Life Is Service

Life Is Service

[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] Zarathustra drew the lowly and lonely, the needy and neglected towards him and embraced them in his sympathetic heart. The noblest of men and women have always been…

NCPA Goes Green: Installs Giant Solar Rooftop

NCPA Goes Green: Installs Giant Solar Rooftop

The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), India’s premier institute in the country for performing arts, installed a 450 KW solar PV System, one of the largest rooftop projects in Mumbai, successfully adopting a sustainable power model. The installation, which was inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 29th March, 2017, will generate around 6,30,000 units of clean…

‘Fat And Fit’ or ‘Lean And Mean’? Whose Life Is It Anyway!

‘Fat And Fit’ or ‘Lean And Mean’? Whose Life Is It Anyway!

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Being larger than the average sized person is seen as not normal and the first perceptions most jump to, are always negative – that of heart diseases, sluggishness, gluttony and unhealthy lifestyle. Noshir Dadrawala busts both – myths and stereotypes – with this article, which elucidates how being healthy is not the reserve…

Rustom Framna Agiary Celebrates 88th Salgreh

Rustom Framna Agiary Celebrates 88th Salgreh

Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his…

Legal Titan Tehmtan Andhyarujina Passes Away

Legal Titan Tehmtan Andhyarujina Passes Away

March 28, 2017, marked the passing away of one of our community’s and our nation’s foremost legal prodigies – Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina, at age 83. Former Solicitor General of India, Andhyarujina practiced law for six decades, leaving behind a legacy in judgments he helped shape, with his submissions as Counsel on Constitutional Law. Andhyarujina’s illustrious…

April Fool!

April Fool!

What is the origin of April Fool’s day? In the 16th century, France celebrated New Year every April 1st. In 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today and from then on, New Year began on January 1st. Many people didn’t know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new…

Trustee Viraf Mehta Accuses Parsi Times And Ends Up With Foot In Mouth!

Trustee Viraf Mehta Accuses Parsi Times And Ends Up With Foot In Mouth!

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Inspite of Trustee Viraf Mehta’s uncivil tone and disrespectful and false accusations against Parsi Times and its Editor, in keeping with our commitment to ethical journalism, we have yet again decided to publish his mail, along with a response for the answers/information he seeks and needs to be made aware of. Parsi Times…

Jam-e-Jamshed and Parsi Times Unite Under Sole Management

Jam-e-Jamshed and Parsi Times Unite Under Sole Management

Jam-e-Jamshed (JJ), the community’s oldest (184 years old) weekly newspaper has teamed up with its five-year-old and equally popular counterpart, Parsi Times (PT), under the sole management of Parsi Times Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., which will have a common board of Directors. The aim behind this unison is two-fold – to add to the commercial viability…

Thank You Parsi Times!

Thank You Parsi Times!

Dear Editor, Within an hour of PT’s delivery on Saturday, in response to your kind, brief but impressive front page appeal for bicycles for village school children,on my behalf, enquiries started coming in. I’m glad to share that two cycles – one full-sized and one for juniors, were promptly delivered and gifted! A philanthropic lady…