CRICKET India Under-19 Win World Cup 2018: An all-round team effort coupled with Manjot Kalra’s unbeaten 101 helped India Under-19 crush rivals Australia by 8 wickets to lift their Champion’s Cup, for the fourth time now – which also happens to be the most wins by any team. Batting first, Aussies were bundled out for…
Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organized its Athletic Meet on 28th January, 2018, at the University Stadium, Marine Lines, with over 300 participants representing various XYZ groups and competing in various categories including Under-7, Under-10, Under-12 and Under-16. Designed to test the kids on stamina, strength and strategy, the races were not restricted to 100m, 200m…
Panthaky Baug Welfare Centre (PWC) organised a Carrom Tournament from 25 – 27 January, 2018, with competitions ranging across six categories. Organisers Ruzbey Irani, Zubin Elavia, Zubin Sodawaterwala, Monaz Siganporia and Eric Lath brought in new Surco carrom boards and equipment and added to the excitement with the ‘Doubles-By-Lots’ held on the last day, having…
The Cama Park Welfare Association, Andheri, held the second edition of the All Parsees Table Tennis Tournament at the Cama Athornan premises, on 3rd and 4th February, 2018, with participants aged 8 to 76 years, pouring in large numbers from Mumbai, Thane, Navsari and Surat. The competitors battled it out in various categories, including the…
We all love Pyar Mohabbat and Ishq in films but several viewers must be sick of those ‘star-crossed’ lovers, in films from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s era, who drowned their sorrows in songs and worked off their calories by running around trees. Haai Re Kambakht Ishk! Take teenage romance for starters which has tremendous potential. Even Shakespeare’s…
Bombay’s Delphi Wadia was felicitated with the ‘Leadership And Innovation In Learning and Development’ Award by the International Women Leadership Foundation (IWLF) on 7th February, 2018. She was nominated by Chairperson, Sandra Shroff. Delphi Wadia works as the Deputy General Manager at UPL Ltd. (formerly United Phosphorus Ltd), an agrochemical firm, where she heads ‘Learning…
Principal of Dubai based school, GEMS Modern Academy, Nargish Khambatta, recently won the first-ever ‘GEMS Exceptional Head of School Awards’, worth $75,000 on 4th February, 2018. Nominated by peers and chosen by a judging panel that recognise outstanding ‘Heads of Schools’ who have succeeded in providing high-quality learning opportunities for all students, Nargish was judged…
On February 7, 2018, the International Women Leaders Forum (IWLF), felicitated Parsi Times Columnist and Reiki, Tarot and Numerology expert, Dr. Jasmi Doshi with the ‘Innovator Of The Year – Tarot GrandMaster’ Award, marking its fifth flagship ‘Leadership and Innovation Awards’, in aid of Breast Cancer and Acid Attack Victims, at a glittering ceremony in…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC), which aims at enabling members to establish rapport with progressive countries worldwide, held a networking program with consuls, trade commissioners and advisors from various countries to interact with its members from similar genres, on 23rd January 2018. Founder and Secretary General of the International Delphic Council, Christian Kirsch,…
Sazeman-E-Jawanan-E-Zartoshty-E-Irani, Mumbai and the Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, organised their annual ‘Jashn-e-Sadah’ at the NM Petit Fasli Atash-Kadeh Hall, Marine Lines, on 30th January, 2018. Hon. Administrator, Darayush Zainabadi welcomed the congregation as well as seventeen Zarthostis from Iran, and explained the importance of Jashn-e-Sadah in Persian language. Homa Bazadeh sang songs in Persian, followed by…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c7b7c7″ css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is delighted to bring you our monthly column promoting Western Classical Music by leading connoisseur, Khushroo Suntook, Chairman of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Mr. Suntook continues to re-acquaint you to the joys of this unparalleled form of music and invites us to relive its melodic…