The Women Graduates Union (WGU) offers scholarships to girl students who have recently cleared the HSC examination and are looking for financial assistance to pursue graduation. Scholarships will be provided on a `Need-Cum-Merit’ basis. All applications will be considered, while the short-listed candidates will be interviewed by senior WGU members. The final selection is made…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you the continuation of yet another interesting series titled, ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, written by our Community luminary, Zoroastrian scholar and visionary, and a writer par excellence – Noshir H. Dadrawala. The object of this series is to shed the light of truth on myths and fables and sift the facts…
On Wednesday, 25th August, 2018, Bombay High Court Justices, Oka and Chagla have ordered VJTI to conduct an independent survey of the two heritage Parsi structures, Anjuman and Wadiaji Atash Behrams. The said report shall be produced by VJTI within 10 days. In the meanwhile, the court has upheld the interim relief granted in May,…
On 23rd July, 2018, at around 11:15 pm, 46-year-old, Sharukh Engineer, resident of Bharucha Baug and a registered Uber driver, was assaulted with an iron rod by an accomplice of the lady commuter who boarded his cab, at Antop Hill, with Kalina entered as the destination. Having completed his daily quota, Sharukh decided to retire…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_color_class=”otw-black-border” border_style=”bordered” shadow=”shadow-outer”] ‘The Community Needs To Know!!’ …. from A Confused ‘Metro’politan Since the last eight months, on Sunday morning, some “chokra boy” comes and delivers in my house, what I thought and believed to be the supplement of the once respected and prestigious newspaper, the Mumbai Samachar, called the ‘Metro Junction’. Only…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-black-border” border_style=”bordered”]The Parsi community has left behind a trail of the most inspiring stalwarts in every field of human endeavor, be it arts, science, humanities, law, defense of the country, and even politics. They have left behind footprints of inspiration for our youth to follow. If India had manned-space programs, there would certainly…
The WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF) and the Athornan Mandal organized an interactive session with Vada Dasturji Dr. Firoze Kotwal, explaining the ‘Significance of Muktad Rituals and Prayers’ at the Mancherji Joshi Hall at the Dadar Athornan Institute, on 22nd July, 2018. Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastur delivered the welcome address, followed by Ervad Aspandiyar Dadachanji highlighting…
For all its repute and the amount of research done on the breed, few historians can agree on the precise origin of the Beagle. The dog, believed to be one of the oldest breeds, is one of the few breeds closest in appearance to the original hounds. The breed developed in the British Isles was…
Life is beautiful and there is much to rejoice for. Yet those who have lost someone they deeply cared for, be it a parent, sibling, friend, partner, child, close relative or even a pet, perceive it as bleak, dark and dismal. Albeit for a temporary phase, they feel anguished, greatly distressed and heart broken, to…
On 14th July, 2018, Delnaz Balsara Sharma was crowned the First Runner-Up in the national, prestigious ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant, held at ‘The Umrao’ in the country’s capital. The pageant, recognised as the official pageant to send its respective winners for the ‘MRS. UNIVERSE’ and ‘MRS. EARTH’ international beauty pageants, was held…
The Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly (DPYA) High School organized their Investiture and SSC Prize Distribution ceremony at the Mancherji Joshi Memorial Hall, Dadar, on 18th July, 2018. The event commenced with Principal Roxana Parelwalla welcoming the gathering, with the Management represented by President Jimi Jesia, Trustees Daraius Zaiwala and Mahiyar Dastoor and the Managing Committee…