In November, 2018, Dr. Hozie Kapadia brought a great sense of pride to the Community on being appointed as the Indian Medical Association’s Maharashtra State President, thus becoming the very first Parsi to be made the President of the largest State Medical Association in the country, chosen over 43,000 registered members. Dr. Kapadia was initiated…
Christmas Day in December 2018 indeed brought in tidings of joy and celebrations at Pune’s Dadgah, ‘Asha Vahishta – The Zoroastrian Center’, as it marked the completion of a fruitful year filled with success, blessings and smiles. Over two hundred Zoroastrians attended the 1st Anniversary celebrations at the majestic Dadgah, which is gaining increasingly in…
Our Community is blessed with achievers, visionaries and luminaries, but rarely does one not just encapsulate all three, but does so with an extraordinary frequency by being the recipient of numerous national honors and global accolades! Of course, we are talking of none other than Dr. Cyres Mehta, one of the tallest feathers in our…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Doing the nation and the community proud since she was first crowned First Runner-Up in the much-celebrated, national, ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant (July 2018), Delnaz Balsara Sharma went on to up the ante when she represented Asia as ‘MRS. ASIA UNIVERSE’, at the prestigious ‘MRS. UNIVERSE 2018 Pageant’, being awarded…
It’s that time of the year – the “get me to the baug on time,” time. The time when the monthly budget goes awry, and if it is a family wedding, it goes absolutely ballistic. The marginal utility of the bank simply does not seem to diminish. Carl Menger who propounded the theory of Marginal…
Increasingly, as a community, we’re becoming our own worst enemy. We are quick to judge each other and jump to conclusions, often based on myths and rumours. We talk about religion without understanding it. We are keen to fight for the religion and even die for it, anything but live for it or live by…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]On Thursday, 6th December, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor had issued a clarification regarding the MMRCL speculations and accusations to the Parsi Media. Though originally meant for release in print form, it was shared on digital media and has received reactions, indicating tremendous confusion based on the lack of truth and hearsay that is…
The third chapter of WINGS’18, the community’s annual, premier Sports and Cultural Festival, had our community members flocking in large numbers to the Rustom Baug Grounds, to partake of the fun, festivities, dynamic display of talent and some seriously thrilling entertainment – all through the four days of the exciting extravaganza, 8 – 11 November,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-black-border” border_style=”bordered” shadow=”shadow-down-right” rounded_corners=”rounded-3″ background_color_class=”otw-silver”]The history of ancient Iran holds great significance for our Community – it is a heritage we can be truly proud of, and hopefully, imbibe some of the values that our ancient monarchs and leaders stood for. Parsi Times is delighted to bring you yet another brilliant and exciting…
The community’s premier Sports and Cultural Festival – WINGS’18 – started amid overwhelming participation and thrilling activities, with 8th November, 2018 marking Day-1 of the 4-day extravaganza, taking place at the Rustom Baug Grounds, for the third consecutive year, with the Community’s leading news weekly, Parsi Times, as its proud Media Partner. The first day of…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c4c0c4″ css_class=”boxed”]The history of ancient Iran holds great significance for our Community – it is a heritage we can be truly proud of, and hopefully, imbibe some of the values that our ancient monarchs and leaders stood for. Parsi Times is delighted to bring you yet another brilliant and exciting series by our…