Earlier this year in June, PT had shed light on the sad plight of Matheran’s sole hospital facility – The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Hospital, which was established in 1902 by Rustomjee Jeejeebhoy in the memory of his father, Byramjee. Mumbai-based good samaritan, Adil Gandhy, joint owner of the Woodlands Bungalow in Matheran, had not only donated…
The AWARE Foundation Ashram for Animals, Tansa Forest, Ganeshpuri, is home to almost eighty beautiful canines and felines. Parsi Times patrons have been very supportive towards the animals under our care over the years, especially during the ongoing pandemic crisis which has been very challenging for the Ashram. Our space is home senior/geriatric animals with…
Located in the interiors of rural Ganeshpuri in the heart of the Tansa River Valley Forest, the AWARE (Animal Welfare And Rescue Efforts) Foundation [E-30655, Estb.: 2014], has been actively working in the sphere of stray animal care. Their initiatives, since inception, include feeding stray animals, veterinary first aid, trauma care, spay/neuter and immunization against…
The world over, people are presently wrestling with the unprecedented implications of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It is a human crisis unlike any experienced earlier. By way of providing immediate relief during the pandemic, we – The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust and The WZO Trust Funds – have played a reasonably proactive role by supporting from…
Need Of The Hour: Supporting And Facilitating The Medical Fraternity In Facing The Challenges Posed By COVID-19 (A Masina Hospital Initiative) Humanity is presently fighting a fierce battle to defeat the contagion of the dreaded Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). WZO Trust Funds have, in their own modest manner, assisted by supporting Masina Hospital (Byculla, Mumbai), in…
Our Community’s most holy, over 300-year-old, Doongerwadi in Mumbai, is in Urgent Need of Renovation and Green Cover Restoration. Immediate Repairs are needed for the Maintenance and upkeep of our Dokhmas; Bunglies; Road Repairs and for the restoration of the Green Cover/Forest area which provides the sense of calm and healing for all. The BPP,…
The Gamadia Boys Hostel at Tardeo, Mumbai, has been providing safe haven at extremely subsidised prices, to all our young Parsi/Irani boys, especially those who come in from India’s rural and small towns, with ambitions of studying and making a successful career in Mumbai. The Gamadia Boys Hostel is one of the oldest and noblest…
Some weeks ago, we received a mail at Parsi Times from a lovely animal and dog love, Hufrez Mistry, who sought our help in putting out an appeal to help house ‘Whitey’, a senior dog whose time at the foster-home assistance was running out and needed to be re-housed on an urgent basis. Of course,…
. BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria conceived the movement of reaching out to our philanthropic Community to come forward and donate funds towards the repairs and restoration of the over 80-year-old Gamadia Boy’s Hostel. In keeping with our commitment to Community Causes, Parsi Times took on the onus of being the effective media vehicle which helped…
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., as a responsible and committed Corporate and having a strong belief in giving back to society, will be taking part for the 11thconsecutive year at Mumbai’s most vibrant event “TATA Mumbai Marathon – 2018.” On January 21, 105 Godrejites will run Full Marathon (42 Kms.), Half Marathon (21 Kms.)…
Parsi woman, Naomi Sam Irani moved the Supreme Court questioning the validity of many provisions of Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act (PMDA), stating that the procedure under the 1938 Personal Law was “exasperatingly cumbersome, involving a system akin to jury decision, and granted no access to mediation and settlement.” She has alleged that these long drawn and outdated…