Registrations Shut On October 25! Proud Media Partner: Parsi Times . The community’s premier Sports and Cultural Festival is back this year – WINGS’18! Organized by a dynamic team of our youngsters, the 4-day extravaganza, in its third consecutive year will be held at the Rustom Baug Grounds, starting the 8th November, 2018. With Parsi…
The 150th Anniversary celebrations of our community’s iconic wedding and navjote venue, ‘Sir Eduljee Albless Baug’, witnessed the inauguration of its renovated hall, amidst a grand turnout on 13th October, 2018. Organised and conceptualised by Managing Trustee, Roshan Lentin (nee Albless), and Trustees Navaz Lentin, Erach Billimoria, Dr. Jamshed Dalal, Tosher Govadia and Gool Kalyaniwalla,…
On 5th October, 2018, the University of Mumbai felicitated Dr. Zuleika F. Homavazir and Dr. Malcolm F. Homavazir with citation plaques for their outstanding research on ‘Global Economy, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code’, at the Grand Valedictory Function of 16th International Commerce and Management Conference. The citations were awarded by the Dr. Vivek Deolankar, the Dean…
Sazeman Jawanan Zarthoshty Irani and the Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman (IZA) celebrated ‘Jashn-E-Mehergan’ on 2nd October, 2018, at NM Petit Fasli Atash Kadeh, with a jasan ceremony, followed by Honorary Administrator Darayus S Zainabadi highlighting the importance of Jashan-e-Meherangan in Persian Language. Managing Trustee, Manaz Zainabadi introduced the Chief Guest and Panthaky of Vatcha Gandhi Agiary,…
Seth Cooverji And Behramji Edulji Umrigar Daremeher (Dadgah) at Uran commemorated its 114th Salgreh on 8th October, 2018, with a buoy performed by Er. Viraf Pavri at 7:40 am, as he reiterated a few Tandarosti prayers on request by the devotees who flocked to the Agiary on this auspicious occasion. The Salgreh jasan, led by…
. The seventh edition of ‘100 Thousand Poets for Change’ organized by Rati Dady Wadia at Kitab Khana from 4th to 7th October, 2018, witnessed Poet Menka Shivdasani spearheading the festival titled, ‘The Quality of Mercy’ from William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, with ‘Compassion’ as its prime theme. Host, Rati Wadia introduced Chief Guest and ethologist –…
Rotary Club of Mumbai South bestowed the ‘Swatch Bharat Abhiyan’ Award on Bai M N Gamadia Girls High School on 28th September, 2018, for its exceptionally clean and presentable surroundings. The selection of the school was based on ‘Cleanliness Sustainability’, where a surprise audit was conducted. Speaking to Parsi Times about the achievement, Principal, Zarin…
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…
Top European band, Prague Queen paid a rocking tribute to Rock Legend Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the iconic band ‘Queen’, held last week, on the 5th and 6th of October, 2018, at Mumbai’s Rang Sharda auditorium in Bandra. Queen is a legendary and probably the world’s most popular Classic Rock band. And Prague…
Young Parsi magician, Zenia Bhumgara was recently awarded top spot, winning the ‘Stage Magic Competition’, as a part of the Memorial National Magician’s convention called ‘Jantar Mantar’, held in Surat, on 4th and 5th October, 2018. Organized in memory of the legendary magician, late K. Lal’s sixth death anniversary, Zenia won the trophy for her expertise and…
The Zoroastrian community in Nagpur gathered embellishing their daglis and kor-ni-sarees, to commemorate the 123rd Salgreh of Bai Hirabai Mullan Dar-E-Meher on 5th October, 2018. The celebrations commenced with a jasan performed by eight mobeds at 5:30 pm, followed by distribution of chasni and refreshments. A Falaa Ni Maachi was offered to the Atash Padshah,…