On the eve of September 16th, Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the Paitishahem Gahambar, at ZAC Atash Kadeh, sponsored by Shahnaz Mavandi. It commenced with a Jasan performed by Zarrir and Zerkxis Bhandara along with Dr. Cyrus Dastur, the grandson of late Vada Dastur of Iranshah, Dr. Hormazdiyar Mirza. After the Jasan, Zarrir spoke about…
18th September, 2017 marked the 120th Salgreh of Mumbai’s Anjuman Atash Behram, which was celebrated on Ardibehesht Mahino, Ardibehesht Roj (September 18th 2017) with two joyful Jasans, (morning and evening) performed by Nayab (meaning successor in waiting) Dasturji Saheb Dr. (FRCS) Jamasp JamaspAsa and his teams of Mobeds. Trustees Er. Phiroze Katrak, Er. Burjorji Antia,…
Doing the Community further proud, former chairman of Tata Sons and cynosure of the Parsi Community, Ratan Tata, has been featured by Forbes, as one of the only three Indians, to make it to Forbes’ global ‘100 Greatest Living Business Minds’ List. The other two are Lakshmi Mittal, CEO and Chairman of the world’s largest steel-making company,…
Monaz Gandhi, a pre-school teacher in Mumbai at the Learning Curve School, was awarded the SXRC Creation Award by SystemX Research Centre (SXRC), Bengaluru, for single-handedly programming India’s very first teaching Humanoid Robot, ‘MONTEA’. The invention came into light when a team of doctors and researchers from SXRC, Bengaluru, comprising Dr. Vikram Aditya Singh – Chief…
વડા દસ્તુરજી ખુરશેદ દસ્તુર અને દિનશા તંબોલીએ કરેલી મધ્યસ્થી 15મી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને ઉદવાડા મ્યુઝિયમના કેરટેકર અસ્પી સિપોય ઉદવાડા સ્ટેશનથી ફિરોઝપુર જનતામાં ચઢતી વખતે પગ સ્લીપ થતા ટ્રેનની નીચે ટ્રેક પર સરકી જતા દુ:ખદ અકસ્માત થયો હતો. તેમના પગને સખત ઈજા થઈ હતી. તેમને વલસાડની સિવિલ હોસ્પિટલમાં લઈ જવામાં આવ્યા હતા. પરંતુ પગને સખત ઈજા…
10મી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને બાન્દરામાં આવેલા તાતા બ્લોકસના જામાસ્પ તાતા પેવેલિયનમાં બાન્દરાના એકસવાયઝીગુ્રપના રૂસ્તમ’સ રોક સ્ટારે (આરઆર)એ સિનિયર સિટીઝનો માટે સુપર 60સાંજની ગોઠવણી કરી હતી. આરઆરના વોલેન્ટીયરના માર્ગદર્શન હેઠળ પાંચથી પંદર વર્ષના બાળકો દ્વારા આ કાર્યક્રમ હાથ ધરવામાં આવ્યો હતો. કાર્યક્રમની શરૂઆત થયા પછી કાર્યક્રમમાં આવેલા 72 સિનિયરોને નાસ્તો પિરસવામાં આવ્યો હતો. કાર્યક્રમમાં ગ્રાન્ડ પેરેન્ટસ…
Light of Life Trust (LOLT), an NGO established in 2002 by Villy Doctor, in partnership with Flowering Tree, Inc. USA, organised a musical dance drama, ‘Kalpataru – A Musical’, on 9th September, 2017, at Sophia Bhabha Auditorium, Mumbai. Directed by Artscape Production, performances were by talented, underprivileged children from rural areas, who were trained under LOLT’s Anant Program, with the aim of fostering…
Lawyer, philosopher, criminologist and professor, Dr. Rohinton Mehta, released his co-authored book – ‘Matheran – A Mountaineering Manual’ in August 2017, along with wife and Director of CorporatEdge, Rupa Mehta, and colleague, Swati Mahajan. An avid mountaineer and popular on the hiking circuit in Mumbai, Dr. Rohinton spent four years documenting this book which showcases…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor and Dinshaw Tamboly Step In.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On 15th September, 2017, caretaker of Udvada Museum, Aspi Sepoy, met with a tragic accident at the Udvada railway station, when he was trying to board the ‘Firozpur Janta’, but slipped and fell on the tracks under the train, crushing his legs. He was…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Jio MAMI (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image), Mumbai’s premier Film Festival in its 19th year, graces Mumbai film enthusiasts, from 12 to 18 October, 2017. Parsi Times film critic Hoshang K. Katrak brings you exciting details shared at the press conference, on 14th September. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Partnered by Star, with co-sponsors including Govt. of…
Last year, Parsi Times partnered with our community’s premiere All-Parsis Cultural and Sports annual Fest, ‘WINGS’, which drew over a thousand people and over two hundred teams, showcasing their best talent in an array of events. After celebrating great success in its first year, ‘Wings ‘17’ is back this year, with Parsi Times as media…