Parsi Times brings you Dr. Jasvi’s column on her unique Numero-Tarot monthly readings, based on your month of birth: January (Lucky No. 5; Lucky Card: Hierophant): This is a good time for students born in January – you could go abroad for higher education. You are blessed by the divine energy. Remember that hard work is…
CRICKET IPL 2019 MI Beat CSK At Wankhede: The ‘El Classico’ of this year’s IPL, the most awaited clash of the season, Mumbai Indians (MI) V/s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had the MI team gaining the upper momentum right through the contest. Man of the Match Hardik Pandya’s stellar all-round show (25* off 8) and…
Mumbai’s WZCC (World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce) chapter, along with its Youth Wing, arranged an inspiring seminar on March 29, 2019 at the newly renovated Ripon Club on ‘Leadership In The Digital Age’, which saw a participation of over a hundred members and guests. After Xerxes Dastur, Treasurer – WZCC India, welcomed all, Youth Director…
On 26th March, 2019, Mumbai’s Sazeman-e-Jawanan-e-Zartoshty-e-Irani (Sazeman), known as the Iranian Zoroatrian Youths Association, held a Jashan celebrating the Birth Anniversary of Holy Prophet, Vaxur-E-Vaxuran Asho Zarathushtra (Khordad Sal as per Fasli calendar), at the N M Petit Fasli Atash Kadeh Hall. Administrator, Darayush Zainabadi then spoke in Persian about the significance of this Holy…
Constructed by Maharaja Bhawani Singh of Jhalawar (Rajasthan) in 1921, situated near the Garh Palace, the Parsi Opera Theatre at Bhawani Natyashala, is being restored by the Rajasthan Archaeology and Museum Department, at an estimated budget of Rupees five crores. The repair and restoration of the Parsi Opera Theatre commenced in September 2018 and will…
On March 28, 2019, Toronto-based restaurant manager and sommelier at the CN Tower, Arashasp Shroff, was awarded Ontario Hostelry Institute’s ‘Top 30 Under 30 Award’, 2019, which featured over 150 nominations across the province. The winners, who are chosen from across all segments of the Hospitality and Food Service Industry in the district, are recognized…
‘Ladies Compartment’ is a dynamic music project based out of Mumbai – it is a tribute to the daily trials of a working woman in Mumbai city, along with the cinematic romanticism of local trains. The members of the group initially came together to share their interests in American Folk, Jazz, Blues, Indie and Carnatic Indian…
No prizes for guessing why, but films on politics, national fervour and patriotism seem to be the flavour of the season, and the rule rather than the exception. RAW (Research and Analysis Wing), the abbreviation of the film’s title, begins with black-and-white frames of an agent being brutally tortured in an ISI detention cell. Mercifully,…
The Bawaji love for motorcycles (and many other things from an era of yore) is legendary. We take great pride in the ownership and maintenance of our Classics. It is with good reason that a ‘Parsi owned’ vehicle demands a premium, during resale. The Vintage Zoroastrian Bikers of Bombay (VZBB) is a one such…
On 21st March, 2019, The Jamshedi Navroz Fund Committee, Parsee Pragati Mandal (PPM) and Zoroastrian Women’s Association, Surat, brought together Surat’s Parsi Community to celebrate Jamshedi Navroze and pay homage to the martyrs of Pulwama attack (17 March, 2019). Much more than just verbal homage, a talent competition with a patriotic theme was held for…
Parsi Times is delighted to share the great news of 18-year-old, dynamic college student, Ashoi Dantra from Jer Baug, Byculla, who is currently representing India in the prestigious ‘World Teen Supermodel Pageant’, that is taking place over an 8-day global platform (31 March to 7 April, 2019) in Fiji, under ‘The World Supermodel Production and…