The concluding event for the summer vacation at Cama Park, Andheri, was held on 29th May, 2016. Teenagers took the center-stage as the function kicked off with 250 members and their guests standing in obeisance. Young Percy Amaria played the Zoroastrian anthem ‘Chaiyye Hamey Zarthosti’ and a couple of Bollywood songs on the keyboard. This…
Parsi Times congratulates TaronishBajan of Delhi Private School, Sharjah, for securing94.4% (472/500) in her CBSE examinations, 2016. She topped her school in Economics and Marketing, with a total of 98% in each! Taronish is all set to join Middlesex University in Dubai and pursue Human Relations Psychology. We wish her all the best!
On Saturday 28th May, 2016 Air India and Indian Airlines’ serving as well as retired staff and their guests got together to witness their 70th annual Dae Mahino Jasan. It was held at the Cama Baug (Big Otla). Performed by Ervad Dinyar D. J. Modi and Firoze Navdar, merriment followed the jasan, with Farokh Gotla…
Today, 4th June, 2016, marks ‘Govad Roj’ of ‘Dae Mahino’, and is observed as the day of ‘Homaji ni Baj’, marking the death anniversary of the pious and saintly, Homa Jamshed Zaahiaa. Homaji is believed to be the patron saint of those who are timid, falsely accused and those who are troubled inspite of being…
Parsi Times is pleased to share with our readers a new column of religious and inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla. Thou art the foundation of my life. Thou art the lord of my body and mind and soul. I commend myself into thy hands….
Dear Editor, It is heartening to note that repairs/renovations are taking place at Doongerwadi. Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to build a much needed crematorium which would not only give our community a safe and hygienic system for disposal of our dead with dignity but will also be of great convenience in holding obsequies…
Dear Editor, Every week we read about different Matrimonial Meets Organized by the BPP and other persons. Even during the HPY program, children are advised to choose life partners, and youngsters are told to marry early and have more children. But has anyone given a thought to Housing? Most do not have a house of…
Dear Readers, Academic results are out and we are all proud of our Zarthosti children who have secured exemplary percentages. Even as congratulatory messages pour in from relatives and friends, it is more a sense of relief than celebration that most parents and students feel. Indisputably, there’s no greater combination that guarantees such success, than…
In December 2015, around the time when the Iranshah Utsav was held in Udvada, Australia was awarded the host nation for the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress (Adult) for the year 2018, as decided by the Global Working Group Meeting. The specific date and place where the 11th WZC will congregate has now been announced as…
Celebrating The Spirit Of Zoroastrian Women Foreword By Dinshaw Tamboly: Whilst the cliché ‘Behind every successful man there is a woman’ has been abundantly bandied about, what has always been more relevant is the fact that ‘the seed behind every inspired act has been planted by a woman and led to its fruition by her…
CRICKET Sunrisers Hyderabad Win IPL 2016 Electing to bat first, SRH put up a mammoth total of 208 runs on the board with skipper David Warner scoring a magnificent 69 runs. Ben Cutting too played well, scoring 39 runs in 15 balls. In reply, RCB got off to a flying start as Chris Gayle scored…