Young left arm pacer from Gujarat, Arzan Nagwaswalla is definitely the rising star of Indian cricket. Rising strongly from the ranks of junior age-groups, he represented Gujarat in India’s prestigious Ranji Trophy, yet again adding the Parsi touch to ‘Cricket’ and making the whole community proud of his efforts. His pace, line and length and…
On 3rd January, 2019, a congregation of community members as well as locals, gathered in protest against the BMC to protect the sanctity of the 175-year-old Bai Avabai Ardeshir Wadia Agiary (popularly known as the Idawalla Agiary) at Chandanwadi, as the civic body has started constructing a toilet block a few days ago, inside…
The Dadar Athornan Institute (Dadar Madressa) organised its centennial function at the Mancherji Joshi Hall of the Institute on 22nd December, 2018, with Dr. Nadir Godrej as the Chief Guest, accompanied by his wife Dr. Rati Godrej and sons Er. Burgess and Er. Hormuzd Godrej. Presided over by President of the Athornan Mandal, Vada Dasturji…
The eagerness of Parsis to learn and become educated in the last decade of the 19th century, coupled by the establishment of numerous educational institutions by our community, led this miniscule ethnic community to become the most literate among all Indian communities. According to the Census of India, even as far back as in the…
Our Community is blessed with achievers, visionaries and luminaries, but rarely does one not just encapsulate all three, but does so with an extraordinary frequency by being the recipient of numerous national honors and global accolades! Of course, we are talking of none other than Dr. Cyres Mehta, one of the tallest feathers in our…
[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…
It’s that time of the year – the “get me to the baug on time,” time. The time when the monthly budget goes awry, and if it is a family wedding, it goes absolutely ballistic. The marginal utility of the bank simply does not seem to diminish. Carl Menger who propounded the theory of Marginal…
Increasingly, as a community, we’re becoming our own worst enemy. We are quick to judge each other and jump to conclusions, often based on myths and rumours. We talk about religion without understanding it. We are keen to fight for the religion and even die for it, anything but live for it or live by…
Parsi Times is thrilled to welcome on board the absolutely hilarious and super talented, TV, theatre and Bollywood personality, Cyrus Broacha, known for his inexhaustible and uproarious wit! What better way to ring in the New Year than laughter? And who better than Aapro Cyrus, the Brand Ambassador of Humour itself, to ensure we’re on…
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,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#294ccc” background_color=”#a3d7ff”]The tallest feather in the Parsi cap standing today, a national treasure revered globally, Shri Ratan Tata is the ultimate exemplification of Philanthropy, Nation Building and Statesmanship. One of India’s greatest philanthropists, Ratan Tata – the unparalleled pride of the Parsi and Zoroastrian Community in India and worldwide – is known…