Housing: The present Board of Trustees, of which I’m privileged to be the Chairman, is a dynamic board driven by compassion and dedicated to the cause of the community. It is my pleasure to inform you that in the last 15 months, this Board has allotted 90 flats to the deserving members of the community…
Dadar’s 37-year-old Mancherji Edulji Joshi Dharmagnan Class conducted under the auspices of the Mancherji Edulji Joshi Memorial Trust, celebrated its Annual Day on 29th January, 2017 at JB Vachha High School Hall, Dadar. The event, which was organised by the talented young students of the Dharmagnan Class, was presided over by Chief Guest and ex-student,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The 4th of February is marked as World Cancer Day. Over the past decade, this deadly affliction has been on an unprecedented rise all over the world, making itself a more regularly heard of ailment. Parsi Times catches up with surgical oncologist Dr. Marzi Mehta, who shares insights into some of the more…
The Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League (BJBSL) organised All-Parsis Rink Football from 9th to 29th January, 2017, at the Bai Jerbai Baug Grounds. Media Partnered by Parsi Times, BJBSL received an overwhelming participation of 21 teams in the Men’s Category; 11 teams in the Boys Under-18 Category, 4 teams in the Boys Under-14 Category and…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. તમને આજથી શુક્રની દિનદશા શ થયેલી છે તેથી ૧૩મી એપ્રિલ સુધીમાં તમે તમારા અટકેલા કામને ફરી ચાલુ કરી શકશો. પાક પરવદિગારની મહેરબાની તેમાં સફળતા મેળવીને રહેશો. નાણાકીય છૂટછાટ ધીરે ધીરે સારી થતી રહેશે. શુક્રની કૃપાથી તમારે ગામ પરગામ જવાના ચાન્સ મળતા રહેશે. રિસાયેલ વ્યક્તિને…
Padma Bhushan For Dr. Tehemton Udwadia! Leading the Parsi Pride Brigade in 2017, the renowned and much respected Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia, known as the Father of Laparoscopy in India, has been awarded India’s third-highest civilian award – the prestigious Padma Bhushan. The Indian Government officially announced the name of Mumbai’s Dr. Tehemton Udwadia in…
As Bawas we have always been grounded to our roots and when it comes to roots, we love our old-sake retro music. There isn’t a single wedding or navjote that escapes the presence of songs from the 70s! With inspiration from the bygone day, I decided to take a vintage take for a New Year…
Aderbad Bin (son of) Mahrespand was the Mobedan Mobed (Supreme Pontiff) and Prime Minister during the long reign (309-379 A. D.) of Shapur Hormazd also known as Shapur II. According to the Pahlavi Dinkard, from his father’s side, Aderbad Mahrespand belonged to the family of Zarathushtra, and from his mother’s to the family of Shah…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. રાહુની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી આ છેલ્લા અઠવાડિયામાં તમને વધુ ધ્યાન રાખવું પડશે. ઉતરતી રાહુની દિનદશામાં તબિયત ખરાબ થશે અથવા એક્સિડન્ટ ન થાય તેનું ધ્યાન રાખજો. વાહન સંભાળીને ચલાવજો. ડોકટરની સલાહથી તમને ફાયદો નહીં થાય. તમારા અંગત વ્યક્તિ તમને પરેશાન કરવામાં કોઈ કચાસ નહીં રાખે….
Percy Mehta led the six-member strong Parsee battalion to a record five medals at the 24th National Veterans TT Tournament held at Balewadi, Pune from 17-22 January 2017, which saw a record 950 players across 22 States participating. Xerxes Khandadia, who had won five local titles in his 70+ age category earlier this year, bowed…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]82-year-old Lt. Col. Jehanbux Siavaxa Bhadha (Retd.), currently residing in Los Angeles (USA), was the first and only Parsi to lead a Republic Day Parade Contingent (in 1961). He was also the first Indian soldier to be Para-dropped behind enemy lines during the 1971 War Operations, when he led the Para-drop in erstwhile…