[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#fffce0″ css_class=”boxed”]We’re nearly there folks!! We are just one week away from the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017 – the mega-cultural platform that brings together Zoroastrians from all over India and the world, to come together and unite in the name of culture and relive our glory! With thousands of registrations being handled effectively…
As Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians across India and the world prepare to attend the mega-cultural celebrations in UDvada, the Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU), Exclusive Media Partner, Parsi Times, shares insights about ‘The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi’ Exhibition, one of the prominent highlights of the IUU – 2017, which will take place from the 23rd to 25th December. The…
Parsi Times readers will recall that almost a year and a half ago, work in the BPP came to a virtual halt when two of the Trustees – Armaity Tirandaz and Viraf Mehta, refused to sign any Leave & Licence / Tenancy Agreements, mainly on the grounds that they believed that all the agreements should…
. On the eve of 10th November, 2017, the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian Community’s glitterati came together at the Garware Club in South Bombay, to celebrate the Zoroastrian Achievers Awards Nite 2017 (ZAAN 2017), presented by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds Of India (ZTFI), with the aim of recognizing and honouring the outstanding achievements of Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians, who…
“Every man needs a profession, which is preferably his domain of expertise. A profession that he loves, simply because it is a profession that allows his talents to achieve EXCELLENCE. But, what completes him is a HOBBY that he loves with all his heart – a hobby that takes him away from his beloved profession for…
For over 80 years now, the Gamadia Boys Hostel at Tardeo, Mumbai, has been providing a safe haven (boarding and lodging) at extremely subsidised prices, to all our young Parsi/Irani boys, especially those who come in from India’s rural and small towns, with ambitions of studying and making a successful career in Mumbai. The hostel…
“We Are Proud of Our Parsis, Will Ensure No Religious Structures Or Sentiments Are Hurt,” assures CM Fadnavis. On Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 8:30 pm, two of our Community’s foremost religious leaders and Vada Dasturjis, Firoze Kotwal and Khurshed Dastoor, met with the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis at his bungalow, ‘Varsha’ to discuss…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]There has hardly been a more confusing time for the Community than today, when once again we seem to be divided. But this is not just any other issue – it is one that is most intrinsic to the Community, involving the sanctity of our religious structures and our religious sentiments. In our…
Last weekend witnessed the community flocking to Rustom Baug in numbers so large, you’d be left wondering if our numbers were actually dwindling! The Zoroastrian youth’s mega cultural and sports fest, ‘WINGS 2017’, with Parsi Times as Media Partner, kickstarted on 26th October, 2017, with six events executed back to back, and participants having to…
Why Is Sauce For The Parsi Goose Not Sauce For The Parsi Gander? Parsis have been in the national news again and as usual for all the wrong reasons. The ongoing dispute is essentially gender based: Why can only Parsi men marry outside the community and continue to enjoy full religious rights – including…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect .[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On the 23rd of this month our Board will complete two years in office, a journey that has been as memorable as it has been gratifying. I can honestly say that I…