The Zoroastrian Youth Association (ZYA), Poona, partnered with J J Building Sports Committee to organise the very first chapter of the ‘All-Pune Parsee Indoor Sports Tournament’, over the last couple of weekends. Headed by Cyrus Malegamwala, the event had over 140 participants, from ages 10 to 78 years, vying to get top place competing in…
In recent times, we have unfortunately reduced Gahambar to a travesty. In not-so-distant history, we have been witness to so-called Gahambars hosted by individuals who had aspired to become Trustees of certain community institutions or by those who won the elections. There is also a variety known as the ‘fee no Gahambar,’ which is a…
Dr. Cyres Mehta, the nation’s leading Ophthalmologist, reckoned globally for his unparalleled genius and breakthroughs in the field of professional eye-care, was felicitated with the prestigious title: ‘Fellow Of The Collegium’ at the 81st Annual Conference of the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS – India’s most prominent Ophthalmological association), which was held at the Grand…
According to western astrology, we are now in the Aquarian age, which is receptive to the higher vibrational frequencies of the Universe. The Age of Aquarius is referred to in several ways by different sources. Edgar Cayce, the great psychic, refers to it as the start of the ‘New Age’. It is also referred to…
In the second part of this crucial and very relevant topic in the current times, we get greater insights into the connect between hormones, belly fat and the struggle to lose weight. (If you missed last week’s article, it is available for you to read online at www.parsi-times.com). Adrenal Stress: The Root Cause Of Belly…
With summer holidays marking the end of exams, Homavazir’s 11th CBDA Scouts held a fun and exciting summer camp, from 27th April to 1st May, 2023, at the J N Petit Sanatorium, in the quaint town of Bordi, besides the sea. A total of 28 cubs, scouts and scouters attended the camp, starting out with…
The President and Trustees of Surat Parsi Panchayat (SPP) organized an HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine camp on May 04th, 2023, to provide injectable vaccine, free of cost, for the prevention of Cervical Cancer, for Parsi girls and ladies, between 10 and 45 years of age, at Seth R D Tarachand Surat Parsi General Hospital,…
A Mother is a being divine, Her love nevergrows old, Her smile is bright sunshine, And her heart is pure gold. In the Heavens above, Angels whisper to each other: Nothing can compare to the love, Or the devotion of a Mother In the years so quickly gone, No love like a mother’s has even…
All You Need To Do, Is Ask… Dear Readers, If you are asked to guess the three words that most of us just can’t get ourselves to say out loud, what would your answer be? Which three-word sentence takes all you’ve got, for you to share with another? Over the years, across the world,…
અઝરબૈજાનની રાજધાનીમાં સ્થિત આતશગાહ બાકુ ફાયર ટેમ્પલ, કુદરતી ગેસ વેન્ટ પર બાંધવામાં આવ્યું હતું, અને તેનું નિર્માણ 17મી સદીના અંતમાં અને 18મી સદીની શરૂઆતમાં કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું. જો કે, એવા પુરાવા છે કે એક વખત આ સ્થળ પર એક જૂનું મંદિર હતું. આતશગાહ બાકુ ફાયર ટેમ્પલની રસપ્રદ વિશેષતા એ છે કે પારસી, હિંદુઓ અને શીખો…
ધ પારસી લેડી – સુપ્રસિદ્ધ કલાકાર રાજા રવિ વર્માનું એક સદી જૂનું, અધૂરૂં પેઈન્ટિંગ, જે કેરળના તિરુવનંતપુરમમાં 380 વર્ષ જૂના કિલીમનૂર પેલેસના સ્ટુડિયોમાં ફોલ્ડ અને આશ્રયસ્થાન હતું, હવે તેને પુન:સ્થાપિત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે અને 29મી એપ્રિલ, 2023ના રોજ પેલેસમાં જ કિલીમનૂર પેલેસ ટ્રસ્ટ દ્વારા અનાવરણ કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું, જે પ્રખ્યાત કલાકારની 175મી જન્મજયંતિ નિમિત્તે ઉજવવામાં…