‘Smart Community’ – The Need Of The Hour! Dear Readers, We live in a world inundated with smartness! We have Smart-Phones, Smart-TVs, Smart-Cars, Smart Watches…. Heck! We even have entire Smart-Homes! What we don’t have, ironically, is a corresponding level of Smart People! Allow me to explain my smarting observation… a Smart device is a…
On the occasion of the grand and glorious 175th year anniversary of the Hormusjee Dadabhoy Saher Agiary, the Agiary building was beautifully decorated with flowers and rangoli. At 10:00 am, Panthaki Er. Jal Katrak performed the Jashan ceremony with six Mobeds, following which a Humbandagi was performed by the Mobeds and humdins present. Thereafter, chasni…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] To community members, the name ‘Anahita Desai’ is synonymous to ‘selfless, community service’. Over the past two decades, Anahita has stood out as the beacon of hope to many helpless and underprivileged members of our community, and every single time, she has gone beyond her call of duty as a Zarthosti to…
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 24th February 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…
On 13th February, 2021, music maestro Zubin Mehta had to be hospitalized after he felt sick during a rehearsal of Strauss’ ‘Salome’, at La Scala, in Milan. This was to be broadcast live on Rai 5 on February 20, 2021. After initial medical check-ups were performed, Italian doctors believe that the 84-year-old Maestro suffered from accumulated stress…
Bahmangan was celebrated at the Mehraban Guiv Darbe Mehr, Toronto, Canada on January 16, 2021. The Festival started with a short introduction, prayers and explanation in Farsi and English by Mobed Er. Dr. Kerman Katrak, who has been performing all religious and cultural events since the last 33 years, in Toronto. Also the name of…
On 14th February, 2021, Rustom Patel, veteran Dirt-Bike racing champ, participated in and finished in the First Place, in his M8 category with a record breaking time, at the 8th edition of the All India famous Valley Run, which was held on the air strip of Aamby Valley. This event was organized by the governing…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Our community’s leading business visionary – Dr. Adil Malia, has shared his expertise championing diverse roles in Business Management, Law, Human Resources, Marketing and Employee Relations. A much sought-after business coach and mentor, having led organisations at the Board level across eclectic industries, Dr. Adil Malia is a philosopher, writer, a voracious…
When Valentine’s Day arrives year after year, every year, in the middle of February, what’s in the air? LOVE!! And who breathes that air? You, me and everybody, including Soli Sales-Tax. And what’s the result of breathing that air? You feel all romantic!! And so our Soli went in search of a brand new lady-Valentine,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] In a career spanning four decades, the world’s leading Homoeopath, Padma Shri Dr. Mukesh Batra, has revolutionised the way homeopathy is practiced today. The Founder-Chairman of Dr Batra’s™ Group – the first and largest homeopathy corporate worldwide, he has treated over a million patients, including Presidents, Prime Ministers and prominent film personalities and…
Evil stalks the world and human life is an incessant war against evil to the death. Betide what may, men and women have to fight unflinchingly their battles against evil and to bury the evil that crawls upon the ground. Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit, has vowed vengeance upon mankind. His eyes dart hatred. He…