Ratan Tata was recently felicitated by the Government of Maharashtra with a special award for his contribution to the development of the state of Maharashtra, on 19th February, 2018. The Tata Group patriarch, who served as the Chairman for over three decades across two stints, was presented with the ‘Mahaudyog Sanman’ by Maharashtra Chief Minister,…
The ‘Vintage Zoroastrian Bikers of Bombay’ (VZBB) troupe participated in the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally and Concourse Show held on 17th and 18th February at New Delhi. Parsi bike enthusiasts, Jazeel Mehta participated on Triumph Tiger 100 1947, Jehangir Foroogh participated on his AJS 1927 Racing Model H7, Xereus Zend participated on…
On 11th February, 2018, the Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ Bandra Chapter, ‘Rustom’s Rockstars’ (RR) organized ‘The Parsi Passport’ that helped children get acquainted with our culture and heritage by visiting various Parsi monuments all over Mumbai. The tour included visits to ‘Mancherji Joshi Memorial Statue’, ‘Della Tower’ depicting Persian architecture, in Dadar Parsee Colony; the 40-feet…
Taking their Bawa love for motorcyles and two-wheelers to another level, motorcycle experts and car connoisseurs, the brother-duo – Kerfegar and Mehernosh Eduljee – were felicitated at the prestigious Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VICCCI) 2018 event that took place on 11th February, 2018, at its annual Vintage Car Fiesta. For over a…
The Zoroastrian Dentist Organization (ZDO) recently conducted a one-day dental camp at Navsari, providing free treatment, including dental implants, to needy Zoroastrians on 28th January, 2018. ZDO also organized a full day Continuing Dental Education (CDE) seminar at the Taj Mahal Hotel with over forty-five Zoroastrian dentists in attendance. The program commenced with a minute…
An initiative to nourish the underprivileged children, Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ (XYZ) ‘Each One, Feed One’ program pledges to raise funds and provide meals to the underprivileged. Conceptualized by Tehmurasp’s Titans (TT) volunteer, Yasmin Bhadha along with the team of XYZ Foundation the program will feed one mid-day meal to around five hundred children for a…
In an attempt to help people to learn and gain the various benefits of meditation, ‘Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidhlaya’ will be organising two medication camps at Mount Abu this year. The first session will be held at Shantivan, Abu Road, Mount Abu, from 9th to 14th May, 2018, while the second session shall…
On 5th February, 2018, Roj Daepadin, Mah Sheherevar, the Parsi Community of Surat was shocked by the sudden passing away of actor and director of Gujarati Parsi Drama and Teacher at Cambay Institute of Commerce, Mehernosh Noashirwan Karanjia. The Samast Surat Sheher Parsi Anjuman and President of Surat Parsi Panchayat, Jamshed Dotivala organised a condolence…
The repair and construction work at Udvada Railway Station, which mainly called for raising the height of the platform so as to bridge the gap between the platform and the train, has finally concluded and hopefully there will be no more accidents or fatalities due to the earlier ‘death gap’. With Parsi Times reporting and…
Bombay’s Delphi Wadia was felicitated with the ‘Leadership And Innovation In Learning and Development’ Award by the International Women Leadership Foundation (IWLF) on 7th February, 2018. She was nominated by Chairperson, Sandra Shroff. Delphi Wadia works as the Deputy General Manager at UPL Ltd. (formerly United Phosphorus Ltd), an agrochemical firm, where she heads ‘Learning…