With just five days left for one of our community’s grand fests, ‘WINGS 2017’ is all set to explore the hidden talents within our community’s dynamic members. Media Partner Parsi Times is proud to announce that over 400 individual and team registrations have already been noted for the four day All-Parsis Sports and Cultural fest,…
It wasn’t long ago in 2014, when Prime Minister, H’ble Shri Narendra Modi suggested to strategize a dynamic plan in the form of a ‘festival’ that would bring our miniscule yet appreciated community across the world together, and view Udvada as a pilgrim centre. With immense planning and collaborative efforts of ‘Foundation for Development of…
Promise Of Increasing Platform Height Comforts Community [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Two weeks after the tragic accident at Udvada station where Aspi Sepoy unfortunately lost both his legs, our community has stood by him in prayer and financial aid to ensure he gets back to normal functioning, thanks to the proactive efforts of WZO Trusts Chairman, Dinshaw…
After moving the High Court over lack of precautions and sensitivity shown on part of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) towards the JN Petit Institute, during the construction of the Metro III line, the court has now asked for a ‘Three Member Committee’ to be set up to consider the appeal. This Committee…
The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) recently announced their verdict supporting the residents of Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC), against BMC’s road widening proposal that would have caused serious damage to its green cover. Much to the joy of our community residing in Mumbai’s only boundary-less Parsi colony, the DPC residents immediately opposed the proposal saying…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Thanks to social media platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp, community members receive regular messages requesting for volunteers to join hands and help clean Agiaries – realising and adding to even the literal meaning behind the phrase ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’! In keeping with Parsi Times’ commitment to encourage and reinforce all…
Tired of false assurances, un-kept promises and negligence on the part of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), the Trustees of JN Petit Institute finally decided to move court, after a 119-year-old ornamental and decorative limestone finial collapsed and got destroyed on 25th August, 2017. The irreplaceable damage to the ‘Grade II A’ heritage building,…
In a first of its kind, the WZCC (World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce) Youth Wing organised a ‘Speed Networking Night’ on 1st September, 2017, to offer a networking platform bringing together like-minded Zoroastrian professionals and entrepreneurs, with the aim of career optimization. The evening saw forty-two young adults (aged between 18 and 35 years) participate…
The dark clouds formed the perfect setting for Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League’s (BJBSL) ‘Monsoon Games’ on 19th August, 2017 which saw 36 members, between 16 to 50 years of age, participate in four teams of nine members each. These teams competed in 10 different games including blind folded obstacle race, lifting cans with a…
The only Zoroastrian girl guiding group, 71st East Bombay Zoroastrian Guides, commemorated their Silver Jubilee celebrations on 12th August, 2017. Marking the initiation of the 25th year revelries amongst bulbuls, guides, rangers, guiders, along with parents and well-wishers, the afternoon kicked off with prayers, followed by the hoisting of The Bharat Scouts and Guides Flag….
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The adage of the entrepreneurial spirit being ageless finds perfect substantiation in the story behind ‘RZM Torans’ – a glass-and-bead garland initiative, named after the initials of the three dynamic, age-defying sisters, Roda Mistry (80 years), Zarine Mistry (76 years) and Maharukh Mistry (72 years). They have indeed proven that age is…