Shehnaz Billimoria Awarded Doctorate

Shehnaz Billimoria Awarded Doctorate

Shehnaz Paurush Billimoria, Principal (I/c.), Dinshaw Daboo Law College, Navsari, was awarded her Ph.D. degree from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat. She completed her Doctorate in the Faculty of Law, with her thesis titled, ‘Arbitration As One Of The Effective Modes Of Alternate Dispute Resolution’, under the guidance of Dr. J T Desai, Former…

29th Year Of Muktad Celebrated In California

29th Year Of Muktad Celebrated In California

I sincerely thank you all for your participation in the solemn Muktad ceremony thus making our efforts more worthwhile, and for giving us the opportunity to advance spiritually by satisfying your spiritual needs for the 29th Muktad ceremony in  Southern California, and the 4th at our ZAC Atashkadeh. For the previous 25 years, the Muktad ceremonies were conducted at our home (Bhandara residence), it was also my 48th…

HC Allows BPP’s Plea For Praying At Doongerwadi On Farvardin Roj

HC Allows BPP’s Plea For Praying At Doongerwadi On Farvardin Roj

In keeping with the plea of BPP to allow members of Mumbai’s Parsi Community to come together and pray at the Doongerwadi (Kemp’s Corner) on the auspicious occasion of Farvardin Mahino-Farvardin Roj, on 3rd September, 2020, the High Court in Mumbai provided permission for the same, but only in limited or prescribed numbers.  The prescribed…

Farhad Sahiar Awarded John A. Tamisiea Award By AMA

Farhad Sahiar Awarded John A. Tamisiea Award By AMA

On 26th August, 2020, Farhad Sahiar, M.D., M.S., FAsMA, received the 2020 John A. Tamisiea Award for his dedication to the advancement of aerospace medicine, by the Aerospace Medical Association (AMA). His career has spanned many years and many facets of aerospace medicine and his contributions to this field have been substantial.  This award was established and sponsored by the Civil…

Surat’s Eminent Dr. Khushroo Laskari Passes Away

Surat’s Eminent Dr. Khushroo Laskari Passes Away

On 27th August, 2020, 75-year-old family physician from Surat and well known Parsi personality, Dr. Khushroo Laskari, lost his battle to the novel coronavirus, which he had been braving over the past six weeks, at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital.  Dr. Laskari is survived by his wife Dilshad, and two daughters – Nina Rumi Palsetia…

Avan Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)

Avan Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose…

Happy Teacher’s Day!

Happy Teacher’s Day!

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#fae1f7″] Talented, Efficient, Amazing, Caring, Helpful, Empathetic and Respected are the exact terms that describe the word TEACHER. Teachers are the guiding force in a child’s life that shapes their destiny. On the wonderful occasion of Teacher’s Day, Parsi Times Reporter, Binaisha M. Surti, brings you a special feature where we pay tribute…

From the Editor’s Desk

From the Editor’s Desk

Happy Teacher’s Day… Guru Corona! Dear Readers, Education is the cornerstone of a civilised society, a conscientious nation and a progressive world. Educators, therefore, are revered as the crucial architects of a peaceful present and a thriving future. We owe much to our teachers; their influence in our lives extends way beyond the classroom. When…

To Teachers And The Pedagogy Of All Instruction!

To Teachers And The Pedagogy Of All Instruction!

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Veera is a published Author (‘Endured’ and ‘#LoveBitesLifeHacks’) and Columnist; a passionate Educator and Counsellor; Poet and Philosopher… but most of all, a lover of all things literary.  [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Do you know that a Teacher could possibly impact your child’s life in more ways that you could ever imagine? With the Pandemic…