On 15thFebruary, 2020, Mumbai’s Masina Hospital inaugurated the ‘Masina Wellness Center’ to provide comprehensive services for mental healthcare, in the presence of Jaithirth Rao – Ex-CEO of MphasiS; Dr. Pheroza Godrej – art historian, environmentalist and author; and Dr. VihangV ahia – Psychiatrist, Breach Candy Hospital. Equipped with one of the finest mental health set-ups…
On 17th February,2020, the Parsis of Lucknow got together urging the administration to free their properties of encroachments and help in its preservation. Lucknow resident and President of Avadh Girls’ Degree College, ZarineViccajee, whose family was one of the first Parsi settlers here, said, “Parsis have contributed to the country’s development and continues to do…
The Godha / Gopatshah (also known as Lamassu) or the human-headed winged bulls which have been brought from Udvada and installed at the Dadiseth (Fanaswadi) AtashBehram, courtesy Captain Percy and Arin Master. As per eminent Zoroastrian scholar and historian, Noshir Dadrawala, these Godha, which stand guard outside several Agyari and AtashBahrams, are divine protectors. They are known to assimilate and symbolizes…
– Praises Tata Group’s Ethical Business Practices – On 17thFebruary, 2020, M Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India, released a commemorative postal stamp and a coffee table book at the Commemorative Function of ‘100 Years of Jamshedpur’, at the Tata Auditorium – XLRI, where he was presiding as the Chief Guest. Also present were Jharkhand’s…
On 15th February, 2020, Dr. Cyres Mehta, the nation’s foremost eye surgeon, globally distinguished for his path-breaking achievements and research in eye care, was felicitated with the eminent ‘International Hero Of Indian Ophthalmology’ and ‘Star Of India’ Awards, by the prestigious All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS), for the third year running, at the All India Eye…
The ‘three is a crowd’ dictum is amply demonstrated in ‘Fantasy Island’… with as many as three writers collaborating on the story, including the director, the film turns out to be a mishmash, convoluted end-product. And the title, which seems to suggest an animated, children’s film, couldn’t have been more misleading. Five ‘lucky contest winners’…
On 6th February, 2020, the Center’s Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi informed the Lok Sabha about 233 babies born to Parsi couples in India, under the ‘Jiyo Parsi’ scheme, aimed at implementing measures to arrest the declining numbers of the community. According to Naqvi, so far, the scheme has cost Rs 14 crore. Responding…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”border-top-bottom” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#bbf2fc” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is privileged as the community’s leading news weekly to boast of comprehensive youth engagement. Our community’s youth today, are tomorrow’s community leaders, and it would be simply naïve to not hear out and understand the unique insights, issues, dilemmas and preferences that our new gen lives with and…
– From 4 Cr To Less Than 4 Lakhs In 3 Decades – On 10th February, 2020, addressing the curtain raiser event for the upcoming ‘13th Conference of Parties’ or ‘COP 13’ of the United Nation Convention on ‘Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (CMS), Union Environment Minister – Prakash Javadekar said that the…
Saturday, 15th February, 2020 will mark the centenary of the opening of the Sanjan Memorial Column or the Sanjan Stambh to the public. A special Jashan will be held to celebrate the occasion at 10:00 am, followed by breakfast. Humdins are requested to be present for the celebrations of this auspicious occasion. Sanjan Stambh which means…
Auckland based multidisciplinary artist and textile practitioner, Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, titled ‘Bildungsroman’, is being exhibited at the famous Otago Museum, in North Dunedin, NZ from 11 January to 9 February, 2020. ‘Bildungsroman’ literally means a narrative dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education. Bursting with colour and playfulness, his works of…