I had visited the London School of Economics, and after having fortified with some ale and a light lunch at the popular pub George IV, I was strolling along the Portsmouth street when I was rewarded by a quaint sight, The Olde Curiosity Shoppe and under its name was mentioned, ‘Immortalized by Charles Dickens’. It…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d09c2c”] The contribution of Parsis to the socio-economic development and welfare of the country is too wide and varied for justice in a short treatise. The Wadias have built schools, colleges and hospitals, the Petits too have built schools, hospitals, sanatoriums and dharamshalas. Whenever and wherever wealth has been generated by Parsis,…
The Messages That Jamshedi Navroz Greets Us With! Dear Readers, As a Community, we are indeed blessed twice over – celebrating not just two birthdays and two anniversaries in just one year… we even celebrate two New Years in one year! We have, as is understood by most, the March-walu Jamshedi Navroz and the August-walu…
The Saga of the Shahanshas is an attempt by Adi F. Merchant to chronicle Firdausi Toosi’s poetic magnum opus – The Shahnameh, in prose. Shahnameh or the Book of Kings is the world’s longest epic poem written by the Persian poet Firdausi of Toos between 977 and 1010 CE. Any attempt to translate it from…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the flight test of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) ‘Rustom 2’ – named after former professor of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Rustom Damania – on 25th February, 2018, in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district. Also known as ‘TAPAS-BH-201’, Rustom 2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance UCAV which…
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) is known for its consistent philanthropic activities to help sustain the lives and livelihood of the underprivileged of our community. One of its most popular ventures is its monthly ‘Feed-A-Family’ program where basic but necessary provisions are distributed to over 400 under-privileged Parsi/Irani individuals, which supports them by…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Tai Chi Master, Healer and Reiki expert, Kashmira Shaw shares informative and inspirational knowledge about how ‘Taichi’ can be constructively used to cure emotional turmoil and bring stability in life. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . When things on the personal front do not go as planned, it leads to stress and anxiety. Good relationships make us feel…
The Bai MN Gamadia Girls’ High School organised their ‘Infant and Primary Department Convocation’ ceremony on 21st February, 2018, at the school hall, attended by Trustees of Parsee Girls’ School Association (PGSA), Minoo Billimoria, Kersi Comissariat with wife Zarine and Zubin Billimoria, and Parsi Times Assistant Editor, Delaveen Tarapore as Chief Guest. The event commenced…
In commemoration of the holy place that housed our Iranshah Atash Padshah for fourteen long years, the by WZOT, in association with Vansda Parsi Zarthosti Anjuman (VPZA) organised a Jasan ceremony on the hill top of Ajmalgadh on 24th February, 2018. Hundreds of devotees attended the Jasan ceremony in the Havan Geh, performed by sixteen…
. BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria conceived the movement of reaching out to our philanthropic Community to come forward and donate funds towards the repairs and restoration of the over 80-year-old Gamadia Boy’s Hostel. In keeping with our commitment to Community Causes, Parsi Times took on the onus of being the effective media vehicle which helped…
…And God made women and blessed the world with Moms, Sis’, Wives of course, lovely Daughters who love their pops to the umpteenth level; Aunts of all sizes, doting Nieces and the pretty girls that make the tedious, gawky years of puberty more liveable, keep the middle age in check and old age in comfort,…