On 1st June, 2023, the WZO Senior Citizens Centre (SCC) in Navsari, organized a special event to celebrate the 99th birthday of their esteemed resident, Perin Bhivandiwala, (or Perin aunty as she is fondly addressed) in honour of her of her longevity and to wish her a happy and healthy life. The management, staff and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Team Parsi Times is humbled and grateful for the appreciation and encouragement shared by some of our Community Greats on the occasion of its 10-year Anniversary! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] “My heartfelt congratulations to Parsi Times on its special 10th anniversary. Being one of the leading Parsi publications, it has played a vital role in…
The History of Foundation for Development of Udvada (FDU) Established on September 22, 2003, purely on the initiative of the Prime Minister, Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi, the Foundation for Development of Udvada (FDU) has a very vibrant history! In January 2002, during his stint as Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Modi was present at the…
Community members are aware that Global Working Group (GWG) – comprising the elected Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Federations, Associations in countries that do not have Federations and some prominent Zoroastrians – in keeping with the economic challenges faced by Mobeds (Priests) and widows of Mobeds, 60 years and above – had, due to the initiative and efforts…
On the occasion of Senior Citizen’s Day, 1st October, 2017, a hundred children from Sett RJJ High School in Navsari visited the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizen’s Centre to spend quality time with the residents. Engaging in meaningful conversations, the children escorted the senior citizens to their school in a procession, where after being felicitated,…
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…
[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…
Udvada Iranshah Atashbehram’s Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor has been appointed as the new Parsi Member on the Indian Government’s National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to represent the Indian Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian Community. Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor will succeed Dadi Mistry at the NCM. The news of this appointment, which took the community by surprise, broke out…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As Parsi Times celebrates its advent into its Seventh year, we are humbled by the wishes from some of our community’s leaders and visionaries…[/otw_shortcode_info_box] [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-orange-border” border_style=”bordered”] Diana Marfatia: “Parsi Times is that weekly paper which caters to the interests of different age and interest groups. It makes for easy and enjoyable…