Gamadia Colony jashan

Kirtankar and social worker Pervez Katrak was chief guest at the annual jashan and dinner of the Gamadia Colony Association (GCA) held at the Sethna Agiary Hall on June 12, 2011. After the jashan and hum­bandagi the Asso­ciation’s president Philley F. Sethna welcomed the chief guest, lauding the octogenarian for over 60 years of selfless service in India and abroad, as per a write-up sent to Parsiana by Nari­man H. Daru­walla, honorary secretary of the Pervez Katrak Foundation.

Katrak regaled the gathering with couplets by Kabir and recounted anecdotes from his own eventful life. Eulogizing Sethna who has been president of the Association for the past 15 years, Katrak garlanded him and presented him with a specially carved memento on behalf of the Katrak Foundation, the write-up notes.

Left: Dinaz Driver (rear) with young performers (Photo: Rohinton Bodhanwalla); (right) Pervez Katrak felicitating Philley Sethna

The entertainment program conceptualized by colony resident Dinaz Driver reportedly being a hit last year, a similar evening was provided for. Children and residents aged between five and 40 took the stage and performed several dance items which were choreographed by Driver, Nekzad Malegam­wala and Vahishta Gotla.

Encouraged by friends and relatives, the hip-hoppers gyrated to latest popular Bollywood chartbusters which left the audience asking for more. By way of encouragement Katrak gifted each performer a copy of his audio cassette Parsi Religious Songs. In addition, a free dinner coupon, courtesy the GCA, was also given. After a few games of housie, taste buds were satiated by a delicious "highly subsidized” three-course buffet dinner catered by Allarakha Caterers. (With inputs by Roxan A. Driver)