The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) Foundation, the community’s leading children’s non-profit organisation, with the aim of inculcating the true essence of Parsipanu in our little Zoro kids has been doing an excellent job! The members – comprising tots and young adults – are part of groups named after inspiring Parsi icons of yore. More recently,…
The Maharashtra Forest Department and The Corbett Foundation have allied to raise awareness about the conservation of vultures in the state and work towards reviving their population, which is vital for maintaining a balanced ecosystem. Posters in local languages have been prepared to be put up in remote villages so that inhabitants understand the importance…
On 11th September, 2022, the toast of the community’s and India’s racing champ – Jehan Daruvala, raced to his fourth Formula 2 win in the Championship’s main Feature race at Italy’s Monza race track. The 23-year-old started sixth on the grid but used a mix of strategy, race craft and tyre management to capitalise on…
‘Hearts on Fire’ – a group exhibition at Chemould art gallery in Colaba, in South Mumbai, features works by thirteen artists on the nature of Parsi identity, exploring diverse ways in which the Parsi community has been visually represented. The works of the artists, curated by Sarica Robyn Balsari, record Parsi identity as a growing…
Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-serving head of state and UK’s longest-serving monarch, who led her subjects for more than seven decades, passed away on 8th September, 2022, at the age of 96, at her Scottish estate in Balmoral, where she had spent much of the summer. Her extraordinary reign, which began in 1952, spanned 15 British Prime…
Educator, author and journalist, and Parsi Times’ columnist, Veera Shroff Sanjana, was felicitated in a glittering function held by the Lions Club of Byculla (LCB), for her journalistic endeavours and achievements on 6th September, 2022. LCB was honoring educators and journalists on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the renowned scholar and second president…
Rustom Baug’s well known racing duo – brothers Zubin and Rustom Patel – yet again did the community proud with their impressive wins at the ARMS (Association for Racing and Motor Sports) Pune festival, in the All-India Dirt Track Meet 2022 event, which was held on the 3rd and 4th September, 2022, at Pune’s Golibar…
Parsi sports icons – legendary Diana Edulji and Adille Sumariwalla – will be felicitated by The Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, for their contribution to the development of sport, over an extended period of time. The SJAM’s Executive Committee decided on this year’s honours list during its meeting at the…
4th September, 2022 will go down in history as one of the community’s darkest black letter days, as it marked the fateful and sudden, untimely demise of Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, the scion of the global construction giant – Shapoorji Pallonji, former Chairman of Tata Sons, and a national treasure, a business visionary with a heart…
With the mammoth slogan Har Ghar Tiranga, celebration of 75th year of India’s Independence had already spread its fervour among the ever-enthusiastic Surtis. On 14th August, 2022, the Parsi Pragati Mandal hosted a talent competition in the breezy, rainy weather at the Kadim Atashbehram Hall in Surat. Participants included toddlers to teenagers – they danced,…
The alumni and staff of the Rajkumar College, in Rajkot, honoured the memory of legendary educator and teacher – Rati Cooper – with the unveiling of a bust carved in her likeness, on 15th August, 2022. Over the decades, Rati Cooper taught dedicatedly and made a huge difference in the lives of thousands of students…