Doing his parents, family, school and friends very proud by scoring an outstanding 94.33% in the ICSE Board exams, Riyan Karbhari’s success mantra is, “There is no substitute for Hard Work! Never Give Up! Never Stop Believing! Never stop fighting for your dreams!” From Vissanji Academy, Riyan is a very caring boy and is passionate…
Student Achievers From A’bad Do Community Proud! With the CBSE and ICSE Board exam results being announced, Parsi Times congratulates our hard working student-achievers from Ahmedabad for their great success in the these examinations. Heartiest congratulations for a proud mark sheet in the CBSE Board Exams goes to Kayroze Jamshed Shroff for securing 95%;…
Last week, Noel Tata’s son, Neville, got engaged to Vikram Kirloskar’s daughter, Manasi Kirloskar, in a small and private ceremony in Mumbai, marking the coming together of two leading business families. Having decided to get engaged after a brief courtship, it is reported that Neville flew down to the Kirloskars’ Bengaluru-based home to propose to…
Seth B M Mevawala Agiary (Byculla, Mumbai) celebrated its 145th Salgreh on 30th April, 2019, resplendent with flowers, lighting and rangoli. A Machi was offered in the Havan Gah to the Padshah Saheb. At 9:00 am the Salgreh Jashan, on behalf of the Trustees, was performed by the Panthaky Saheb Er. Parvez Bajan, along with…
On 9th May, 2019, the Community lost our much cherished and celebrated Dentist, Dr. Arnavaz Havewala, as the result of a tragic accident that took place on April 28, 2019. Dr. Havewala, aged 63, and her daughter, Hera, 24, were involved in a terrible accident in the lift of the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, located…
Tops School And Ranks At 3rd Position All-India . Parsi Times is delighted to share with our readers that Zarwaan Aspi Shroff, from Mumbai’s Behram Baug Parsi Colony in Jogeshwari, has secured a whopping 99.2% in the recent ICSE Board exams. He topped his school, Vibgyor High, and has come in at the prestigious third…
On 5th May, 2019, in an expected turn of events, the FPZAI (Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India), which has not held its AGM for the last two years, suddenly called for an EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting), which was held in the Annexe Hall of Mumbai’s Banajee Atash Behram, at 11:30 am. Chaired…
Edited by Firoza Punthakey Mistree and Cashmira Vatcha Bengalli Ten years ago, at the Golden Jubilee of the Delhi Parsi Anjuman, in a conference attended by priests and scholars from India and abroad, each drew upon Vada Dasturji Firoze Kotwal’s research at some point in their study of Zoroastrianism. However, when I asked him…
Dear Readers, It came as a shock to the community to know of the untimely and tragic passing of our Community stalwart – Dr. Arnavaz Havewala – due to an unfortunate accident that took place towards the end of last month. Dr. Havewala was as much an acclaimed and skilled dentist, as she was a…
Do You React Or Do You Respond? Dear Readers, As a species blessed with emotions, and a race blessed with the perception of being intelligent, a pertinent question today, that we should definitely be seeking an answer to, is, do we ‘react’ or do we ‘respond’ to things around us? So, what really differentiates a…
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