Seth BM Mevawala Agiary at Byculla celebrated its 143rd Salgreh, on 30th April, 2017, (Sarosh Roj, Adar Mah), with a Havan Geh Ni Machi, followed by a Jasan ceremony in honour of the founder of the Dar-e-Meher, led by Panthaky Er. Parvez Bajan and performed by all the Mobeds of the Agiary, at 9:00 am….
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Nisaba Godrej will now be heading Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (GCPL) as the Executive Chairperson, after her father, Adi Godrej, stepped down from the said post. Adi Godrej decided to nominate his daughter for the post with effect from 10th May, 2017. He will continue to be the Chairman Emeritus. Staying true to the family’s…
The Saronda Parsi Zarthosti Anjuman Dar-e-meher at Saronda, Gujarat, celebrated its 111th Salgreh on 6th May, 2017, (Roj Daepdin, Mah Adar), with a Jasan ceremony performed by six priests and attended by over two hundred and twenty five devotees across nearby towns, villages and cities. A talk was given by President Dinshaw R Patel and…
In all religions, the female deity is referred to as ‘Mother’. Even as early as the Middle Ages in Europe, the female worship cult was prevalent and one of the names which counts is ‘Mother Julian’ of Norwich. Her spiritual testament, the book ‘Revelations’ describes her spiritual visions, teachings which are like the Durga-mata of…
The Tata Housing Sports Club organised a Volleyball and Throwball tournament from 1st to 7th May, 2017. Sponsored by WZO Trusts, over 12 Throwball teams and 15 Volleyball teams participated, with the finale witnessing Chief Guest, Baji Sepoy – MD of Japanese Investment Banking Institution, Nomura Bank – felicitating the winners of Volleyball, ‘DPCSWA’ with…
The WZO Trust Funds held its seventh summer camp for children between 8 to 15 years, at Bai Dosibai Kotwal Parsi Orphanage, Navsari, from 2nd to 8th May, 2017. With almost fifty campers from Ahmedabad, Surat, Udvada and Waghabari participating, the camp commenced with children offering prayers at the ‘Dadgah’ in the Orphanage – a…
The Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana held their Annual Floodlit Athletic Meet on 28th, 29th, 30th April, 2017, at their Gymkhana grounds. The meet witnessed Bombay Parsi Panchayat athletes sweeping off all the 3 Team Championships – ‘Men’, ‘Women’ and ‘Inter Club’. BPP athletes also made their mark as Individual Champions, especially, Tanya Vakil who won…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT Push celebrates the spirit of entrepreneurship and Mother’s Day with Parzaan Dastur! To quickly remind those of you who swooned over the little ‘sardarji nu bachhu’ in the blockbuster hit, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ (1998), that was little Parzaan then, who won over all our hearts. It’s been nineteen years since and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Carter Road Promenade: The sea-facing Carter Road Promenade is a 1.25 km walkway along the Arabian Sea on the west side…
[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] The cynic harps upon the woeful in life and habitually grumbles and groans that this is the world of vanity and woe. Some unskilful god has created this…