[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The Dubai Pravasi Yatra (DPY), held from 7th to 11th October, 2016, as one of the most awaited international Zoroastrian events of the year, with PARSI TIMES AS THE EXCLUSIVE MEDIA PARTNER IN INDIA, turned out to be a grand success with participation including 70 international delegates and 600 local (Dubai) residents.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The event…
Over the past couple of months, the media has been abuzz about the current Government’s inclination towards implementing the ‘Uniform Civil Code’ or UCC in India. A UCC calls for homogenous or standardized administration – that is, administering the same set of secular civil laws to govern all people belonging to different religions and regions…
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) held a fun event at the Parukh Dharamshala, Mumbai on October 14, 2016. The evening began with a Karaoke sing-along with many residents and individuals from Team ZTFI singing and swooning to melodious yesteryear Bollywood tracks. An exciting Housie game session got the seniors participating with gusto –…
ZYNG invites you to a super singing Sunday with its second Karaoke night tomorrow, 23rd October, 2016, at 8:00 pm at The Local, Fort. Here’s calling all Bawas and Bawis to polish those vocal chords at this cosy South Bombay venue, known for its cool and funky Karaoke nights. Open to all above the age…
Cursetjee Manockjee Shroff Agiary, Jamshedpur, celebrated its Salgreh on 11th October, 2016, (Roj Ashtad, Mah Ardibehest) with a jasan ceremony at 5pm, followed by a Fala ni Machi at 6:30 pm, both led by Er. Mehernosh Homi Dastur and performed by young mobeds, Er. Yazdi and Er. Noaroze Panthaki. Everyone partook of the chasni and…
True to their tradition, Godrej Baug came alive to the beats of dandiya music on 10th October, 2016 with community members joining in the fun with their swirling ghagras and dandiya sticks. A medium to get the residents of the Baug together is the true essence of organizing such a grand function. The GBRWA Committee…
Lions Club Of Byculla recently donated a LCD projector and screen for the benefit of students of Avabai Petit School (Boarding Section) on 2nd October, 2016. Seen in picture (from left), Lion Percy Master, Lion Cyrus Disawala, Yasmin Charna, Lion Daara B. Patel, along with Mr. & Mrs. Sarkari
The Royal Opera House – an integral structure of Bombay’s heritage, and endearing to numerous Parsis with fun memories held close to the hearts, will be brought back to life on October 20, 2016. The inauguration of this beautifully resuscitated splendor will mark and host the opening ceremony of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival….
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Amongst some of the spectacular displays that dawned the gallery of the recently concluded 6th edition of the India Art Festival, the viewers were treated to various amazing art pieces by some very talented Parsi artists. Art Enthusiast, Razvin Namdarian chats up with Hutoxi Wadia and Natasha Lalla at Nehru Centre that held…
On 8th October, 2016 (Ardibehest Mah, Daepdin Roj), nearly four hundred Zoroastrians gathered at Umrigar Agiary in Uran to celebrate its 112th Salgreh. The jasan ceremony was performed by Dasturjis Hoshedar and Adi Zaroliwala at 11am, followed by distribution of chasni. Darayesh Katrak thanked Marzban Wadia for entertaining the crowd with soulful songs. The function…
The Lions Club of East Bombay, District 323A1, executed a pivotal project at the Bombay Institution of Deaf & Mutes (BIDM) Mazagaon on 20th September, 2016, by renovating the Institute’s library and installing a large LED television to aid visual learning to its hearing-impaired students. Attended by Chief Guest, District Governor, Lion Armaity Cooper, the…