11-year-old Meherzad Garda, son of Farida and Zubin Garda, was ordained Navar on 6th May, 2017 at Sethna Agiary, Tardeo, with blessings from late great grandmother, Shehernavaz Khandhadia. Meherzad learnt his prayers under the guidance of Er. Kersi Bhadha and Er. Jehan Charna, while the Navar ceremony was performed under the leadership of Er. Khushrveer…
On 19th May, 2017, World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), Mumbai Chapter, and Holiday Program for Youth (HPY) conducted a program on entrepreneurship, at J B Vachha High School, Dadar, which had over hundred and seventy students participating. Four separate teams played a ‘business oriented game’ of devising, marketing and pricing a soft drink. The…
Viraf Patel of Navsari and his team have for years been volunteering with WZO Trust Funds to distribute notebooks to Navsari’s Zoroastrian children and those of nearby villages, free of cost. This year, over five thousand notebooks were distributed on 4th June, 2017, from their showroom at Navsari. WZO Trust Funds express gratitude and appreciation…
CRICKET England In Semis – Champions Trophy 2017: Hosts England beat New Zealand by 87 runs, becoming the first team to cruise into the semi-finals. The Kiwis’ batting line up failed to beat England’s 310 in 49.3 overs. Contributions came from batsmen Alex Hales (56), Joe Root (64), Ben Stokes (48) and Jos Buttler (61)….
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 14th June, 2017. . . . . .[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “Singh saheb, glass chupavi levo, ‘Chai-pe-charcha’ no jamano chali rayoch!” – by Marazban N Kanga [/otw_shortcode_info_box]…
Medical Camp A Medical Camp for Health Check-up is being organised at Dadar Athornan Madresa Hall, first floor, Dadar, Mumbai, on 18th June, 2017, from 10:00am to 12 noon. For enquiries and to register before 16th June, 2017, contact: 9822291743
Isn’t that taken for granted or rather, the accepted standard, the unwritten covenant that one should love one’s family? In the film Love U Family, written and produced by Vipul Devani and helmed by Sachindra Sharma, the makers have gone to great lengths to depict the natural ties of a family — and its binding…
If you want to spend a tranquil, placid three hours with your beloved, this is the film for you— buy a ticket or two and send your mother-in-law to the cinema. Still interested in reading the review? Then read on… Shiv (Sushant Singh Rajput), the quintessential cocky Punjabi boy with the six-pack chocolate-boy looks goes…
For the very first time, Perth (West Australia) will host the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress, from 1st to 4th June, 2018, bringing together Zoroastrians from the world over, to network, discuss, debate, form friendships and enjoy spending time together. Zoroastrians from all over Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, will be…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times continues to celebrate the successes of our young adults who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Happy Husrav! 17-year-old Husrav Sadri, a student of Jamnabai Narsee secured…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Housing It is a testimony to the humaneness of my colleague Trustees – Kersi, Noshir and Zarir – that community members in desperate need of housing come personally and plead their case before…