At the Annual General Meeting of the Thana Parsi Anjuman held on 21st September, 2019, the following are the elected Trustees of the new Managing Committee: Percy Karani – President; Rumi Kasad – Vice President; Pouruchisti – Secretary; Dilshad Mistry – Jt. Secretary; Dara Wadia – Treasurer; Vishtaspa Sethna – Treasurer; and members – Kersasp…
After the passing of the sacred Varasiyaji of Surat’s Shenshai Atashbehram (20th October, 2019), a new Varasiyaji calf was handed over to the Surat Parsi Punchayet for the Atashbehram. The Ijavani ceremony (Yajashne) will be performed on 9th November, 2019 (Mah Khordad, Roj Ashishvangh) for the four-month-old Varasiyaji calf, named Phirozshaw, who had been kept…
India’s largest integrated power company, Tata Power, has partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation to work together on a new venture, TP Renewable Microgrid, to accelerate distributed energy access in rural India. The venture will develop a network of 10,000 solar mini-grids over the next seven years, which is expected to bring clean energy to 50,00,000…
NCPA Presents multi-award-winning Blues star, Mud Morganfield, live in concert. The eldest son of legendary bluesman Muddy Waters, Mud’s singing is firmly in best of traditions of Chicago Blues. Also an acclaimed song writer backed by the best musicians playing Blues today, his award-winning album, Son of the Seventh Son, was nominated in the Best…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Spring is the queen of the seasons. It is the youth of the year and ever brimful of hopes is youth. The snow begins to melt, rivers…
If you wish to replay your favourite childhood games, Tetris Classic 1984 will take you there! There are many versions of this original game, with bells and whistles and extra color and controls, but the Classic Version is THE original! No annoying currencies, no boosts, no special moves – just the occasional video ad when…
“DDLJ jaisa ending hoga kya?” asks a character, referring to the blockbuster of the 90s. This is just one of the many films alluded to in Amar Kaushik’s latest, written with wittiness by Niren Bhatt. The theme of male ‘premature’ issues seems to be captivating audiences of late. Just a week after ‘Ujda Chaman’ hit…
“Sinners are not punished. If they were, there wouldn’t be so many men in the world,” says one of the women, fettered by generations of bondage to their menfolk through ignorance stemming primarily out of unfounded beliefs. The first Gujarati film to win the Golden Lotus Award, while winning Best Feature Film at the…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી .+ ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. ગુરૂની દિનદશા 25મી ડિસેમ્બર સુધી ચાલશે. મિત્રો તરફથી અચાનક મદદ મળી જશે. તમારી સલાહથી કોઈ મિત્રને નુકસાનીમાંથી બચાવી લેશો. તમારા અટકેલા કામો ફરી શરૂ કરી શકશો. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં મદદ લેવાની જગ્યાએ મદદગાર બની જશો. ઘરમાં શાંતિ રાખવા દરરોજ ‘સરોશ યશ્ત’ ભણજો. શુકનવંતી…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose…
WINGS’19 – the community’s biggest and Number One ‘All-Parsi Sports, Cultural and Talent Festival’, held in association with the Sir Ness Wadia Pavilion and with Parsi Times as Media Partner – kicks off today, 9th November, 2019, at the Rustom Baug Grounds, 6:00 pm onwards. The mega Fest comprises 250 teams and 800 participants, competing…