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TOXY COWASJEE

Editor

Born in Karachi, and educated at
Karachi Grammar School and the
Roedean School, Toxy Cowasjee is the
4th generation Zoroastrian resident of
Pakistan.

Distinctive in thought and creative in
multiple fields she is the finest example
of a professional who is always ready on
time, disciplined and does her home
work before starting any new work. She
is a vibrant and warm person. Happy and
cheerful. She is an inspiration to every
woman who has a dream and a desire to
excel.

As the President of the Karachi Zarthosti
Banu Mandal from 1994 - 2001, Toxy
initiated numerous community-oriented
projects that ranged from helping young
people and working with families to
developing knowledge and skills, setting
up blood banks, to establishing lines
of communication with a monthly
newsletter “What’s On.”

An accomplished writer, she has edited
and published several books, including
the cookbook ‘Manna of the Angels’,
and is the current editor of HAMAZOR,
the acclaimed magazine of the World
Zoroastrian Organization.

Toxy was also the first and only woman
president of Karachi Parsi Institute
established in 1893.

An advocate for the underprivileged,
whether Afghan refugees, victims of
floods and earthquakes, or farmers
suffering in Gujarat, she is admired for
her selfless campaigns.

December, 2014 SynergyZ 47