Monthly Archives: September 2006

Our Condolences

September 25, 2006

Dinshaw Sachinwalla passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2006.  The funeral will be held on: September 27th, 10:00 AM OSHAE HOEY Funeral Home 29-13 Ditmars Boulevard Astoria, New York Tel 718-228-3131  Mr. Sachinwala is survived by his wife Gool, children Nozer, Zarin & Rohinton, and Grandchildren Diana & Cyrus and daughter-in-law, Villy. -Homi

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Iran: a Revolutionary State

September 21, 2006

Iran: a Revolutionary State Sun 1.30pm 17/24 Sept and 1 Oct (rpt Fri 11.00am) Presented by BBC.co.uk – Learn more at the site.

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ZAPANJ – Annual Jashan and Gahambar

September 17, 2006

I would like to personally invite all our friends at ZAGNY to the ZAPANJ Annual Jashan and Gahambar on Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the Palace of Asia in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Palace of Asia 2389 Route 70 West (Howard Johnson Inn) Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Tel No: 856-773-1200 or 856-773-1010. The jashan will begin at 10:30am followed by lunch.  The event is free. However, please contact one...

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Dwindling vultures spark row over Parsi tradition

September 12, 2006

Published: Sunday, 3 September, 2006, 11:24 AM Doha Time in Gulf Times   MUMBAI: A woman has ignited a furious row over the centuries-old tradition of using vultures to dispose of the dead by sending gruesome pictures of rotting corpses to hundreds of homes. About three bodies a day from the dwindling Parsi community in India are left to be stripped clean at a private 45-acre complex in Mumbai...

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The Rise of Mercury

September 12, 2006

By Julie Mccaffrey Originally published on September 2nd, 2006 in Mirror.co.uk WHO would have thought that the shy, toothy 10-year-old sitting proudly behind his sports trophy would grow up to be one of the world’s most flamboyant superstars? Yet it wasn’t for his athletic prowess that Farrokh Bulsara was to find fame, but as Freddie Mercury, the legendary frontman of rock band Queen.

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WZCC Meeting – Sept. 17, 2006

September 10, 2006

World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce Understanding Annuities & Social Security as Tools for Retirement Income 1:00pm – 3:00pm WZCC New York Chapter 106 Pomona Road, Suffern, NY 10901 (map) Distinguished Guest Speakers: Jack Reich Todd McGowan

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