Our prayers are a storehouse of omnipotent energies. Each day of the Shahenshahi calendar is named after an angel and Shehrevar Roj is accordingly dedicated to Shehrevar Ameshaspand. The Shehrevar Ameshaspand Setayash, a prayer which praises Him, brings us countless benefits. But before we go further, let us understand the difference between Yazads and Ameshaspands….
Last week, Parsi Times featured how Mumbai’s Mata Ramabai Ambedkar crematorium, located at Worli, is currently being refurbished into a world class public crematorium, with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. One of Mumbai’s oldest crematoriums, it comprises a special Parsi Prayer Hall for community members those who opt for cremation, but it has been of even…
The knee is a vulnerable joint that bears a great deal of stress from everyday activities, such as lifting and kneeling, and from high-impact activities, such as jogging and aerobics. With obesity on the rise, the poor knee joint literary bears the overload. Knee pain is a common complaint among adults and most often associated…
Seventy-four years ago, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi. The date was 30 January, 1948. Gandhi was 78 years old. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, had his differences with Gandhi. But on that fateful day of Gandhi’s assassination, he…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times is thrilled to share that Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla has been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India. On behalf of the community, we heartily congratulate Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla on this illustrious recognition and for constantly keeping the flag of Parsi pride fluttering high! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Adding…
Few community members from Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC) have taken objection to BMC’s plans looking to improve the walkability quotient of the area, through interventions like standardized street furniture, universal accessibility with at-grade crossings, ramps and median refuge. Last month, the BMC had begun construction work, digging up the footpaths in Dadar East –…
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 26th January 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…
Mumbai-based author Dinyar Patel was awarded the prestigious ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021’ in December 2021, for his book, ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’. Published by Harvard University Press, this book is an excellent biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nineteenth-century activist, who founded the Indian National Congress, and made history as the first British…
In my mind’s eye, this is where I would like to be – a house in the midst of a thicket or a forest. A gurgling stream nearby, and when the woods are in leaf you see nothing beyond that foliage. Or then, perhaps, a glass-walled house, open to the majestic ocean, the sky and…
Nearly a quarter of the Indian population suffers from some skin allergy or the other. Skin allergies occur when your immune system overreacts, resulting in itchy and red rashes on your skin. Allergens are responsible for triggering this immune response to substances that are generally harmless. People with allergies suffer from skin irritation from the…
Pocket Casts is a podcast player which provides next-level listening, search and discovery tools. It has powerful playback functions, with an automatic playback queue from your favourite songs. If you sign-in, you can have the Up-Next queue synced across devices. You can even trim the silence between episodes and vary the speed of your listening….