11-year-old, Er. Cyrus Xerxes Dastur was ordained Navar on 20th May, 2016, at the Vatchagandhy Agiary on Hughes Road. Coming from a family of priests, Cyrus’ Navar ceremony was
performed by Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji and Er. Khushroo Kanga. Speaking to Parsi Times, Cyrus – a student of Std. VI of Greenlawns High School said, “This was a great journey! It helped me understand my religion better and imbibed in me the importance of being ordained as
an Ervad.”
Often it is believed that palliative care is meant for cancer patients approaching the end of life, when treatment is no longer possible. This is untrue. Explained simply, Palliative Care covers all serious health related suffering due to severe illnesses like cancer, kidney failure, chronic lung disease, heart disease, liver failure etc. It also includes…
Continuing his winning spree, biker Rustom Kersi Patel once again wowed one and all with his win at the popular and thrilling motorcycle event – the All-India Valley Run – which was held on 5th December, 2021, at Aamby Valley (Maharashtra), where the India Bike Week was also being held, making it one of India’s…
Parsi Times Promotes Parsi Entrepreneurs [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] In addition to taking a huge toll on lives worldwide, the pandemic has also impacted livelihoods, with people having to cope with not just losing their loved ones but also their jobs, or then, struggling to make ends meet on reduced incomes. But turning adversity into opportunity…
On 14th December, 2022, one of India’s oldest-living First Class cricketers and certainly the oldest of Mumbai city – Rusi Cooper – celebrated his 100th birthday. Rusi Cooper becomes the second Mumbai Ranji Trophy player in two years to reach a century in life, after the passing away of Vasant Raiji in January 2020. He is now…
Your dog has the same senses as you do – smell, sight hearing, touch and taste – but of all the sense his sense of smell is the most powerful. Here are some interesting facts on a dog’s scenting powers. Scent Cells A dog has around two hundred million sensitive cells in its nose compared…
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