Indian Newslink Feb 15, 2016 Digital Edition

22 COMMUNITYLINK
February 15, 2016
Young Zoros vow to carry traditional values
Staff Reporter
Young Zoroastrians
vowed to carry the
traditional, religious and
social values of their
fast depleting community and
promote the life and spirit of
Parsis across the Continents at
a global event held in Auckland
recently.
More than 250 young people
from various parts of the world
deliberated on a number of
social, community, religious
and other issues at the six-day
Sixth World Zoroastrian Youth
Congress held at King’s College
in Otahuhu. They were supported
by their parents, caregivers
and elders with money, time,
effort and most important of all,
encouragement.
A group of young Parsis
in Auckland, led by Tinaz
Karbhari as the Chairman of the
Organising Committee worked
for almost four years to put
together the Congress, which it
had its hours of seriousness and
evenings of fun and entertainment.
Intellectual stimulation
Sanaya Master, who has been
writing for Indian Newslink,
said that six days of fun, frolic
and intellectual stimulation
had the delegates from several
countries including Australia,
Canada, Hong Kong, India, New
Zealand, North America and
United Kingdom treated to a
plethora of activities.
The Organising Committee
These ranged from ‘The City
Blitz,’ amazing race around
Auckland that had them make
human pyramids, a laugh-aminute
Hypnotist Show that had
everyone in splits and talking
in Moon language, a highly
entertaining Zoro X-Factor in
which team Canada proved
that they reigned supreme
on Traditional Night and the
fabulous ‘Glo’ (in the dark) New
Year Eve Celebration at which
1500 white balloons magically
descended from the ceiling at
the stroke of 12. It was indeed a
sight to behold,” she said.
Ecological Event
Promoted as an ‘Ecologically
conscious Conference,’ the
programme incorporated for
the first time the ‘12 Legacy
Series’(honouring selected Zoroastrian
individuals, families and
organisations that have made
a difference in the community
as well as humanity) and the
launch of two books. These
were the highly acclaimed ‘An
Uncensored Life,’a biography
of British lawmaker Zerbanoo
Gifford (by Farida Masters),
published in Indian Newslink
December 15, 2015 and January
15, 2016 issues; and ‘Gatha’
by Dr Irach JS Taraporewala
(edited by Behramshaw Jal
Kalianwala).
The Dignitaries
Among those present at the
opening ceremony on December
28 were Michael Fisher
(Fisher and Paykel), Members
of Parliament Su’a William Sio
(Labour) and Alfred Ngaro,
Speakers Ms Gifford, Jimmy
Proud parents who supported the Conference organisers
Madon and Jimmy Antia and the
Editor of this newspaper. They
were earlier accorded a traditional
‘Aacho Michoo’ welcome
by Navaz Karbhari and Delzin
Balsara.
True to the Kiwi spirit, the
visiting delegates witnessed
Powhiri by the Kapa Haka
group.
Jazeel Mistry was the Master
of Ceremonies at the inaugural
ceremony and an enthusiastic
participant in the proceedings
of the Conference.
Heart into future
In her farewell speech, Tinaz
quoted the late Sir Winston
Churchill, saying that “The positive
thinker sees the invisible,
feels the intangible and achieves
the impossible.’
“Take this week-long of
experiences, knowledge and
understanding that you have
collected and return to your
homes not just thinking, but
doing and actively making the
changes that need to be made to
achieve the impossible. We are
the heart and soul of the future,
so let us continue reflecting just
that.”
Members of the Organising
Committee as seen in the
photography here are (from left)
Burzin Fatakia, Xerxes Sukhia,
Sanaya Master, Tinaz Karbhari,
Karmin Homavazir, Roxanne
Medhora, Cyrus Daji, Nazneen
Sukhia, Delzin Balsara and
Piran Tata.
With reporting by Sanaya Master. Another
report of the Sixth World Zoroastrian Youth
Congress will appear in our next issue.
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