The Bai Avabai Framji Petit Girls High School (Bandra) continue their dominance in the Kho-Kho circuit as five youngsters, headed by Captain Natasha Sui, Jesika Chavda, Zinta Avari, Kerin Patrawalla and Manashni Patrawalla formed the core team of Maharashtra and were declared Runners-Up during the Senior Girls Under-19 Kho-Kho Council’s National Tournament, organised by Sheiling…
Over the past year, Parsi Times ran 12-part series on ‘Parsi Parabs’ which was very well received and received great feedback from our readers. This was followed by a 12-part series on ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, which won ever greater appreciation! Parsi Times is thankful to our erudite Zoroastrian Scholar, Noshir H. Dadrawala, whose immense religio-cultural…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT Push endeavours to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and is dedicated to furthering the cause of all in our community who wish to share their efforts with our readers, and look to gain your support for their entrepreneurial ventures. Meet fitness and dance enthusiast, Burzin Engineer, speaking about his career in dance…
European Band Pays Rocking Tribute To Freddie Mercury Media Partner Parsi Times There’s been an increasing buzz in the city as Mumbaikars keenly await the globally popular, European band, PRAGUE QUEEN, which is all set to rock Mumbai with its tribute to our erstwhile Rock legend Freddie Mercury, or Aapro Farrokh Balsara – the…
23-year-old Tina Tengra, recently topped at the Mumbai University, in her Masters in Arts, for the Entertainment and Media Advertising (MA-EMA) examination held in April 2018. A student of K C College, Mumbai, Tina secured a whopping GPA of 9.45. Securing a clear 100 on 100 in her final thesis submitted on ‘The #MeToo Movement…
A Zoroastrian Tribute To The Father Of The Nation Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated across India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on 2nd October every year. To many, it is just a holiday to enjoy or at worse, a ‘dry day’! The question that many ask, is whether what…
Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affecting 1% of the world’s population, over the age of 55, and is a common condition enslaving a huge number of people in our community. A research conducted in Mumbai revealed that a good number of Parsis are affected with Parkinson’s. Sadly, Parkinson’s is a progressive neurodegenerative…
. Australian legendary cricketer Brett Lee, regarded as one of the world’s fastest bowlers, was seen playing some fun cricket at Cusrow Baug on 20th September, 2018, regaling all the excited residents with his charisma and posing with the young and old for selfies and pics! Lee’s presence at Cusrow Baug was part of an…
European band, PRAGUE QUEEN, is ready to rock Mumbai with their tribute to erstwhile Rock legend Freddie Mercury, also known as the lead singer of the world’s leading rock band, QUEEN, on 5th and 6th October, 2018, at Rang Sharada (Bandra). Hosted by Fourth Dimension Media, the International Tribute Band – PRAGUE QUEEN – will…
Arjuna awardee Adille Sumariwalla is one of the Community and nation’s leading athletes. Having represented India at the Asian Games, the 1980 Moscow Olympics and the World University Games, he has won eleven 100m National Titles, seven 200m National Titles and has been a part of seven Relay wins. Adille has clinched 17 international medals,…
. The last week has our Community outraged as a misleading video went viral across social media platforms disparaging our community. The video (on youtube) claimed that Zoroastrianism promoted marriages amongst siblings! Hosted on a Youtube channel called, ‘Anup Ki Duniya’, the video shows glimpses of our navjote and lagan ceremonies with a male voiceover…