The Board of Trustees of Masina Hospital and the Office Bearers of the Eric Kharas Burns Research Unit celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Burns Unit at the Godrej Masina Hospital Centenary Hall on 7th May, 2017. Inaugurated by JRD Tata on 3rd May, 1992, the Burns Unit was first conceptualized and commenced by surgeon…
Champions Parsee Gymkhana (PG) played brilliantly to win the grand finale of the 68th Salar Jung Community Invitation Cricket Tournament, beating Souvenir CC by 40 runs in the finals, at Islam Gymkhana on 1st May, 2017. PG’s Aakarshit Gomel starred in the game with an incredible, unbeaten 87 in 55 balls, smashing 12 fours and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is delighted to bring our readers a column, as promised, dedicated to reviving what used to be one of our Community’s core cultural mainstays – Western Classical Music. It is our privilege to have on board, one of its leading connoisseurs – the eminent Khushroo Santook, Chairman of the National Centre…
For Parsi Zoroastrians, Iran is not only a place of pilgrimage or historical insight, but also a place that provides a new perspective on life. It is not a place just for staid elderly couples, but, quite a ‘happening’ place. As part of the SVG team, I’ve visited Iran over 22 times over a…
This week had the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community buried in debate yet again, as BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai announced, at the annual FPZAI (Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India) meeting held last weekend, his decision to recommend the community’s distinguished, progressive philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, for appointment as the Parsi Member on the National Commission for…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color_class=”otw-silver” css_class=”boxed”]By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The start of the month, 1st May, 2017, marked the end of an era for The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, as they bid farewell to some of the stalwarts of the Institution. A number of respected educationists, who have served the organisation for numerable years, were felicitated…
11-year-old, Parzan Nariman, a class VI student of Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai, continues to excel on the athletics circuit at the city, district and state levels over the past six years, with a medals count totaling over a hundred, including sixty gold medals, under the guidance of his coach Dayanand Shetty. Parzan won…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]‘ECHO 2017’, Mumbai’s progressive student movement, commenced on 4th April, 2017, amidst much enthusiasm, at the Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship (ISME). The educational bonanza, held with the aim of bridging the educational disparity between public and private sector schools in India, held its finale on Saturday, April 8th, at the KC…
It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies, but, it does. Parsi Times is now seven years old. Seven is a favourite number all over the world. Many consider it to be a lucky number. There are seven days of the week, seven colours of the rainbow, seven notes on a musical scale, seven seas…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d9a300″] Best Message in Poetry Form Celebrating With PT Parsi Times celebrating its birth of, Raised to this height by Parsi fans far and near, Spreads its fragrance in every house-hold of Parsi born, Its arrival eagerly awaited each Saturday morn. Let us hail this 29th April as a joyous day, Let…
Once again the community’s social media platforms seem to be abuzz with misleading and false information as regards a meeting that had taken place between the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Board and about twenty-five community members, on the 25th of April, 2017, to discuss the issue of BPP increasing the amount of Service Charges. The following…