Nowroze Baug started the summer vacations by organizing ‘The All Parsis Throwball, Direct and Indirect Volleyball Tournaments’, under the joint auspices of Nowroze Baug Play Centre and NN Wadia Welfare League, at the Nowroze Baug grounds, from 6th to 15th April, 2017. With over 32 teams participating in Volleyball and Throwball events, the finals of…
If you travel by train, you know how difficult it is to stand in queue and buy suburban, unreserved ticket. UTS, by Indian Railways, solves this painful problem. UTS is the official mobile ticketing app for booking unreserved tickets. Paperless ticketing has been enabled in Chennai suburban section, Mumbai suburban section and New Delhi –…
Bharucha Baug Education Association organized their Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony on 15th April, 2017, amongst one hundred and fifty youngsters, parents, as well as Chief Guest, BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai and wife, Anahita Desai. The prizes were awarded from the nursery to HSC based on the percentages and grades received by the students in the…
On 19th April, 2017, Mah Adar, Roj Khordad, Nargol’s Punjiaji Agiary celebrated its 76th Salgreh with a jasan ceremony at 10:00 am in agiary premises, performed by five priests, Er. Sohrab Bharucha, Er. Rayomand Dastur, Er. Hoshang Govadia, Er. Zubin Fatakia and Er. Soli Panthaky. Devotees participated in a humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni…
Singapore based former pilot, 79-year-old Rustom J. Kanga, paid a romantic, touching and enriching tribute to his late wife, Suna, who succumbed to illness in 2015, by completing her final project – a book she had been working on since 2014, which throws light on the Parsi community in Singapore. Immortalising his wife’s legacy titled,…
Meherzaad Bugwadia, from Rustom Baug, won the ‘Mr. Personality’ title at the ‘Face Of Maharashtra’ Competition at the finals held in Pune, on 17th March, 2017. Meherzaad was selected amongst the top six from Mumbai, after competing with seventeen boys across various rounds including introduction, ramp walking and question-answer rounds. Winning the title as well…
In keeping with its efforts to promote matrimony within the community, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) held an ‘Alliance Quest Picnic’ on April 09th, 2017 at the Royal Garden Resort in Mumbai. Over 40 participants attended this fun-filled picnic, with some picked-up from three different locations. The enthusiastic youngsters came from all Mumbai city, distant…
Boosting the talent of yet another art enthusiast’s love for our religion, Parsi Times brings you Natasha Bhagwagar’s creative on purity through her rendition of ‘Asho Farohar’. Sharing her love for art with our community, 17-year-old Natasha says, “I have created this to express a feeling of purity and strength, and also to encourage the…
On 9th April, 2017, Rustom Baug Association, under the noble initiative – the ‘Navar Maratab Felicitation Program’, along with Anahita and Yezdi Desai and Khuda Parast Zarathosti, awarded certificates and cash prizes to sixteen Navars, fifteen Maratabs, Avesta Scholar, Er. Viraf Dadachanji and a Special Achievement Award to Er. Yazdi Panthaky. Guest of Honour, Er….
The Davier Parsee Zarathosty Anjuman celebrated its 162nd Anniversary on 16th April, 2017, Roj Ardibesht, Mah Adar. The celebrations commenced a Jasan at 10:00 am in the Bai Navazbai Agiary, by Panthaky of Mumbai’s Vatcha Gadhi Agiary, Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji along with other priests. A Humbandagi followed. Adjacent to the Agiary, a stage was built…
Home Made Granola Bars These oaty, nutty, sweet granola bars are a great alternative to the shop-bought versions, and they’re super-simple to make, too! You can add any of your favourite nuts, dried fruits and grains. It’s all upto you! Ingredients: Vegetable Oil; 75 gms Blanched Almonds; 200 gms Rolled Oats; 50 gms Sunflower…