I accidentally came across an English translation of the earliest available Jain-scripture called the ‘Acaranga Sutra’, in which Lord Mahavir gives the first most basic and universal definition of compassion or ‘Ahimsa’, which is the foundation of Jain religion, just as ‘Ashoi’ is the foundation of our religion. The Jain Sutra says: “I pronounce that…
Bright, religious and all of ten years of age, (Er.) Shayan Bulsara, son of Farzad and Dinaz Bulsara, was ordained Martab on 26th May, 2019, at Mumbai’s Banaji Limji Agiary. His Martab ceremony was conducted by Er. Hoshedar Panthaki, Head Priest of the Agiary. Having attended Ratamai and Tehmina Peer’s weekly prayer classes since he…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Doing the nation and the community proud since she was first crowned First Runner-Up in the much-celebrated, national, ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant (July 2018), Delnaz Balsara Sharma went on to up the ante when she represented Asia as ‘MRS. ASIA UNIVERSE’, at the prestigious ‘MRS. UNIVERSE 2018 Pageant’, being awarded…
Delnaz Balsara Sharma, who was crowned the First Runner-Up in the national, prestigious ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant, on 14th July, 2018, will continue to embark on her proud journey of representing Asia as ‘Mrs. Asia Universe’, at the prestigious MRS. UNIVERSE 2018 Pageant. Having broken the news in July, Parsi Times is…
The Women Entrepreneurs (WE) wing of World Zarathusti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) organised an exciting session with first Runner-up of ‘Mrs. India She is India’ Pageant, Delnaz Bulsara Sharma, on 15 September, 2018. Referred (Ideated?) by Chairperson, Homai H.Mehta, the event commenced with Director-Corporate Secretary, WZCC International Board of Directors and Member on the WE…
LCB (Lions Club of Bombay) Host, celebrated Teachers Day by felicitating teachers from various NGOs, school and colleges, at a grand ceremony held on 5th September, 2018. Various teachers received recognitions included former Principal of Alexandra Girls English Institution, Freny Mehta; Principal of Bai Bengali Girls High School, Kashmira Balsar; and others. Addressing the gathering,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]There are a number of things that make us stand out as a community. One of those things is our surnames! Parsi Times Writer, Hoshang Sethna explores an amusing account of how most of us got our surnames.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] It’s an accepted fact that many of us have some of the most unusual and…