Over two decades ago, Dubai resident – Gulshan Kavarana, started a journey from her living room, which has, as of today, offered support and growth to over a thousand people in the form of a support group for families and children with special needs, titled, ‘Special Families Support’ or SFS. Established in 1999, SFS is…
‘All India Radio’ (AIR)- ‘Akashvani Samvadita Mumbai’ channel brings to you ‘Sports Magazine’ hosted by our very own Binaisha M. Surti. Tune in to join her at 9:45 am IST, on 27th April 2021 (Tuesday) for an exciting ‘Special Episode-2’ on ‘Motivation’ featuring former ICC Test Umpire – Shahvir Tarapore and former Mumbai Cricketer, coach…
Meherbai was a voracious reader as you all know by now and she had just finished reading a book by Prof. Alex Gardner – a retail-psychology expert who advocated that shopping is good for marriage, especially shopping for shoes! For the husband, it lowers blood-pressure and anxiety. For the wife, it raises her self-esteem and prevents…
₹ 600 For Pvt / ₹ 400 For State Govts. On 21st April, 2021, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Pune-based Serum Institue of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccines, released a media statement, where the price for the Covishield vaccine was fixed at ₹600 per dose for private hospitals and ₹400 per jab for State…
A Time To Pray… Dear Readers, India’s response to the second wave of the deadly pandemic, much like the virus itself, has mutated from grappling with the virus, to crumbling under its predominance over our efforts… to helplessly watching the near collapse of the systems that were supposed to protect us. India continues to lead…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Excerpted from the writings of Daisy P. Navdar, who is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] The healing powers of the Ardibehest Yasht are beyond measure….
On April 21st, 2021, Adar Mahino – Adar Roj, Banaji Limji Agiary celebrated its 312th Salgreh, in Mumbai. It was built in 1709 by Banaji Limji, a migrant trader from Surat who grew to become a wealthy ship-owner and rose to the status of Davar (dispenser of justice) and later treasurer of the Parsi Anjuman….
Dear Readers, I’ve been receiving a number of emails from community members sharing their fears and confusion as regards the safety and/or the need of taking the vaccine – in keeping with the endless contradictory messages we receive on social media platforms and WhatsApp. While some messages give us a sense of relief and consolation…
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 21st April 2021. [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…
‘All India Radio’ (AIR)- ‘Akashvani Samvadita Mumbai’ channel brings to you its popular show “Sports Magazine” hosted by our very own Binaisha M. Surti. Do join her and tune in at 9:45 am IST, on 20th April 2021 (Tuesday) for an exciting ‘Special Episode’ on ‘Motivation’ featuring Former India Cricketer – apro Farokh Engineer and…
Meheryar Rivetna, from Houston, USA, has authored and published ‘Zarathustra: The Man And The Message’, written with the aim to dispel myths of the Zoroastrian religion, providing historical context of how the changes that took place in the religion in comparison to the original founding principles of Prophet Zarathustra. Topics covered include myths surrounding Zarathustra’s…