Should You Contribute To VPF In Its New Avatar??

Should You Contribute To VPF In Its New Avatar??

ByMarzee Kerawalla

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”border-top-bottom” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#140b8f”] Marzee Kerawala is a Certified Financial Planner with expertise in Income Tax and Investment products. Managing assets worth over Rs. 4 Billion, his firm ‘NiveshIndia’, designs Tailored Investment Strategy through Customised Financial Planning for individuals and NRIs, and also handles Treasury Management for corporates and SMEs. You can contact him at +91 9987567667 or…

Jiyo Parsi Counsellor Pearl Mistry Felicitated By National Council For Minorities

Jiyo Parsi Counsellor Pearl Mistry Felicitated By National Council For Minorities

ByPT Reporter

Every year on 8th March, Women’s Day is celebrated across the world. In India, on this day, special recognition is given to the contribution women make to society. The National Commission for Minorities celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 at their office in New Delhi, where eight dynamic women, belonging to minority communities, who had impacted…

A Difficult Year And A Difficult Time For All – Anahita Desai Speaks Out

A Difficult Year And A Difficult Time For All – Anahita Desai Speaks Out

ByPT Reporter

This past year has been very challenging for me. My husband, Yazdi Desai, suffered a stroke last April and it’s been emotionally grueling to adjust to the stresses and strains of his illness. We decided to submit Yazdi’s resignation from the BPP as Chairman and Trustee last December, when we realized his recovery would take…

Court Upholds Appeal By BPP Trustees Randeria And Dadrawala

Court Upholds Appeal By BPP Trustees Randeria And Dadrawala

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#b8b8b8″] BPP Elections To Be Held On 23rd May, 2021 [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . The appeal filed by BPP Trustees Kersi Randeria and Noshir Dadrawala, against the order passed by Hon’ble Justice Menon, was upheld by the bench of Justice Shahrukh Kathawala and Justice Vinay Joshi. Community members will recall that on 9th March, the…

Anahita Desai Manifesto For BPP Elections 2021

Anahita Desai Manifesto For BPP Elections 2021

ByPT Reporter

  Anahita Desai Manifesto For BPP Elections 2021 Anahita Yazdi Desai: An Immaculate Track Record Spanning 20 Years Dedicated To The Well-Being Of Our Community I am standing for Trusteeship of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet in the forthcoming elections because I believe I can make a positive difference to the lives of individual Parsis and…

Caption This – 6th March

Caption This – 6th March

ByPT Reporter

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 10th March 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…

From The Editor's Desk

From the Editors Desk

ByAnahita Subedar

Connecting The Dots… Dear Readers, We’ve ‘March’ed into the month which marks a year since India declared her first lockdown (25 March, 2020), in our arduous battle against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. But this month also marks two other special occasions – while one is celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8th March;…

Third Global Webinar Featuring Ba Humata

Third Global Webinar Featuring Ba Humata

ByPT Reporter

A Prayer, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Global Webinar Series on Prayer With Action And Action With Prayers by our Thoughtful Priests, Insightful Leaders and Thinking Entrepreneurs Theme: A Prayerful Life Is More Meaningful Than A Life Full Of Prayers (Yasna 12.2 And 12.3) When: Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM Pacific Time / 11:00 AM Eastern…