On 20th March, 2018, a 16-member Parsi delegation from Mumbai and New Delhi met the H’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation, organised and led by Dasturji Khurshed K. Dastoor, Zoroastrian representative at the National Commission for Minorities, constituted the following from Mumbai – Havovi Khurshed Dastoor, Sam Bulsara,…
On 18th March, 2018, the Malcolm Baug Zoroastrian Association held its dazzling annual musical night, ‘Starlight’ at the Baug-grounds, bringing to life an evening filled with great energy, fun and exceptional talent in our Community. With Media Partner Parsi Times, ‘Starlight’, in its third year in 2018, showcased a range of brilliant performers across all…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times brings you the continuation of yet another interesting series titled, ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, written by our Community luminary, Zoroastrian scholar and visionary, and a writer par excellence – Noshir H. Dadrawala. The object of this series is to shed the light of truth on myths and fables and sift the…
“Based on true stories”, claims the info during the opening credits, even as the film portrays the events during a single ‘search and seize’ raid in Lucknow in 1981. Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn) is an upright (both physically and morally) Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax — a couple of elaborately staged scenes during the opening frames…
The political predicament in the Middle East has been at the forefront of humanity since the past several decades, exacerbated by the Munich Olympics massacre in 1972, followed by the evacuation of hostages at Entebbe, Uganda on 4 July 1976. Within a year of the latter, three films were made on the Entebbe incident —…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India (WZCCI) and WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF) have announced a joint plan to support and promote Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian entrepreneurs, professionals and start-ups by funding selected projects in India with interest-free loans. Only the principal amount would have to be returned, over a pre-determined period. WZCCI and WZOTF invite…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d09c2c” background_color=”#f0e0c3″] “As we step into a new dimension of spirituality, we need to understand that nothing happens without cause, except for divine interventions. All else needs a rationale. If everything ought to have a meaning, so does our existence. Have you found yours? Every soul’s software is good, with a few par…
The leading eye specialist of the nation who has won global accolades and stands out as one of the tallest feathers in our Community’s cap, the dynamic Dr. Cyres Mehta, is no stranger to progress. Like most self-motivated greats, he started his private practice in 2009 in a little 300 sq ft room near old…
A few days before Jamshedi Navroze, Meherbai’s Mandli met on the lawns of a posh upper-crust club for dinner and the conversation turned to the good old days or Asal-no-Jamano since they were all super senior citizens. Meherbai opened the topic with a keynote speech saying, “Our previous generations of Parsis had nothing compared to what we have…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d09c2c” background_color=”#f0e0c3″] The past decade has seen an insurgence in many falling back to the ancient ways of healing – using that wisdom to set the body right on a more holistic level. Yoga, Reiki and such alternative forms of healing have now given way to Tai Chi, which is soon becoming a…
Through most of our adult lives when we’re working hard and trying to keep up with the rat race, many of us dream of having time off to fill our days vacationing, traveling, relaxing and spending more time with loved ones. But once we professionally retire, for many of us, it doesn’t turn out to…