May Your Christmas Be Merry! Dear Readers, Merry Xmas to you and to your loved ones! Today marks the most celebrated day of the year. And though the rising Covid cases, in tow with its latest variant, has yet again started to clamp down our freedom and festivities, that Christmassy spirit of celebration and…
Lion Daara B. Patel, Secretary-General – Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), was recently awarded the prestigious International President Award by the prominent Lions Clubs International for his comprehensive contributions through the Covid 19 pandemic as well as his efforts towards facilitating valuable support from various Government agencies towards this cause. His efforts included providing food,…
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Further fortifying the Parsi precedent of philanthropy as well as progressiveness, the Poonawalla family, which owns the Serum Institute of India (SII) – the world’s largest producer of vaccines in volumes, have pledged 50 million Pounds ($66.2 million) or Rs. 500 crore, to the University of Oxford for setting up a research center and campus,…
Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” This is so true! Indeed, Christmas has a way of making people feel merry. From twinkling Christmas trees to thoughtful gifts beneath them, there’s just something heartwarming about the holiday. It’s the time for…
Lately, a video clip has been making rounds on social media portraying the Parsi community in questionable light. It argues with skewed logic whether Parsis at all helped India or only themselves. The comments made by the narrator and the conclusions drawn by whoever scripted this narrative are ludicrous, to say the least! ‘Parsi, thy…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 22nd December 2021. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
The Significance Of Dogs In Zoroastrianism Since the past two years, I have seen an increasing number of dogs being abandoned on the streets. A number of people, sadly including us Parsis known for our dog-loving nature, have simply left these noble creatures on the roads to fend for themselves. Many simply die out of…
The thrilling GBRWA’s (Godrej Baug Resident’s Welfare Association) All-Parsees sports event concluded on 12th December, 2021 (having commenced on 3rd December) at the Eco Park at Godrej Baug, which seemed to have come alive with much excitement after almost two years of silence, and saw participation and presence from children and adults. The event was…
As we prepare to usher in the New Year, it’s time to visit Yesterday Once More – a walk down memory lane at the Experimental Theatre on 7th January, 2022 at 7.00 pm, with a group of talented artistes like Sonia Saigal (vocals), Harmeet Manseta (keys/piano), Chris Fonseca (guitar), Ryan Fernandes (bass) and Denzil Fernandes (drums), featuring…
AwesomeScreenshot is a versatile Chrome Extension which can take screenshots of whatever is on your screen – be it an image or a video. It makes screen sharing fast and easy. You could record both – screen and camera. Once recorded, you can instantly save your stuff on the Cloud Link or Google Drive or…