The Religious Class for Children conducted by the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the Iranian festival of Jasan-E-Sadah on 18th February, 2018, marking the discovery of fire at the dawn of human civilization. Commencing at 3 pm, the children were explained the significance of this festival, followed by their teachers, parents, and grandparents parading…
‘Life360’ simplifies life in the digital world by connecting us to the people who matter most. Just download the app, give it appropriate permissions and you are set to go. Create your own groups, called ‘Circles’ of loved ones, friends, teammates —and chat with them with the help of ‘Family Locator’ for free. You can…
Managing Director of Piramal Finance Ltd. and Piramal Housing Finance Ltd., Khushru Jijina was recently conferred the ‘Business Leader of the Year 2017 – Icon (Real Estate) Award’ at the annual Global Real Estate Awards organised by the Global Real Estate Congress, on 16th February, 2018. Nominated from across multiple organizational as well as individual…
When was the last time one saw a film where tears of sorrow turned to sporadic laughter and the other way around? The third film of playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh (screenplay too), ‘Three Billboards…’ narrates the story of Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand), a grief-stricken mother whose daughter was raped and burnt to death and is seeking justice…
The Bai Maneckbai N. Chenoy Agiary, Hyderabad, celebrated the 12th Anniversary of the Humbandagi at the Agiary hall on 13th February, 2018. Commencing at 7pm, the Humbandagi was led by Head Priest, Er. Mehernosh Bharucha, followed by a short speech on the life and contribution of Maneckji Limji Hataria. Numerous devotees stepped forward and narrated…
Re: Udvada Gets A Facelift As reported in Parsi Times dated 17th February 2018, it has indeed taken an unfortunate tragedy to give Udvada Station a facelift and increase the height of the existing platforms. While State-of-the Art amenities are most welcome at this “Pilgrimage-Destination Station”, crossing the Foot-Over-Bridge upon arrival / departure, is an…
Ratan Tata was recently felicitated by the Government of Maharashtra with a special award for his contribution to the development of the state of Maharashtra, on 19th February, 2018. The Tata Group patriarch, who served as the Chairman for over three decades across two stints, was presented with the ‘Mahaudyog Sanman’ by Maharashtra Chief Minister,…
What’s Your Stress Buster? Dear Readers, Time flies fast – we’re already nearing the end of the year’s second month. We take a few seconds to raise an eyebrow acknowledging this and then we’re back in our robotical grind. Most of us seem to operate on autopilot, whether that’s doing our job, taking care of…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 28st February, 2018. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption Kejriwal: “Arre baba!! They were asking for ‘Chaapat’, not ‘Jhaapad’!!!” – By Vivaan Tarapore . [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
The ‘Vintage Zoroastrian Bikers of Bombay’ (VZBB) troupe participated in the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally and Concourse Show held on 17th and 18th February at New Delhi. Parsi bike enthusiasts, Jazeel Mehta participated on Triumph Tiger 100 1947, Jehangir Foroogh participated on his AJS 1927 Racing Model H7, Xereus Zend participated on…
On 11th February, 2018, the Xtremely Young Zoroastrians’ Bandra Chapter, ‘Rustom’s Rockstars’ (RR) organized ‘The Parsi Passport’ that helped children get acquainted with our culture and heritage by visiting various Parsi monuments all over Mumbai. The tour included visits to ‘Mancherji Joshi Memorial Statue’, ‘Della Tower’ depicting Persian architecture, in Dadar Parsee Colony; the 40-feet…