The Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League (BJBSL) organised All-Parsis Rink Football from 12th November to 2nd December, 2018, at the Bai Jerbai Baug Grounds, witnessing good participation with a total of 43 teams across the Ladies, Under-14, Under-19 and Men’s category. Through the previous three weeks building up to the finals, the grounds witnessed gripping matches…
The Writ Petition hearing filed by key petitioner Jamshed Sukhadwalla and others against Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), The Union of India and others, drew to a close with its final hearing on 8th October, 2018, at the Bombay High Court, in a room filled with over a hundred concerned community members. The hearing…
The Banaji Atash Behram has been undergoing renovations, thanks to the tireless efforts of a few Zoroastrians who have voluntarily undertaken the painting and polish work of the holy structure. Commencing in September 2017, the group of dedicated Zoroastrians, headed by Homiar Mehta and guided by CEO, WAPIZ, Anahita Desai, have dedicated most of their…
. The last week has our Community outraged as a misleading video went viral across social media platforms disparaging our community. The video (on youtube) claimed that Zoroastrianism promoted marriages amongst siblings! Hosted on a Youtube channel called, ‘Anup Ki Duniya’, the video shows glimpses of our navjote and lagan ceremonies with a male voiceover…
With court hearings taking place on a daily basis, Senior Counsel Navroze Seervai, who represents the petitioners, stated certain Case Laws (judgements on similar cases in the past) that protect the religious rights of minority communities. He raised objections to certain statements in Metro III’s affidavit that undermine the significance that our Holy Fire holds…
The Zoroastrians of Nagpur, observed the Holy Parab of ‘Farokh Fravardin’ (Fravardin Mah, Fravardin Roj) by offering floral tributes to each and every grave at the Parsi Aramgarh, on 4th September, 2018. Initiated by Cyrus Major, on behalf of the Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana, over twenty-five volunteers led by President, Shiraz Doongaji, commenced offering flowers on…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered”]It is said that a teacher holds a student’s hand for some time and a student’s heart forever. The bonds that we form with our teachers during our formative years influence our life, our values and to a great extent, our success not just as professionals, but also as individuals. The student –…
On Wednesday, 25th August, 2018, Bombay High Court Justices, Oka and Chagla have ordered VJTI to conduct an independent survey of the two heritage Parsi structures, Anjuman and Wadiaji Atash Behrams. The said report shall be produced by VJTI within 10 days. In the meanwhile, the court has upheld the interim relief granted in May,…
On 23rd July, 2018, at around 11:15 pm, 46-year-old, Sharukh Engineer, resident of Bharucha Baug and a registered Uber driver, was assaulted with an iron rod by an accomplice of the lady commuter who boarded his cab, at Antop Hill, with Kalina entered as the destination. Having completed his daily quota, Sharukh decided to retire…
To strengthen our collective community efforts and invoke divine blessings to further empower our `Save Our Atash Behrams Movement’, Hama Anjuman Jasans were held across three Atash Behram in Mumbai on Sunday, 15th July (Roj Ardibeshest, Mah Asfandarmad), with an open invite to all Zarthostis. The jasan at Anjuman Atash Behram commenced at 9:00 am…
Parsi Times is glad to break news and provide the latest updates on the Metro III Tunnelling Project, that poses a strong threat to the structural and spiritual sanctity to two of our heritage, religious structures, the Anjuman Atash Behram and the Wadiaji Atash Behram. In keeping with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation’s (MMRCL) plea, the…