Our emotions often determine our health. It is said that all health issues are first reflected in our aura. If we’re able to deal with these, we’re able to handle the issue in that auric layer itself. We can then avoid most health challenges. But this is easier said than done. Invariably all of us…
We’ve all seen the Pug in the Vodafone advertisement create a bark for the brand. But well before the Vodafone advertisement, dogs have been instrumental in influencing consumers to buy stuff from cars to colas, barbecues to banking, dog food to dog training and painkillers to pedigree. Many of them have made it to the…
As per a report by the Press Trust of India (New Delhi) on 6 December, 2016, Lok Sabha was informed that the population of the Parsi community in India has reduced by almost half, while that of the Jews has become one-sixth of what it was in 1951. The Minister of State for Home, Hansraj…
At the young age of eleven, Zyra Irani, studying at Mumbai’s Villa Theresa High School, has done the community and the nation proud, with her sheer dedication and hard work in honing her skills which helped her emerge the winner at a multi-talented globally recognised competition, ‘The World Scholars Cup’. After three rounds of participation…
Powered By PT With Ava Roj falling on 24th December or Christmas eve this month, in addition to the monthly Ava Roj Jasan and Humbandagi which will held at Bhikha Behram Kua, our dynamic XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians) tots plan to bring together the X’mas spirit of giving and the Parsi spirit of philanthropy with…
The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) celebrates 30 years of its founding in 2017. To mark the occasion, FEZANA has announced a competition to design a logo for the organization, which will become the official logo of FEZANA to be used for all official and digital platforms including social media, business cards,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times shares excerpts from one of the all-time-classics – ‘In Search Of My God’ – which celebrates Zoroastrian history, religion, culture and the spirit of Zoroastrianism. What better way to rediscover the splendor of our great religion than by enriching our comprehension of our glorious roots and exploring the brilliance of the…
[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] The Path of Asha is the Path of Righteousness. One alone is the path, it is the Path of Righteousness. All other paths are non-paths, says he who…
Re: Request For Parsi Community Kitchen Rohinton R. Surti, your heart and mind are in right place, with regard to your letter in PT about the suggestion for a Parsi community kitchen, based on an article you read in TOI about how Bohra community is running a kitchen for the welfare of their community members….
Discuss, Don’t Cuss! Dear Readers, Once again we find our community vociferously stepping up the heat on social media about multiple issues – the most aggravated one being the outrage of our community members regarding the annual Doongerwadi Heritage Walk, where a small group of students studying Comparative Religions is educated about our final rites…
Those who entered the auditorium a few seconds late would be forgiven for presuming that they were watching a documentary on ‘The Art of Kissing’ — thank you, Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani! A half century after ‘An Evening in Paris’ (1967), and against the backdrop of the sights and sounds of Paris, comes a musical rom-com…