Residents of the Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC) are up in arms against BMC’s proposal for widening a few roads in the vicinity, as this would reduce the green cover since most roads encircle open spaces. At a recent Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) meeting, the BMC tabled a proposal to widen roads lesser than 9m…
Veteran journalist Freny Manecksha makes her foray as an author with the launch of her book, ‘Behold, I Shine’, on 7th July, 2017 at Mumbai’s Press Club. The book is a narrative that documents the lives of bereaved women and children, in conflict-stricken Kashmir, who live with the wretched reality of being unable to trace…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times continues to celebrate the successes of our young adults who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Fantastic Farsak! Er. Farsak Palia of Navsari scored CGPA- 9.48/10 and stood…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times continues to celebrate the successes of our young adults who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud![/otw_shortcode_info_box] A Khush Khushnum! 15-year-old Khushnum Daruwalla from St. Annes High School, Colaba…
By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore with inputs from Dr. Jasvi Doshi [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Known for founding The Zoroastrian College (Sanjan), Dr. Prof. Meher Master-Moos is a dynamic personality with multiple feathers in her cap, and has done our community and our nation proud, in keeping with her path-breaking achievements… She was the first Parsi woman…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times continues to celebrate the successes of our young adults who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Shazneen Shines! 18-year-old Shazneen Vazifdar of Jasudben ML School, secured 96.2% in…
On 14th June, 2017, ‘Aava Natural Mineral Water’ – India’s top selling drinking-water brand, owned by our community’s leading entrepreneur, Behram Mehta – was awarded the ‘Superior Taste Award’ with two Gold Stars by the International Taste and Quality Institute (ITQI) – a leading European organization dedicated to testing and promoting superior food and beverages from…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times continues to celebrate the successes of our young adults who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Noteworthy Nasha! Nasha Pooniwala from Udayachal High School achieved a striking 94.4%…
The eminent Press Club of Mumbai held its much sought-after, annual awards ceremony – ‘The Red Ink Awards’ on 7th June 2017, at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). In its seventh year now, ‘The Red Ink Awards’ is nationally hailed as the most coveted and distinguished recognition given to Indian journalists for excellence…
Our community has been known to gift Bollywood some seriously talented and critically acclaimed artists and personalities including Boman Irani, Ronnie Screwvala, Nauheed Cyrusi, Shiamak Davar, Perizaad Zorabian and Amyra Dastur, to name a few. Two names to watch out for, that add to this booming clique of budding Parsis in Bollywood, are Cyrus Dastur,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Kudos to all our dazzling bright-sparks who worked hard for their Boards and achieved superlative results – standing out as the exemplary future gen, that we all take pride in! On behalf of the Community, Parsi Times congratulates all our young adults who have redefined academic success with their excellence – they are…