It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies, but, it does. Parsi Times is now seven years old. Seven is a favourite number all over the world. Many consider it to be a lucky number. There are seven days of the week, seven colours of the rainbow, seven notes on a musical scale, seven seas…
As readers already know, Meherbai and her Mandli of ‘girls’ (all over 70) were a Khanar-Peenar (eating-drinking) bunch who believed in enjoying life to the hilt. They all agreed that in a nation immune to scams, dirty-politics, rapes, poverty, lawlessness, the arrogance of politicians, Bans, demonetization and absconders, a mango-party is God-sent! Meherbai ordered 10 boxes…
Thanks Noshir Dadrawala! Your issue dated, March 11, carries a beautiful article on Holi written by Noshir Dadrawala. He compares the triumph of good over evil with fire playing a central role to our Zoroastrian belief in similar vein. Very informative as well as interesting. Thanks Noshir. Nergish Dordi (Ness Baug) . All Is Not…
The Boston Marathon, which was held on 16th April, 2017, saw two Parsis from India participating for the first time – Mumbai’s 62-year-old, Pervin Batliwalla and Delhi’s, Adil Nargolwalla, the Secretary of Delhi Parsee Anjuman. Adil is also the sixth Indian to have completed all 6 international marathons during the year. Speaking to Parsi Times,…
The Late Maneck Golvala T10 Cricket Tournament organized by the Vice President and Cricket Secretary of Parsee Gymkhana (PG), Khodadad Yazdegardi, from 14th to 16th April, 2017, at the PG grounds, commenced with Chief Guest for the opening ceremony, ex-Indian cricketer, Aavishkar Salvi, encouraging the teams to play hard and fair while competing. The eight…
Nowroze Baug started the summer vacations by organizing ‘The All Parsis Throwball, Direct and Indirect Volleyball Tournaments’, under the joint auspices of Nowroze Baug Play Centre and NN Wadia Welfare League, at the Nowroze Baug grounds, from 6th to 15th April, 2017. With over 32 teams participating in Volleyball and Throwball events, the finals of…
Bharucha Baug Education Association organized their Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony on 15th April, 2017, amongst one hundred and fifty youngsters, parents, as well as Chief Guest, BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai and wife, Anahita Desai. The prizes were awarded from the nursery to HSC based on the percentages and grades received by the students in the…
On 19th April, 2017, Mah Adar, Roj Khordad, Nargol’s Punjiaji Agiary celebrated its 76th Salgreh with a jasan ceremony at 10:00 am in agiary premises, performed by five priests, Er. Sohrab Bharucha, Er. Rayomand Dastur, Er. Hoshang Govadia, Er. Zubin Fatakia and Er. Soli Panthaky. Devotees participated in a humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni…
Singapore based former pilot, 79-year-old Rustom J. Kanga, paid a romantic, touching and enriching tribute to his late wife, Suna, who succumbed to illness in 2015, by completing her final project – a book she had been working on since 2014, which throws light on the Parsi community in Singapore. Immortalising his wife’s legacy titled,…
Meherzaad Bugwadia, from Rustom Baug, won the ‘Mr. Personality’ title at the ‘Face Of Maharashtra’ Competition at the finals held in Pune, on 17th March, 2017. Meherzaad was selected amongst the top six from Mumbai, after competing with seventeen boys across various rounds including introduction, ramp walking and question-answer rounds. Winning the title as well…
In keeping with its efforts to promote matrimony within the community, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) held an ‘Alliance Quest Picnic’ on April 09th, 2017 at the Royal Garden Resort in Mumbai. Over 40 participants attended this fun-filled picnic, with some picked-up from three different locations. The enthusiastic youngsters came from all Mumbai city, distant…