– From 4 Cr To Less Than 4 Lakhs In 3 Decades – On 10th February, 2020, addressing the curtain raiser event for the upcoming ‘13th Conference of Parties’ or ‘COP 13’ of the United Nation Convention on ‘Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals’ (CMS), Union Environment Minister – Prakash Javadekar said that the…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Death – the hunter, is out with his hound to kill ruthlessly and recklessly anyone and everyone that meets him on the way. This inexorable enemy of…
Saturday, 15th February, 2020 will mark the centenary of the opening of the Sanjan Memorial Column or the Sanjan Stambh to the public. A special Jashan will be held to celebrate the occasion at 10:00 am, followed by breakfast. Humdins are requested to be present for the celebrations of this auspicious occasion. Sanjan Stambh which means…
Auckland based multidisciplinary artist and textile practitioner, Areez Katki’s acclaimed textile-based art exhibition, titled ‘Bildungsroman’, is being exhibited at the famous Otago Museum, in North Dunedin, NZ from 11 January to 9 February, 2020. ‘Bildungsroman’ literally means a narrative dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education. Bursting with colour and playfulness, his works of…
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[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar 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. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose…
– Tête-à-tête With City Chronicler And Author, Meher Marfatia – . Born and raised in Bombay, Meher Marfatia graduated from St. Xavier’s College with English Literature and Psychology, and holds a Master’s degree in English Literature. She was awarded the Scholarship in Advanced Journalism Studies at the International School of Journalism in Berlin, Germany (1989)….
For the first time in its history, on 12th February, 2020, the Calcutta High Court allowed the live streaming of proceedings in a case seeking entry of children, born to inter-married Parsi women, into a fire temple. Seeking permission for live streaming of these proceedings, Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Calcutta (PZAC) lawyer, Phiroze Edulji submitted…
Padma Shri awardee, and director of the acclaimed hit, ‘Little Zizou’ (2008); as well as writer of ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988), ‘Such a Long Journey’ (1998) and ‘The Namesake’ (2006) – the talented and dynamic Sooni Taraporevala – is back with her second directorial feature – ‘Yeh Ballet’. A fictionalised version of the same-titled short documentary, ‘Yeh Ballet’ is inspired by the true story of…
CRICKET India Under 19 Storms Into World Cup Final: A prolific unbeaten 105 from Yashasvi Jaiswal coupled with 59 not out from Divyansh Saxena ensured India Under-19 a ten-wicket victory against arch-rivals Pakistan Under-19 during the first semi-final clash. Defending champions India will now take on first time finalists, Bangladesh in an epic finale. Batting…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 12th February, 2020. Winner: Cat: Why you in the pool? What happened to the manger? Dog: Curiosity will kill you, cat! Run! You’re in danger! by Silloo Eruch Mehta (New Delhi)