Precisely at 5:00 pm, the hallowed precincts of Bai Ratanbai Jamshedji Edulji Chenoy Dar-e-Meher, at Devlali, reverberated with the chanting from our holy scriptures, led by 16-year-old, Er. Rooyinton Mehenty – the quartet of priests comprised his father, Er. Nozer (Panthaky of the Agiary), Er. Freddy Dastur and Er. Navroze Minocherhomji. Rooyinton’s enunciation of the…
Ervad Nariman Pirojshaw Dalal, the Panthaki of Seth F N Patel Kadmi Agyari at Mazgaon since 1967, passed away on 10th September, 2019, (Roj Ashishwangh, Mah Aspandad YZ 1389). Having served the Agyari for over 50 years, Er. Nariman Dalal was a self-made man who gained great respect and position in the community by the…
Last week, Parsi Times was delighted to inform readers that our very own 69-yar-old Merzban Patel, Mumbai’s foremost youth hockey coach, fondly known as ‘Bawa’ in the circuit, had been recommended by the Selection Committee for the National Sports Awards (2019), to be felicitated with India’s most prestigious award in the field of Sport –…
Outstanding New Year Special Issue! Hats off to Parsi Times for an outstanding New Year Special issue – you seem to have left the competition far behind on all counts. Your content has been constantly improving and in the New Year Special it was really superb – the Special issue articles celebrated Parsipanu in its…
Mumbai’s foremost youth hockey coach, 69-yar-old Merzban Patel (popularly known as ‘Bawa’), who is revered to have shaped and nurtured hockey talent in Mumbai – many of them Olympians and World Cuppers – has been recommended by the Selection Committee for the National Sports Awards (2019), to be felicitated with India’s most prestigious award in…
Aryan Patel, from GN Khalsa College (Matunga), scored 89.53% in the HSC Board exams in the Commerce stream. The son of delighted parents, Navil and Hufriz Patel, Aryan secured a fantastic 99% in Accountancy and 94% in OCM. Crediting his success to my parents, “they stood by me like my pillar of strength,” says Aryan….
On February 24, 2019, the annual Cooking Competition was held at Nowroze Baug, under the Joint Activities of The Nowroze Baug Play Centre and NN Wadia Welfare League, across three categories – Children under 12; Teenagers and Adults. The objective of organising this competition was to inculcate the art of cooking and food presentation. 11…
On 14th February, 2019, Lion Daara Patel, Secretary-General, IDMA, was felicitated with the prestigious ‘100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders’ (Global Listing) Award at the World Health and Wellness Congress held in Mumbai. The Award is conferred upon those considered thought leaders in the Healthcare Industry and have contributed value to their profession or organization and made a…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Gymkhana (PG), one of the topmost cricketing clubs in Mumbai’s historic sphere of the game, has made its way in the February 2019 issue, titled ‘The Parsi Pioneers of 1886’, in the world’s most popular cricket magazine, the ‘Wisden Cricket Monthly’. The first Indians to take interest in cricket were Parsis. It…
On the occasion of ‘World Diabetes Day’, the Lions Clubs of District 3231 – A1 and Multiple District 3231, along with Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) and Western Railway Employees Union (WREU), organized a ‘Diabetes Awareness and Free Check-Up’ camp at Churchgate Station on 14th November, 2018. Inaugurated by DRM, Sanjay Mishra; 2nd Vice District…
A couple of years ago, a group of Parsis, under the guidance of Prof. Faredoon Kapadia, established ‘Zoroastrians’ – a Whatsapp group comprising just 8 people then, committed to serving the community with the objective of providing new learning and developing an understanding of our religion. The group has since grown to 114 members. Last…