On Saturday, April 20th, 2019, ‘Empowering Mobeds’ – a noble initiative spearheaded by the Athornan Mandal and the WZO Trust Funds Mobeds Welfare Scheme – held an open house discussion with Mobeds and their wives, on the relevant topic of the times, ‘Expectations To Enrol Your Son In Full Time Mobedi’, at the Dadar Madrassa…
On Adar Roj – Adar Mah, which falls on the 22nd of April, 2019 as per the Shahenshahi calendar, Parsis celebrate the ‘Feast of the Fire’, better known as ‘Atash-nu-Parab’. The feast actually begins the day before (Daepadar Roj – Adar Mah, on the 21st of April this year), when the women of the household celebrate…
On 13 April, 2019, England-based Soonnie Godrej Talati turned a glorious hundred years, and amidst her long list of well-wishers who congratulated her on becoming a centenarian, was none other than Queen Elizabeth herself!! “I am so pleased to know that you are celebrating your one hundredth birthday on 13th April, 2019. I send my…
On April 13, 2019, the Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL), held its biggest sporting annual event, the ‘CB Sports Day’ at the Cusrow Baug grounds. Known to draw a large number of residents to partake the fun and cheer, the event drew participation from individuals across generations – with the youngest being…
Based in Surat, Behnaz Todiwala is the Art Director and Founder of the globally renowned Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, dedicated to preserving India’s cultural heritage through Classical and Indian Folk dances, for the past 25 years. A Bharatnatyam connoisseur, staunchly committed to the practice for 39 years now, Behnaz Todiwala is a Gold Medallist in…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]On April 13th, 2019, NCPA’s Symphony Orchestra of India’s (SOI) Music Academy celebrated the graduation ceremony of five academy students, of which one was our very own 15-year-old Leah Divecha. She started learning to play the Violin at the tender age of six and was enrolled in the pilot project of NCPA’s Western…
Parsi Punchayet Complex Welfare Association (PPCWA) Goregaon organised a fun-filled evening extravaganza – Summer Fest’19 – for the very first time on 30th March, 2019, at the Complex itself, with games and rides for children and a wide spread of stalls offering food, clothes, accessories, utilities and more. The Guests of Honour were BBP Chairman Yazdi…
A Time To Reflect And Resurrect Across all religions, real learning for the laity always lies in the symbolism of various events and narratives mentioned in our religious texts. The take-away from these needs to be insightful and deeper than that feel-good sense of security, or justice, that is the eventual consequence of every comeuppance…
In keeping with the ongoing summer season, PT’s Writer extraordinaire, Dara Khodaiji presents a hilarious Bawaji Travel Story-Series, filled with humour and fun, to kick off that perfect weekend mood! It’s Sunday morning of 10th March. Rutimai is immersed in Parsi Times. Darabsha is lolling on his easy chair and mulling over the Racing Times….
Both – Parsi and Irani Zoroastrians are ethnically of Persian (Iranian) origin. Parsis who came to India about 300 years after the fall of the Sasanian Empire (i.e., around the tenth century A.D.) trace their ancestry back to the province of Khorasan, known in ancient times as Parthia. The city of Mashad is situated in…
Parsi Times Reporter Binaisha M. Surti catches up with Padma Shree awardee, legendary theatre actor, writer, director, producer and film personality – Dinyar Contractor – the ageless celebrity – full of high octane energy… charming, witty, expressive, charismatic with an inexhaustible zest for acting, one of the greatest personalities of the entertainment world. This…