The Bharucha Baug Residents’ Welfare Association (BBRWA) organized Jamshedi Navroz celebrations at the Baug on 21st March, 2019 for the fourth year. The highlight was the grand Meiz-e-Murad, probably the only public wishing table, which attracted a large number of visitors from across the city. The day started with the inauguration of the Meiz-e-Murad at…
Parsipanu On Jamshedi Navroz! Dear Readers, It was most lovely to behold the true-blue display of our Parsipanu on Jamshedi Navroze on Thursday – despite it being a middle-of-the-week-day, but moreso, despite the disheartening news that while the government didn’t think it worth their while to heed our appeal about moving the Metro Line, it…
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak! Dear Readers, It gives me great joy to present you our Parsi Times Jamshedi Navroz Special Issue. I hope this bumper issue brings you as much delight, as it has given us a sense of satisfaction and joy in presenting you pages brimming with ‘Positivity and Happiness’ – the theme of our…
Auckland’s Zoroastrian Community is all set to embrace Jamshedi Navroz with some good old Bawa humor, with the Parsi natak – ‘Tirangi Tehmul’, all thanks to the efforts of Benifer Porus Irani. An active community worker, Benifer connected with Rashna Mehta, the daughter of the play’s writer – late Dorab Mehta, to get the script…
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…
Though Hong Kong is blessed with very few Parsis, they are a united, warm, friendly and generous lot. The Zoroastrian Club is an imposing structure that does justice to the high socio-economic status Parsis enjoy on this lovely island. Many roads in Hong Kong begin and end in a quiet corner of Happy Valley: the…