Surat-based, 12-year-old Er. Farmaan Sarosh Dastoor was ordained Navar on 25th May, 2021, at Surat’s Sheth D N Modi Shahenshahi Atashbehram, by Er. Burjor Aibada and Er. Poras Zaroliwala, under the able guidance of Ervads Harvesp and Adil Sanjana. The son of Er. (Dr.) Sarosh and Shiraz Dastoor, (and grandson of late Persis and Ervad…
The much anticipated Behram Yazad Jashan of Victory was performed at the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atashkadeh/Agiary on Behram Roj, 1st June, 2021, to thank Behram Yazad for granting some reprieve over the pandemic in India. About 450 Parsi / Irani Zarthostis participated in the Jashan from all over the world – Australia, Canada,…
Last week, the Maharashtra State Government announced that it would declare trees in urban areas, which are older than 50 years, as ‘Heritage Trees’. Going a step ahead, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has already identified around 25 such trees, which have heritage value, based on criteria of historical, botanical and ecological significance. One of…
As respect and love for ecology are fundamental to Zoroastrianism, a webinar titled, ‘The Good Mind – Nurturing Nature – A Zoroastrian Perspective For Sustainable Development Of The World’ will be held on 30th May, 2021 at 8:30 pm (IST), to discuss and share the inspiring Zoroastrian perspective with the UN and the world, as…
‘Messiah’ or ‘Team Work’ Troubled times show the true qualities in an Individual. Do we rise to the challenge and show unselfish resolve in extending a helping hand or drown ourselves in ‘tom-tomming’ what we do, to ease some one’s problems? We keep reading day in and day out that present times are not good….
Lion Daara B Patel, Secretary General, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), was presented the Award of Excellence at the Pharma Leadership Summit held on 29th & 30th April 2021. He addressed the gathering on ‘Embracing Digitization in Pharma – Adopting the New Normal’, sharing pertinent pointers. He spoke of the ongoing digital revolution and how…
In a first of its kind decision taken by any corporate house, Jamshedpur-based Tata Steel has rolled out a social security scheme for its employees under which the nearest kin of any employee, who dies of Covid, will get the last drawn salary till 60 years of age, along with housing and medical benefits. Additionally, for all its deceased…
The XYZ Foundation conducted an exciting virtual Summer Camp from 14th – 22nd May, 2021, hosted by different XYZ groups. Media Partner – Parsi Times brings you the concluding second half of the fun-camp… Day 5, conducted the Tehmurasp’s Titans, kicked off with a session close to every Zoroastrian’s heart – Food, with TT volunteers/parents…
The Cusrow Baug United Sports & Welfare League (CBUSWL), partnered with Daraius’ Daredevils of XYZ Foundation, to raise funds for the B D Petit Parsee General Hospital, as a result of XYZ’s Social Service initiative on their Foundation Day Celebrations. While children shared posters and flyers, Cusrow Baug residents magnanimously helped raise Rs. 10,28,000 (Rupees…
A Behram Yazad Jashan will be performed at the ZAC (Zoroastrian Association of California) Atashkadeh, for divine intervention to bless our community and all of humanity, with Victory over the coronavirus, on 1st June, 2021 (Dae Mah – Behram Roj), at 7:30 PM IST. “What could be better than starting the month with a Jashan of Victory?” asks Er. Zarrir…
On 19th May, 2021, English Heritage unveiled a blue plaque in a West London house, in honour of a man respected to be ‘The First Modern Engineer Of India’ – Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, who was the first South Asian Fellow of the Royal Society, Britain’s oldest national scientific institution. The plaque is part of a…