After a lull of over three-and-a-half years a meeting of The Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India (FPZAI) is finally slated for January 21 and 22, 2023 at the Banaji Atash Behram Hall at Charni Road. The last meeting was held at the same venue on May 5, 2019.
File photo of Federation meeting in Bombay
A meeting of the Global Working Group (GWG) of the Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) via Zoom will be held on February 11, 2023 from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm, stated GWG communications coordinator, Katayun Kapadia, in an email dated December 14. The last online meet was held on January 15, 2022. GCZT chair elect Neville Shroff will chair the meet while Dorab Mistry will moderate the session. One representative per region will be permitted from the following trust: FPZAI, Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Iran, Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe, Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of Oceania, Pakistan, Dubai, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa and the World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust. The representatives have to submit their report for distribution prior to the meet. The agenda includes registration and formation of GCZT, matters pertaining to the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress (WZC) held in New York in July 2022, a report on the 13th WZC to be held in Singapore in 2026 and suggested guidelines for future congresses.
Dignitaries listed include Dastur Khurshed Dastoor of Udvada, Ervad Tehemton Mirza, president, North American Mobeds Council, Kersi Deboo, vice chairman, National Commission for Minorities and Capt Percy Master, president, the World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce.