Nothing holds truer than the adage, ‘there is strength in numbers’, when it comes to fighting for a community cause. Inspite of our miniscule count, last week, we came together in one of the strongest displays of unity in current times. We spoke in one voice under the ‘Save Our Atash Behrams’ Movement, (Pg. 8)…
Tanaz Noble, the country’s first woman solo kayaker and local resident of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, became the first Indian kayaker to have successfully kayaked 70 nautical miles of open seas in just 36 hours. On 14th April, 2018, Tanaz started her kayak expedition at 5:30 am from Chidiyatapu, with a night halt…
Leave & License Conversion: Beware Of False Promises And Selfish Preferences! Elections are coming up shortly and most candidates, barring one, have announced in their manifesto – with the aim of garnering votes – about finding solutions to convert Leave & License (L&L) into tenancy. Some have claimed outright they will convert all L&L to…
The Community, All Five High Priests Speak Unanimously Against Metro III . [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Last Friday, 8th June, 2018, our Community witnessed one of the strongest displays of unity, as over a thousand Parsis came together, unanimously supported by all five of our High Priests and the BPP Trustees, to speak up in one loud…
Industrialist and Philanthropist, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla was conferred an honorary ‘The Doctor of Humane Letters’ degree by University of Massachusetts (USA) in Worcester on 3rd June, 2018, for his efforts in providing life-saving vaccines at affordable prices. Established on 12th June, 1966, the Serum Institute of India (SII) is one of the world’s largest vaccine…
Vote With A Conscience This article is not to advocate for any candidate nor influence any voter. This write up is to place facts about two candidates and let the voter decide. The others I won’t bother as they have no history about serving the community in any manner. These people pop up during elections…
Pune Parsi Rugby players, 23-year-old Khusnaz Jogi and 24-year-old Vahbiz Bharucha, were recently selected in the West Zone National Rugby Team, after qualifying in their selection camp, held in Goa from 26th March to 7th April, 2018. Powered with rigorous training sessions, the girls represented the West Zone XV’s team at the National Inter Zonal…
On 2nd June, 2018, India’s leading eye specialist and authority, Dr. Cyres K. Mehta was awarded the prestigious Swiss Eye Research Foundation Award for ‘Excellence In Research’. This recognition is bestowed by the Swiss Eye Research Foundation only once every two years, in validation of a volume of significant, published original research done internationally. Dr….
The life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is set to be documented by ace filmmaker Meghna Gulzar in a biopic produced by Ronnie Screwala. Sam Maneckshaw’s career spanned over five decades and he participated in five wars as a significant leader of the Indian Army. He is widely respected for his contributions as the Chief…
At Mumbai City District Interclub TT [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT Special Correspondent, and Captain/Manager of the triumphant PG Team, Hoshang Katrak, reports[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Parsee Gymkhana (Marine Lines) joined the big league in Table-Tennis and created a record of sorts when, in only their third appearance, they bagged top honours in the city’s premier tournament which concluded at…
Last week, Parsi Times highlighted the brilliant initiative undertaken by ‘Zoroastrians’ – a WhatsApp group conceptualised with the objective of serving the Community – one being executing the noble responsibility of facilitating the navjote ceremony of deserving Zoroastrian children, having both Zoroastrian parents, who unfortunately face financial constraints. With the support of Yasmin Charna, Superintendent…