School Art Week, circa 2012: I’m trying very hard to keep a straight face as our vice principal takes a tour of our class. My palms are sweating and every now and then, I’m on the verge of hysteria. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Mrs. Thakur nod approvingly at Preeti’s handmade…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] With Diwali just around the corner, here are some real simple and super yummy Diwali sweets you can try to make at home, on your own! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] INSTANT COCONUT BARFI Ingredients: 4 Cups – Desiccated Coconut; 4 cups – Sugar syrup; 2 tbsp – Khoya; 1 tbsp – Almonds (blanched and shredded);…
24th October, 2021 – Ava Roj of Mah Khordad, marked the twelfth anniversary of the initiative started by Hoshaang Gotla and Perzon Zend, to hold a Jashan and Humbandagi on Ava roj every month throughout the year (except during the lock down) at the Holy Bhikhabehram well. With places of worship now open to the…
The essence of the festival of Diwali lies in the Sanskrit shloka: ‘Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya‘ which means “Lead me from darkness to light.” This verse is found in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (I.3.28): “asato ma sad gamaya. tamaso ma jyotir gamaya. mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya,” which means: “From what is not, lead me to what is;…
– Joint Statement issued by BPP Trustees Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria – On 20th October, 2021, two sitting Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) – Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria broke their hunger fast on the solemn assurance given by their three colleague trustees – Armaity Tirandaz, Xerxes Dastur and Viraf Mehta, that…
Win-Win! Dear Readers, The one equation that has always applied to our minuscule community, without a shade of doubt, is that our achievements have always been inversely proportional to our population. There is no other community in the world that has accomplished as much, or earned as much fame and pride worldwide, in proportion to…
On 22nd October, 2021, the community lost its cherished religious leader and scholar – Dasturji Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji – who was known for his commitment and service to our glorious religion. Zoroastrian Scholar and Historian, Noshir Dadrawala shares a tribute: The passing away of Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji is a tragic loss for the Parsi Zoroastrian…
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 27th October 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…
Noshir’s Finest Hour Never in the history of nearly 350 years of its existence, has the Bombay Parsi Punchayet been beleaguered to such an extent that our concerned trustee Noshir Dadrawalla had to take recourse to the Gandhian way of protest! It must have been the last straw for this veteran campaigner. A hunger strike!…
On 16th October, 2021 WZCC-Pune organized an in-person, Annual General Meeting which received a good response from the members and guests of Pune chapter. Tehmasp Bharucha, Chapter Chair, WZCC-Pune welcomed the guests and expressed happiness at conducting an in-person meeting especially since the previous two AGMs were held online due to the pandemic. All COVID-related…
A Clean-Up Drive was organised by a few enthusiastic residents of Salsette Parsi Colony, on 17th October, 2021. Salsette Welfare Association (SWA) members and volunteers, across age groups, picked up different kinds of waste from various parts of the colony, in keeping with the devastating impact of plastic on the environment and the government’s initiatives…