એકસવાયઝેડની (એકસ્ટ્રીમલી યંગ ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયન્સ) એમએડી (મેકિંગ અ ડિફરન્સ) ‘એકસવાયઝેડ સ્ટેપિંગ ફોરવર્ડ’ નામની જૂતાં એકઠા કરવાની અનોખી પહેલ રવિવાર, બીજી ઓકટોબર, ૨૦૧૬ના દિવસે યોજાઈ હતી. આ ઝુંબેશમાં એકસવાયઝેડના સભ્યો સ્વયંસેકવકો તથા મિત્રોના સહયોગમાં ૧૨, ૧૯૯ જોડી પગરખાં એકઠાં કરીને એવા ઓછા નસીબવાન લોકોને આપ્યા હતા, જેઓ એ ખરીદી શકતા નથી. આ અદભુત ઈવેન્ટના એકસકલુઝિવ મિડિયા પાર્ટનર…
કેટલાક મહિના પહેલા ટ્રસ્ટી વિરાફ મહેતાએ જામેજમશેદ પરના કહેવાતા ‘પ્રતિબંધ’ વિશે અફવા ફેલાવવામાં મહત્વની ભૂમિકા ભજવી હતી. વાસ્તવિકતા એ હતી કે ટ્રસ્ટીઓએ બહુમતીથી, માત્ર એટલું જ નકકી કર્યુ હતું કે એ સાપ્તાહિકને જાહેરખબર આપવાનું બંધ કરવું, કેમ કે તેમના એડરેટ બહું ઉંચા હતા. એમાં કોઈ પ્રતિબંધ નહોતો! એ પ્રમાણે જ, ટ્રસ્ટી વિરાફ મહેતા હવે નવી…
It’s simply ethereal! Several hundred kilometers covered with the heavy deposits of salt crystals and shining pure white, like snow under the moonlight! And, when the sun shines brightest in the afternoons, its shimmering mirages are a sight to behold! Divided into two parts – the Great Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of Kutch,…
How would you feel if every time you went to a restaurant, you’d need to check with the table attendant each and every ingredient that goes into the making of every dish you wish to order? Wouldn’t it be annoying? Or just imagine the trauma of a child who cannot eat his favourite food because…
“Buyer beware” is biggest fear echoing in the minds of equity investors. Based on an in-depth research on equity as an asset class, for individuals with a long-time horizon, stocks may be the least-risky asset of all. They deliver better returns and long-term capital gains tax is nil. Over 10 to 20 years, stocks/equity are…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is delighted to start a new column dedicated to sharing interesting facts about the largest hub of Parsis – Bombay! Ever wonder why and how the various streets and places in Bombay got their names? As India breathed free from the British Raj, the new governments started changing the erstwhile British…
We all have electronic scrap accumulated in our homes / offices for various reasons – cellphones, tablets, laptops, desktops and more. The scrap dealer won’t pay us a good price and we certainly won’t throw it away in trash. Cashify helps you to encash the value of your old electronics items – it facilitates selling…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]India’s leading Ophthalmologist, Dr. Cyres Mehta has received numerous awards, including the ‘Parsi Ratna’ and the gold medal of the Indian Cataract and Laser Society. Dr. Cyres chats with PT Writer Ruby Lilaowala on various developments in Ophthalmology. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Ruby: Congratulations on winning the IIRSI gold medal for your expertise in Advanced Robotic…
[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] In his empire of evil, Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit, laid a wager that who so of the host of hell successfully tempted Zarathustra to his fall, would…
True to their tradition, Godrej Baug came alive to the beats of dandiya music on 10th October, 2016 with community members joining in the fun with their swirling ghagras and dandiya sticks. A medium to get the residents of the Baug together is the true essence of organizing such a grand function. The GBRWA Committee…
In all religions and cultures, there’s the belief of a specific deity behind the rains. In the Vedic tradition, yagnas are performed to invoke the rain-God. In our Zoroastrianism, we invoke Teshtar Tir Yazad. Similarly, while we were touring South Africa, a few years ago, a lady who was a mystic, told us about a…