There is bad news and good news. The bad news is that there is no good news and the good news is that the bad news won’t last forever. News is flooded with negativism, be it the draconian policies of Donald Trump or the Rupee flirting with an all-time low that has resulted in exodus…
Jazz lovers across Bombay are thrilled to celebrate their love for this most popular form of music with NCPA’s International Jazz Festival (23rd to 25th November, 2018). As mentioned in our last issue, the Latin band ‘Los Gatos, Ay Mamá’ will open (6:30pm) on the 23rd, followed by ‘Bungalow’ (at 8:00 pm). The second day of…
Hyderabad’s well known and respected children’s activist known for crusading the rights of children born with birth-related problems, Gool Rustom Plumber, passed away in Hyderabad after a brief illness, on 17th October, 2018 at the age of 85. Born in 1933 in Bombay, Gool studied at Tata Institute of Social Sciences as one of its…
On September 30, 2018, 18 Scouts, 18 Cubs and 12 Scouters and Rovers of the Sethna’s 18th West Mumbai Scout Group held a hiking trek in Khandala. While the Scouts and senior members commenced the trek and reached the Duke’s Nose point, the young cubs stayed back on the plateau playing games and enjoying various…
The Women Graduates Union (WGU) Mumbai organized its Diwali Mela on 20th October 2018, with CEO of WAPIZ, Anahita Desai, as the Guest of Honour. The event commenced with lighting of the lamp in the august presence of President, Bina Thadani, Vice President and Chairman of Program and Fundraising Committee, Dr. Arnavaz Havewala, Trustees, Sheila…
10-year-old Mehran Hodiwala, from Thane’s a student of Vasant Vihar High School, Thane, was awarded the Merit Plus Trophy for the prestigious National Level SpellQuest Competition for Classes 5 and 6 (Club 4), at a function in Nerul on October 6, 2018. The son of Dr. Anahita and Vistasp Hodiwala, Mehran is amongst one of…
On October 24, 2018, Tata Sons’ former Chairman, Cyrus Mistry, announced the formation of Mistry Ventures LLP that will invest in and nurture start-ups in India and across the world. Established with the aim of providing strategic insights and advice to businesses, incubate new ventures and provide seed, early stage and growth capital to start-ups,…
On Monday, 21st October, 2018, India’s Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu, honoured the country’s and our Community’s leading jurist, Sr. Advocate Fali Sam Nariman, with the prestigious ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration’, at a function held in the capital. Naidu praised Fali Nariman saying that Nariman was known to have…
Dear Readers, One of the advantages of being an educated and (comparatively) progressive Community, is that we have strong opinions! But sometimes, so obsessed are we about voicing our own opinions, that we tend to blur the line between expressing our opinions and imposing these on others who don’t necessarily see eye-to-Your-Opinion’s-eye! Now, as…
[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] My beloved prophet Zarathustra has said, Ahura Mazda, that those who seek Thee with pure mind and pure heart, find Thee. I long for Thee and with purity…
Thank You Parsi Times! Dear Editor, I, Genevieve Adil Dubash, Independent Animal Activist and Founder of my Animal Home in Ganeshpuri, with The Learning Space Foundation, would like to wholeheartedly thank the wonderful patrons of your esteemed publication. I had placed an appeal in Parsi Times in August 2018 for donations in kind. I had…