Dear Readers, One of the best features of the Festive Season is that it brings us together in celebration, with numerous lagans, navjotes and events, re-strengthening the bonds of our close-knit community. In fact, the season also marks the convergence of Parsis from the world over, to partake of the festivities and…
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 26th December, 2018. Winner: “Amit Shah: Agar aap hame 5 SAAL aur MAUKA denge… RaGa: To yeh tumhe PAANCH-SAU BAAR aur DHOKA denge!!!“ -By Kayomarz Dotiwalla
Naheed Divecha, ace shuttler from Greater Mumbai, pulled off an amazing set of three back to back wins at the MBA (Maharashtra Badminton Association) Senior State Veteran’s Championship, which was held from 12th to 16th December, 2018, at the Bombay Gymkhana courts. Naheed’s proud brow adorned a ‘Triple Crown’ – winning in the ‘45+ Women…
Our Community’s most holy, over 300-year-old, Doongerwadi in Mumbai, is in Urgent Need of Renovation and Green Cover Restoration. Immediate Repairs are needed for the Maintenance and upkeep of our Dokhmas; Bunglies; Road Repairs and for the restoration of the Green Cover/Forest area which provides the sense of calm and healing for all. The BPP,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#294ccc” background_color=”#a3d7ff”]The tallest feather in the Parsi cap standing today, a national treasure revered globally, Shri Ratan Tata is the ultimate exemplification of Philanthropy, Nation Building and Statesmanship. One of India’s greatest philanthropists, Ratan Tata – the unparalleled pride of the Parsi and Zoroastrian Community in India and worldwide – is known…
While many the world over will celebrate Christmas with gifts, Christmas trees and much merriment, few would know that these festivities trace their roots to the ancient Zoroastrian feast of ‘Yalda’, observed annually around 21st December (sometimes 20th or 22nd December) coinciding with the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere. Yalda, is the longest and…
The Jiyo Parsi Program announced the launch of three new initiatives – ‘Jiyo Parsi Care’, ‘Jiyo Parsi Campaign’s Phase 3’ and the ‘Jiyo Parsi Calendar’, on Thursday 20th December, 2018, at the Sir Ratan Tata Institute in South Bombay. The event was held by the Parzor foundation and Madison BMB, in collaboration with the Bombay…
Incident At The Royal Hunt Once, when Artabanus went hunting, Ardashir and the eldest son of Artabanus began chasing an elk in the desert. As Ardashir neared the elk, he shot an arrow with such strength and skill that it pierced right through the animal’s belly and killed it instantly. Artabanus was wonder-struck. On inquiring…
In a glittering ceremony in Abu Dhabi, on 10th December, 2018, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Founder of Serum Institute of India (SII) and Chairman of Poonawalla Group, was felicitated with the first ever ‘Vaccine Hero’ award by the Vaccine Alliance – Gavi, in recognition of his lifelong commitment and contributions to furthering vaccine coverage in some…
Zerbanoo Gifford, founder and mentor of the ASHA Centre in the UK, has been welcomed into the Honorable Society of the Knights of the Round Table, a three-hundred-year-old organisation set up to follow the chivalry of the knights of old with emphasis on (courtesy, mercy, faith, generosity and hospitality) as their model following in the…
Dr. Farokh Jamshed Master Ph.D. M.D. (Hom) was recently honoured with the title of ‘Pioneer Of Homeopathy in the 21st Century’ (Die Pioniere Der Homoopathie Im 21.jahrhundert), by the globally eminent German doctors and journalists – Dr. Heidi Brand and Dr. Anne Devillard. Dr. Farokh Master was one of the only twelve doctors from across…