The Perozsha Ardeshir Patel’s Fire Temple, located in Andheri West, Mumbai, celebrated its glorious 115th salgreh amidst much pomp, in memory of its founder – Seth Ardeshir Bicaji Patel (Andheriwalla) on 21st April, 2023 (Mah-Adar, Roj-Adar). A Jashan was performed at 5:00 pm in the Agiary, by Panthaki Er. Kersi H Katila and his team…
In a prime land deal, a Parsi-owned bungalow named ‘Sunny Ville’, located on Carmichael Road in Tardeo, South Mumbai, and belonging to late Ernevaz Kharshedji Dubash (who passed away in 2013), was sold to BGH Properties Ltd – an Aditya Birla Group company, for Rs. 220 crores. BGH Properties Ltd purchased the half-acre bungalow along…
In a recent award ceremony held in Tampa city in Florida (USA), Professor Dr. Hoshang Jehangir Unwalla was awarded the ‘2022-23 Outstanding Mentor Award’ from Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. The McKnight program aims to increase the number of African Americans and Hispanics in Florida who earn PhDs. Unwalla’s lab in the Department…
13-year-old Shahaan Tavadia, Phoenix, USA, took on the daunting 2-day swimming challenge in the open waters of San Francisco Bay, completing the swim from Alcatraz to the Pier, and across the Golden Gate Bridge, on 10th April, 2023. On the first day, the 1-4-mile swim commenced from Alcatraz Island to the Pier, continuing onto the second…
The Seth Nanabhoy Bejonji Chokshi Dar-e-Meher, at Panchgani, celebrated its 92nd salgreh this year, which coincides with the auspicious Atash-nu-Parab (Adar Mah – Adar Roj) which took place on 21st April, 2023. This year’s celebration was special as it was at full scale after the covid years, drawing in over 50 devotees along with…
Recently, Bhopal-based Dr. Farhad F. Mehta, Assistant Professor C, at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPS), UTD – Rajiv Gandhi Technological University, RGPV, Bhopal, MP, was recently awarded the ‘Best Concept Note’ Award by the President of Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) – Dr. Montu Patel, in the Granted Patents category. Dr. Mehta won this award…
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With Instagram and Facebook playing cupid and matchmakers in recent times, the world and all the giddy girls in it are constantly falling for looks and profile pics – all photo-shopped and filtered to make even the most ordinary looking appear nothing short of a gorgeous celebrity! During these long hours of scrolling Instagram feeds,…
As I grow older, I get a ring-side view of ‘sick-marriages’ on the brink of divorce, even today. I try to heal such marriages by encouraging couples to create a loving, healthy and stable home for their children (if any) because there are no winners in a divorce – only losers. And the worst losers…
And We’re Twelve! Dear Readers, It brings me great joy to share with you that your favourite publication completes twelve very fulfilling and meaningful years, this weekend! Parsi Times’ journey has indeed been one filled with service, satisfaction and pride, having started out in 2011, to quickly become the voice of the community. We are…
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 3rd May 2023. [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…