As per the Shehenshahi Zoroastrian calendar the Holy month of Ava will commence this year on 14th March, 2022, and devout Zoroastrians will wend their way to river banks, seashores and wells to offer homage to Ava, the Divinity that presides over the waters. The term Ava is derived from the word Aap or Aapo – the Divine Cosmic…
Special Leave Petition Filed In Supreme Court And Withdrawn By Zuleika Homavazir And Others Just A Day Before Dinshaw Mehta Files Intervention In High Court A Supreme Court Order (printed alongside) has been made available to Parsi Times – the record of proceedings in the Supreme Court of India, dated 21st February, 2022, challenging the…
IT IS RAINING FALSE PROMISES!!! It appears that after Parsi Times exposed the fake promises of ‘converting Licensee to Tenancy’ and the huge stamp duty involved, the Mehta father-son duo are trying desperately to disprove (or prove) the stamp duty calculations. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] IT SEEMS THAT THE SITTING TRUSTEE IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO CONVINCE…
Aspi Firoze Ghadiali, who has served as nasessalar (pall bearer) for the last 25 years in Navsari, was rendered homeless last year, along with his brother Sarosh, who lives with him and repairs fridges and air-conditioners for a living – when their house collapsed, because of age and wear and tear, which the structure was…
On 6th March, 2022, the Ba Humata (Good Thoughts) Webinar series presents its 15th monthly global Webinar titled, ‘Understanding The Nature Of Nature To Build A Culture Of Humanity’, honouring Asho Zarathushtra. The Webinar will feature Er. Kaiwan Turel (Hong Kong); Er. Varzavand Dadachanji (India); Sanaya Master (Canada And New Zealand) and Farida Master (New…
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is all set to present ‘NCPA@ThePark’, an outreach initiative that celebrates the return of live performances and opens the doors to audiences and patrons, so they can enjoy the arts in their collective, community-fostering glory. Spread across the first…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 9th March 2022. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
Two years of forced hiatus of sporting activity could not deter top favourites – Parsee Gymkhana from bagging and retaining the coveted three crowns – Open Singles, Open Doubles and Team Championship. On 26th February, 2022, table-tennis players and aficionados gathered for the 2-day tourney at Parsee Gymkhana, where the newly re-laid badminton court hosted…
On 20th February, 2022, the WZCC International Board held a special virtual Awards Night to honour the Award Winners of 2020 and 2021 via ZOOM. Announcing the winners, WZCC extolled their accomplishments and invited them to share a few words. It was decided to send the physical trophies to the Directors/Chapter Chairs closest to the…
‘Homi J Bhabha: A Renaissance Man Among Scientists’, authored by astrophysicist Biman Nath, is yet another excellent rendition honouring nuclear physicist Homi Jehangir Bhabha – reckoned as the pioneer of the Indian Nuclear Research Programme and hailed as the ‘Father of India’s Nuclear Power Project’. This comprehensive and compellingly written monograph shares interesting insights into…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times brings you Dr. Jasvi’s column on her unique Numero-Tarot monthly readings, based on your month of birth: [/otw_shortcode_info_box] January (Lucky No. 17; Lucky Card: Star): This phase blesses you with success in all your ventures. You are advised to hold on and not give up. Learn to shoulder your responsibilities….