Promise Of Increasing Platform Height Comforts Community [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Two weeks after the tragic accident at Udvada station where Aspi Sepoy unfortunately lost both his legs, our community has stood by him in prayer and financial aid to ensure he gets back to normal functioning, thanks to the proactive efforts of WZO Trusts Chairman, Dinshaw…
પારસી સંસ્કૃતિ સાથે પરોપકાર અને ચેરિટી જોડાયેલી છે. પારસી તારૂય બીજું નામ સખાવતથ એ કહેવત જાણીતી છે. દિનશા તંબોલી આજે આપણા સમુદાયમાં દાનવૃત્તિ પરોપકારના ખ્યાલના વિકાસ અંગેના તેમના વિચારો જણાવે છે. સખાવતનો ખ્યાલ સમજીએ તો તમારા હૃદયથી અન્ય લોકો પ્રત્યે ઉદારતા વધારવાનું કાર્ય છે. પરોપકારનો સાર અમે જરથોસ્તીઓના મનમાં ઉંડે ઉતારી દેવામાં આવ્યો છે. આપણો…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Philanthropy and charity is unanimous with Parsi culture. ‘Parsi Thy name is Charity’ is a common saying. Who better than our community’s leading visionary and philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, to share his thoughts on the evolution of the concept of philanthropy in our community today![/otw_shortcode_info_box] When Parsi Times’ Asst. Editor, Delaveen, requested me to…
‘ધ નેશનલ સેન્ટર ફોર ધ પર્ફોમિન્ગ આર્ટસ’ (એનસીપીએ) અને વર્લ્ડ ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયન ઓર્ગેનાઈઝેશન (ડબ્લ્યુઝેડઓ) ટ્રસ્ટ, નાટકના પ્રોડ્યુસરો અને દિગ્દર્શકો સાથે ‘લાફટર ઈન ધ હાઉસ-2’એ નકકી કર્યુ છે કે આપણા સમુદાયના સભ્યો જે થિયેટરના ઉત્સાહી છે પરંતુ નિયમિત દરે ટિકીટો ખરીદવા માટે અસમર્થ છે. તેમને 400થી વધુ ટિકીટો મફત આપવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો છે. સુપ્રસિધ્ધ કલાકાર અદી મર્ઝબાનની…
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO) Trusts, along with producers and directors of the play, ‘Laughter In The House – 2’, have decided to provide four hundred free tickets to our community members who are theatre-enthusiasts but unable to afford tickets at the regular rates. An ode to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Over the past week, Parsi Times received a deluge of correspondence – both hand-written and digital – in support of Dinshaw Tamboly’s nomination for the post of Parsi Member at the National Commission for Minorities. Since it is impossible to print all correspondence received due to the obvious lack of space, the following…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Even as the community is once again torn down the middle, based on contradicting preferences for the nomination to the post of ‘Parsi Member’ in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), due to the ‘orthodox-progressive’ divide, Parsi Times presents the truth with the aim of dispelling unfounded fears and concerns, by catching up…
This week had the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community buried in debate yet again, as BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai announced, at the annual FPZAI (Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India) meeting held last weekend, his decision to recommend the community’s distinguished, progressive philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, for appointment as the Parsi Member on the National Commission for…
Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is pleased to share the success of the efforts by the partnership between Jiyo Parsi, WZO Trust Funds and DNM Sarvajanik Hospital (Navsari) for fulfilling the dream of a young couple from a Gujarat village, married for a decade and longing to have a child of their own. Our much loved…
The Jiyo Parsi team comprising Programme Coordinator Dr. Katy Gandevia, and Counsellor Pearl Mistry, visited Navsari on 17th July, 2016 to conduct Jiyo Parsi awareness event for recently married couples. The support and effort put in by the WZO Trust Funds team at Navsari under the constant guidance of Mr. Dinshaw Tamboly is highly appreciated….