue reading Remembering Navroze Mody: A Zarathushti Victim of Hate Crime in the United States
The Parsi Gara Sari – Threads of History | Tales & Trails
Threads too can tell a tale – catch the story of merchants, voyages and far off lands through the traditional Gara saris, of the Parsis in Tales & Trails.
How COVID Impacted Our Family
The below account is from a very dear friend (…like family..) who I have known for a decade. We met at the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) and have over the years volunteered together on community projects and events, too many to list. She requested to remain anonymous. WRITTEN BY A MOM FROM… Continue reading How COVID Impacted Our Family
JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist
In today’s context, JRD would have approved of ‘Make in India’, but not the dilution of workers’ rights to attract foreign investors JRD Tata was chairman of Tatas, India’s largest industrial conglomerate for 51 years, from 1938 to 1989. He steered the group through several regimes hostile to Indian industry: British Raj which discouraged making in… Continue reading JRD Tata — the democratic capitalist
The Serum Institute: How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s a good chance it will pass through the doors of Serum Institute of India. Article By Abhirup Roy, Euan Rocha | Reuters Serum Institute, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volume, is working on several candidates for the novel coronavirus – including potentially… Continue reading The Serum Institute: How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
