Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 22nd September 2021. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
– Excellent Opportunity For Worldwide Zoroastrian Youth – The 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 is delighted to launch ‘Zarathushti Youth Across Borders’ or (ZYAB) – a brilliant opportunity for the worldwide Zarathushti youth. The ZYAB program proposes to bring young Zarathushtis from around the world to attend the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 in New…
Support Pours In For Ervad Zarrir Bhandara Since the day the Behram Roj Jashan took place last week in the Atash Kadeh of the Zoroastrian Association of California Center (ZAC), Ervad Zarrir Bhandara has received several offensive posts calling him a ‘renegade priest’ who is only after fame and fortune. Nothing is further from the…
On 31st August, 2021, the WIRI (Women In Rotary India) group hosted Parsi New Year festivity online, by conferring the ‘WIRI group Excellence Awards’ on Parsi personality, legendary thespian Padma Shri Yazdi Naoshirwan Karanjia and women achievers who have made their mark in a man’s world with grace, strength, intelligence and fearlessness – notably, Maharukh…
Doing Your Best Today Keeps You Prepared For Tomorrow Dear Readers, Despite our minuscule numbers, our community is respected and cherished across India and the world, for its greatness – great people, great contributions and a glorious legacy. While we may not be able to replicate the extraordinary vision or the exceptional contributions of our…
Percy Amalsadiwalla, a Fellow Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Master’s in Commerce from Mumbai University and a Certified Fraud Examiner from Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA, has been appointed as the President of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) India, Bombay Chapter, at its Annual General Meeting, in honorary capacity. IIA…
An ancient bas-relief carving has been discovered in Naqsh-e Rajab near the UNESCO-designated Persepolis in southern Iran. The bas-relief, which bears an inscription in Pahlavi script, is associated with the tomb of a Zoroastrian individual believed to be a citizen of Istakhr, which was once the royal residence for Sassanid Kings of Persia. The tomb…
Ardibehesht is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar. It is a month that celebrates, truth, righteousness, divine order and healing. Ardibehesht is an Amshaspand (Archangel) or Amesha Spenta (Bounteous Immortal) who presides over the energy of fire. Adar Yazad is a Hamkara or helper of Ardibehesht. It is for this reason that many fire temples were consecrated in this month, the most notable being the Anjuman Atash Behram which…
Life is not always meant to be fair. It could be a broken toy that can never be mended or replaced, a broken childhood / family, a broken heart, a broken ladder in the professional rat-race, to a battered body fighting ill-health. We all have faced and lived to tell, one or many of the…
‘All India Radio’ (AIR)- ‘Akashvani Samvadita Mumbai’ channel brings you ‘Sports Magazine’ hosted by our very own Special PT Reporter and Sports personality – Binaisha M. Surti. Tune in to join her at 9:45 am IST, on Tuesday, 21st September, 2021, for an exciting ‘Special Episode 1’ with renowned Sports Journalist and Author- Vijay Lokapally….
The Mercury Reader extension for Chrome removes advertisements and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view, on every site. An interesting add-on to browse the web comfortably, it clears the clutter instantly. Once installed and enabled, with just one click, you can read text on your webpages in a…