On 23rd April, 2022, the dynamic team of Empowering Mobeds held its Inaugural function to officially launch ‘The Empowering Mobeds Trust’, at the Dadar Athornan Institute. Commencing auspiciously with a Jashan in the morning, performed by the Madressa’s students, the program was held in the DAI Hall which was completely packed with Mobeds, Madressa parents, Panthakies…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Dear Readers, we thank you all for your overwhelming outpouring of greetings and entries for PT’s 11th Anniversary Contest. We are touched by your show of faith and love for your favourite weekly. The following are the 5 Top Winners: [/otw_shortcode_info_box] WINNER 1: Khurshid Danesh Chinoy Please do not disturb when I…
Parsi Times is turning eleven, which is a very auspicious number in our Parsi and Indian tradition. In olden days, a gift envelope of Rupees eleven was considered most appropriate and auspicious. Eleven continues to be regarded as auspicious. In numerology, the number eleven is regarded as a master number representing spiritual growth. Number eleven…
Have You Been Feeding That Negativity-Monster? Dear Readers, The dramatically increased flurry of negative messages circulating on social media and various WhatsApp groups or e-mails does not come as a surprise during the campaigning period. Like I shared in my last editorial, those embarking on such toxic campaigns, where they falsely malign others, even crossing…
Hoshang J B Jal Committed as your ‘Full Time Trustee’, assuring unconditional availability all through the week. A meritorious career spanning 35 years in the Indian Civil Service (IRS) as Asst. Commissioner, felicitated with the prestigious Presidential Award for ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’. Areas Of Focus: Protection of Sacred Doongerwadi Land; Re-examine and resolve…
Author Marzban Jamshedji Giara, regarded widely for his comprehensive acumen and study of the Zoroastrian religion and culture, has penned yet another gem for the benefit of community members, titled, ‘The History of Holy Fire Iranshah and Udvada Gam’ – a 144-paged, richly illustrated, hard bound edition, which has been sponsored by The WZO Trust…
On 17th April, 2022, 44-year-old veteran Dirt-Bike racing champ, Rustom K Patel, once again stole the show at the All-India ‘DIRT HAVEN MX CROSS’ biking event by winning 2 Golds and 2 Silvers across the 4 categories he participated in, displaying his excellent and smooth riding skills to the younger generation racing there. The event…
The holy month of Adar commemorates fire, the source of energy and dispeller of darkness. The Supreme Divinity or the Source of all Creation is unseen to the human eye and unconceivable to the ordinary human mind. However, fire is the closest that the human eye and mind can get to visualize or experience Divinity;…
Sometimes, we experience one of ‘those’ days, when the weight of responsibility weighs you down, a heaviness in your heart, a dark cloud hanging over your head. Minor inconveniences you would usually brush aside now take their toll on you. You really wish no fights today. Perhaps something triggered this, perhaps it’s just a feeling…
April 6, 2008 marked the inception of the ‘Structured Religious Course’ at the M J Wadia Agiary Hall, conducted with the aim of exploring and sharing knowledge about our glorious Zoroastrian religion. The brain-child of Trustee Kersi Limathwalla, this course is backed by the community’s leading religious scholar and priest, Er. Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia, as…
The Tata Group launched its much-anticipated super-app – Tata Neu, on 7th April, 2022, bringing together grocery-to-hotel-to-airline ticket booking and medicine on a single platform, in its attempt to take on Amazon, Flipkart and Jio platforms, amid India’s rapid growth in the consumer digital economy sector. N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, said, “The Tata…