Established in 2014, the AWARE (Animal Welfare And Rescue Efforts) Foundation, has been committed to the welfare and rescue of stray animals and has been conducting numerous activities including Feeding stray animals; Veterinary First Aid, Trauma Care, Spaying, Neutering and Immunization Against Rabies and other infectious diseases. AWARE is operational primarily in South Mumbai and…
The Vintage and Classic Car Club of India held its annual event on March 17, 2019 at Worli, Mumbai. As always, the audience was treated to the purrs and the growls of Vintage / Classic cars and motorcycles. What made this event extra special was that it was graced by the presence of the legendary…
Parsi Times is delighted to share that in the March 2019 issue of the prestigious ‘Forbes INDIA’ magazine, which features globally recognized Indian business leaders and brands, our Community’s very own Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala (CEO, Wadia Hospitals) and Bomi Bhote (CEO, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune), have been featured in their much deserving glory, along with…
Throughout the Parsi-Zoroastrian history, Parsi women have all been high achievers – in Persia and India, and globally too! We had Artemisia of Halicarnassus (485 BCE) – Admiral of the Persian Navy and a lover of Xerxes I; there was Pantea Arteshbod (Aryash) – Commander of the legendary Immortal Army known as Persian Immortals or…
In keeping with the celebratory Woman’s Day spirit, Parsi Times attempts to do what no man (or maybe even woman) has really been able to figure – the eternal question… WHAT DO WOMEN WANT??? This is our attempt at demystifying this enigma by sourcing the answer straight from the mare’s mouth! But, we didn’t want…
Cowasji was an extremely romantic bachelor-boy (only 60 years old) who was always searching for the love of his life. Unfortunately, he always searched in all the wrong places and got heart-broken repeatedly.. like the New Year’s Eve dance two months ago, when he wore stinky socks to the dance and as soon as Freny…
Really?! What kind of a question is that! Like, who isn’t ready for Love? Don’t most of us desire to be loved, appreciated, cared for, respected… the whole enchilada?! And if we long for it, doesn’t that imply – Yes! We are ready? But wait. Let’s think this through… read on, and maybe you reconsider…
I remember the first Republic Day of India quite vividly, rather as vividly as then a boy of five could. It was frenzied – I could not understand what the hullaballoo was all about. The word ‘Republic’ meant very little, rather almost next to nothing to me, but I found the mood every-where jubilant. It…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Dubbed as one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century alongside Gandhi, Kennedy and Einstein, 24th January, 2019 marks the death anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill who passed away in 1965, at the ripe, old age of ninety-one. An aristocrat and a royalist, an economic liberal and an imperialist, his wit…
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew…
Marzee Kerawala, one of the Community’s leading financial planners and Founder of NiveshIndia, was bestowed with the ‘Outstanding Ex-Student of the Institute’ (2018) honour, by Dadar Athornan Institute, on the occasion of its 100th year Melavdo, which was held at MEJ Hall, Dadar on 22nd December, 2018. Marzee was felicitated and congratulated by President of…