The Trustees of the Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat have approached the state’s Chief Minister to facilitate the allocation of land to build an Agiary near the Parsi Sanatorium, located close to the Sabarmati riverfront. Earlier in the week, five Trustees of the Parsi Panchayat, led by President Brig. (retd) Jahangir Anklesaria and Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsis’ love for animals, especially dogs, is legendary. For Shyamax Presswala, it was an overwhelming passion ever since childhood, which manifested into ‘The Bark Club’, a professional home-away-from-home for your pets, which delivers the promise of logistical and emotional care for your pets, while you are away. Parsi Times Special Correspondent and avid…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As we prepare to set foot into 2017, it’s common for most of us to look back at the year that was, and introspect about our decisions and choices which either took us forward or set us back. And of these ponderings are born New Year resolutions! Parsi Times Special Correspondent Delaveen Tarapore…
Surrounded by luscious greenery and encircled by two Parsi colonies, Masina Hospital has been the epicenter of care and treatment for a lot of Parsis over the years, young and old, since 1902. It all started when Dr. Masina was given a summer palace owned by the Sasoon family as a gift for effectively curing…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]No marriage ritual is complete without paying homage and seeking blessings from our ‘Pak Iranshah Atash Padshah Saheb’ in Udvada. And how wonderful it would be if our trip to our sanctum sanctorum got even more comfortable! After PM Narendra Modi affixed the prestigious title ‘Pavitra Yatra Dham’ (Cultural and Heritage Center) to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In addition to commemorating the birth anniversary of Gandhiji, 2nd October, 2016 held immense religious value for the Zoroastrian community in India, since the day (Roj Sarosh, Mah Mahino) witnessed the convergence of salgrehs of multiple Atash Behrams and Agiaries. PT Spl. Correspondent Delaveen Tarapore shares a compiled report of the same. Demystifying…
On September 16, 2016, early in the morning there was a lot of tam-dum and preparations for a traditional Parsi Wedding – with some lady members of the staff at Navsari’s Senior Citizen’s Center (SCC) preparing the ses, a few doing the chock-toran – while old familiar Parsi wedding songs played on in the foyer…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]If you’re looking to have an international holiday while networking with Zoroastrians from all over the world, get on board the Dubai Pravasi Yatra (DPY) Now! Mark your dates from 7th to 11th October, 2016 and experience a whole new dimension of mixing business with pleasure while touring Dubai and Abu Dhabi via…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As our population statistics continue to show a decline, there is a need, now more than ever, to stay connected with each other and with our roots. We commend the efforts of Yazdi Tantra – our community’s leading IT authority as well as the Founder and Director of ‘On-Lyne Comtech India Pvt. Ltd’…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]This week witnessed an outrage amongst our community members through mediums like Whatsapp and Facebook, as news about our holy angel, Asho Farohar’s motifs being embedded onto men’s shoes in the name of fashion, went viral. PT Special Correspondent Delaveen Tarapore brings you a comprehensive report.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] At a shop selling men’s shoes in…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT Push is dedicated to encouraging all entrepreneurs in our community by providing them the proverbial ‘Push’ so as to facilitate them with the much-needed visibility, which plays the most crucial role in encouraging any business. Bianca Engineer’s passion for make-up and beauty led her to set up her own salon in Dadar…