Parsi Pride
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Parsi Pride for 2018.07.28
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Parsi Pride for 2018.07.28
પારસી ટાઇમ્સની પેટ પૂજા કોલમના લેખિકા અને શ્ર્વાનોના વ્યવહારવાદ જાણનાર અને એમને તાલીમ આપનાર અગ્રણી શિરીન મર્ચન્ટને 20મી જાન્યુઆરી, 2018 ના રોજ રાષ્ટ્રપતિ ભવન ખાતે મહિલા અને બાળ વિકાસ મંત્રાલય દ્વારા આયોજીત ‘ફર્સ્ટ વુમન એવોર્ડ’થી સન્માનિત કરવામાં આવ્યા હતા, મહિલા અને બાળ વિકાસ માટેના કેન્દ્રીય પ્રધાન મેનકા ગાંધી દ્વારા યજમાનિત થયેલ, શિરીનને માનનીય રાષ્ટ્રપતિ રામનાથ…
Behram Baug held its 5th Box Cricket tournament, ‘The Behram Baug Premier League’ on 5th and 6th May, 2018. Organized by Karl Siganporia, Zrvan Elavia, Shanaya Udwadia, Anahita Siganporia, Hanosh Panthaki, Yazad Wadia, Arish Siganporia and Shazmaan Kalwachwalla, a grand auction of all players was held prior to the event, after which 98 participants over…
Are Zoroastrians Fire-Worshippers? Is Fire the Son of Ahura Mazda? [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#00″] Noshir Dadrawala, scholar in Zoroastrian religion and culture, responds to queries sent in by readers seeking answers to various religious and cultural questions [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Query From Parsi Times reader, Adar Balsara: “My non-Parsi friends often say that Parsis are fire-worshippers and…
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew…
The residents of Bai Maneckbai N. Chenoy Agiary complex, Hyderabad, celebrated Jamshedi Navroz on 20th March, 2022, welcoming the advent of spring. As per tradition, a contributory common ‘Jamshedi Navroze Table’ was laid out at the Agiary hall. To ensure everyone’s participation, one item on the Table was contributed by each family. Around 75 Zarthostis…
ZTFE (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of England) life member, Rohinton Minoo Kalifa (or Ron) OBE, was appointed by Chancellor Philip Hammond, on 31st May, 2019, to the Court of The Bank of England as a Non Executive Director. Commenting on the appointment of Ron Kalifa, Brad Fried, Chair of the Bank of England’s Court of Directors, said,…