The 'Xtremely Young Zoroastrians' organisation comprising children between 5 to 15 years old was formed on Sunday at the Birla Matushri auditorium at Marine Lines. Under the aegis of the organisation, groups with names such as Homai's Heroes and Rustom's Rockstars, meet twice a month to discuss Zoroastrianism, myths and legends, prayers and meanings, Gujarati reading and writing, besides participating in sports, games, drama, singing and social service.

The founder Hoshaang Gotla wishes to bring forth the sense of belonging and pride among Zoroastrian chidren from a very young age. "We have more than 400 children registered with us. With these group names we wish to keep our history alive in the minds of young children to make them know why we fled Iran, who were our leaders, kings, queens, angels and warriors. These children know who Chhota Bheem is and who King Ashoka is, but they also need to remember who Themurasp or Behram was. Our aim is to inculcate passion about the community through fun and games," he said.

Through these meetings and events, children will learn leadership skills, goal setting, decision making, team work, people skills, money management and ethics too. Cyrus's Superstars, one of the groups, belong to the Napeansea road, Hughes road, Grant road and the nearby area and have more than 50 members. Farshid Daruwalla is 13, and is the president-elect of the group. "We learned about team work and because of this responsibility I know I can take the responsibility as a school captain as well. I had stage fright earlier but I don't anymore. We get to make lots of new friends and nobody wins or loses," he said.

At the launch of the organisation, the presidents and president-elects took oaths as said by their Vada Dasturji (high priest) from Udvada, Gujarat. The event also saw a performance by the youth of the community who support the care centre Ahura support group for differently-abled children.