Per a FEZANA post: Congrats to Michelle Mama on winning a Canadian Screen Award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television!Michelle won an award for her work as an Executive Producer on the show Canada’s Drag Race, which won Best Reality/Competition...
Eventisation of religion: the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City as an identity-oriented event
Paulina Niechciał a respected Zoroastrian scholar and researcher attended the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York in 2022, as also the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress in Perth in 2018. Nearly two years after the 12WZC 2022 in NYC, she has published a paper...
Help Us Preserve the Heart and Soul of the ASHA Centre
The ASHA Centre is a magical place in the Forest of Dean in the United Kingdom. Founded by our dearest friend and mentor Zerbanoo Gifford it is an oasis of calm and beauty espoused on Zoroastrian principles.The ASHA Centre, a sanctuary for Zoroastrians in the Forest...
The pioneering lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India
Amid the pandemic gloom, it is easy to forget that the year 2020 marks an important anniversary for women's rights.In the US, it has been 100 years since women cast their votes for the first time. A century ago in the United Kingdom, the first female law students were...
Zarine Viccajee: Parsi community bonded with Awadh via trade and lifestyle
Parsi community may constitute a small section of the city’s population but its contribution to Lucknow in trade and commerce has been immense, said Zarine Viccajee, the fifth generation descendant of Lucknow’s first Parsi family.Viccajee said her family came to...
Marzy Parakh Launches 24/7 Outreach To Make Hospital Beds, Ambulance Available
Marzy Parakh, 36; Restaurateur And Founder Of Live To GiveIndia has just five hospital beds per 10,000 Indians, according to a study by the Human Development Report. The results show that out of 167 countries, India ranks 155 in access to healthcare. No surprise then...
Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever
'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something...
Phiroze Edulji Becomes VHP V-P for South Bengal to Ensure Protection of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ & Hindus
In October, Phiroze Edulji was assigned to look after South Bengal as a vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). With aim to ensure that Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma is well protected, Edulji aims to stand for the cause of Hindus.A resident of old Parsi Colony in...
NAMC Lecture Series: The Life of Prophet Zarathushtra by Ervad Soli Dastur
NAMC LECTURE SERIESTopic: Life of Prophet ZarathushtraDate: Sunday December 20, 2020 @ 2:00 PM Eastern - 11 AM PacificJoin Meeting on Zoomhttps://zoom.us/j/95671042784?pwd=bkNNaDVQVG9CcjRXeXE2ZUVUaGpUdz09Meeting ID: 956 7104 2784Passcode: NAMCThis presentation...
