If you’ve always wanted to help street dogs (and cats) but didn’t know how to start or where to get started – here’s your chance! The Welfare Of Stray Dogs (WSD) is holding a Volunteer Orientation Workshop on April 20, 2019 (today) at 4:00 near Opera House, after which you can confidently volunteer with The Welfare…
SRI Gururani Nagkanya (Yogini) & Sri Jimmy Nagputhra (Yogiraj) Trust, Ulhasnagar, in coordination with Indian Cancer Society, organised a free Cancer pre-screening medical camp on 10th March, 2019 at (SES) Swami Hansmuni Maharaj Commerce degree college, Netaji Chowk, Ulhasnagar-4. The camp conducted various examinations to diagnose Oral Cancer, Breast Cancer, Gynaecological examination along with Pap…
Dear Readers, Adar Mahino is looked upon as the most auspicious month in the Parsi calendar, signifying the birth-month of the very core element of all Zoroastrian religion and worship – Fire, with ‘Adar’, the Divinity presiding over the holy Fire. One of the truly delightful aspects about Adar Mahino (started 14 April, 2019 as…
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…
The ‘Love All Serve All’ Interfaith Conference was organized on April 7th, 2019, by the International Society of Sathya Sai Baba and the Sathya Sai Centers of USA, with the purpose of promoting the spirit of unity within diversity, which was amply portrayed by spiritual leaders from six major religions of the world. Venerable Sumitta represented…
Raell Padamsee’s ACE Productions Presents, ‘The Best Of Alyque’ an evening with excerpts from some of Alyque’s best plays and musicals comprising ‘Broken Images’, ‘Kabaret’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘Evita’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, and more… all with the original casts including Shabana Azmi, Shiamak Davar, Gerson Da Cunha, Sabira Merchant, Sharon Prabhakar, Dolly Thakore, Dalip Tahil,…
Mumbai has been celebrating International Jazz Day for over seven years now – this year’s eighth edition will be curated by the NCPA and Louiz Banks. The three-hour event will feature a comprehensive array of artists from Jazz Standard to Jazz Fusion – featuring some of the finest musicians and singers in the country. NCPA…
Good Health is becoming a major challenge for all of us in today’s stressful, polluted and adulteration-filled world. I recently came across a unique and effective concept of Pureganic, which has developed 100% Organic and Natural tasty Agro-based superfoods, which I am happy to share and recommend to the esteemed readers of Parsi Times….