The past couple of months has seen the Community divided yet again over the supposed ‘religiously intrusive nature’ of the Metro 3 alignment issue, routed Colaba-Bandra-Seepz, which passes under/close to the H B Wadia Atash Behram (on Princess Street) and the Anjuman Atash Behram (near Marine Lines Station) and could also affect the water table…
On the eve of September 16th, Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the Paitishahem Gahambar, at ZAC Atash Kadeh, sponsored by Shahnaz Mavandi. It commenced with a Jasan performed by Zarrir and Zerkxis Bhandara along with Dr. Cyrus Dastur, the grandson of late Vada Dastur of Iranshah, Dr. Hormazdiyar Mirza. After the Jasan, Zarrir spoke about…
New York, USA: Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) sorrowfully shared the news about the passing away of Prof. Kaikhosrov Irani (KD and Keku to associates and close friends) on 29th June, 2017 at the age of 95. Born and educated in Mumbai on 1st May, 1922, Kaikhosrov Dinshah Irani graduated from St. Xavier’s…
Internationally acclaimed screenwriter, director and photographer, Padma Shri recipient Sooni Taraporevala, has been invited to join the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – which organises the globally coveted Oscar awards – alongside other eminent Indian artistes including actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan, Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai;…
The eminent Press Club of Mumbai held its much sought-after, annual awards ceremony – ‘The Red Ink Awards’ on 7th June 2017, at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). In its seventh year now, ‘The Red Ink Awards’ is nationally hailed as the most coveted and distinguished recognition given to Indian journalists for excellence…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings our readers an exclusive interview with Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastur Kaikobad Dastoor, who has recently been appointed as the Parsi Member on the National Minority Commission. Anahita Subedar, Editor of Parsi Times, has an exclusive one-on-one interview with Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, who opens his heart for those who wish…
Udvada Iranshah Atashbehram’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor has been appointed as the new Parsi Member on the Indian Government’s National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to represent the Indian Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian Community. Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor will succeed Dadi Mistry at the NCM. The news of this appointment, which took the community by surprise, broke out…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Over the past week, Parsi Times received a deluge of correspondence – both hand-written and digital – in support of Dinshaw Tamboly’s nomination for the post of Parsi Member at the National Commission for Minorities. Since it is impossible to print all correspondence received due to the obvious lack of space, the following…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Even as the community is once again torn down the middle, based on contradicting preferences for the nomination to the post of ‘Parsi Member’ in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), due to the ‘orthodox-progressive’ divide, Parsi Times presents the truth with the aim of dispelling unfounded fears and concerns, by catching up…
This week had the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community buried in debate yet again, as BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai announced, at the annual FPZAI (Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India) meeting held last weekend, his decision to recommend the community’s distinguished, progressive philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, for appointment as the Parsi Member on the National Commission for…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color_class=”otw-silver” css_class=”boxed”]By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The start of the month, 1st May, 2017, marked the end of an era for The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, as they bid farewell to some of the stalwarts of the Institution. A number of respected educationists, who have served the organisation for numerable years, were felicitated…