Alamai Banga, who stayed near Banganga in Walkeshwar, was quite jealous of her cousins – Siloo Sanga and Ketayun Kanga, since they had become grandmothers two decades ago and she was still a katchi-kumari girl of 70! Alamai, or Aloo, was the permanent ‘gharaak’ of Parsi community’s famous match-maker, Koomi Kaajwali. Koomamai had showed Alamai…
A Time To Let Go And Move On Dear Readers, One of the bigger lessons we’ve been taught, under the unwelcome dictatorship of ‘Professor Pandemic’, is that we have to learn to let go and move on. The wise do it of their own volition – they make peace with the situation, and emerge less…
In keeping with the saying, “there is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark,” XYZ’s Rustom’s Rockstars (Bandra and Mahim) stepped forward to lend a helping hand to the residents of the National Association for the Blind (NAB) – Home for the…
A Jashan was performed in honor of Khordad Mah, Khordad Roj, at the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) by Er. Zarrir Bhandara. Sponsored by Maneck Chichgar, the jashan was attended by about 25 Zoroastrians in person (who maintained pandemic mandatories) and 25 more digitally. After the Jashan, Er. Zarrir led the community in Humbandagi and…
Young genius, 18-year-old Zeshan Yashan Jokhi has once again done the community proud, having topped the A-level examinations in Dubai, for the academic year 2019-2020. In the previous years, he also topped the IGCSE and AS levels. Not surprising, the academic prodigy secured admission in five of UK’s top universities for his undergraduate course, but…
Sharing its latest updates on the ongoing trial of Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines by volumes, has said that India will get 60 – 70 million doses of the Oxford vaccine – Covishield – by this December, but the vaccines will come to the market…
As per news reports, Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to finalize a design to conserve the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive. BMC has also submitted the proposal to the Bombay Parsi Panchayat for approval with two viable options – to either relocate the monument towards the south side (near Al-Sabah…
As Zarathushti associations and groups begin to open their doors or put together their plans for limited capacity in-person worship, the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) and the North American Mobeds Council (NAMC) have joined forces to offer and reiterate guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on reducing risk exposure to COVID-19…
New Jersey-based Farah Pavri was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Girl Scouts of the USA – Gold Award’ – the highest award that a scout can receive from this century-old institution. When Farah was nine, all she wanted was a dog. Her parents, Yasmin and Cyrus Pavri, had to turn her down because Farah’s younger brother,…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 28th October, 2020. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), a leading global platform for Zoroastrian entrepreneurs and professionals, with chapters in seven countries worldwide, once again offers Zarathushti entrepreneurs in India the excellent opportunity to secure Interest-Free financial support, with the aim of promoting and facilitating the growth of Zarathushti businesses in India. WZCC offers financial support…