January (1 to 31) A healthy week ahead. A swift or small journey is indicated. Life is a series of unforeseen circumstances – be tolerant. Best time for renovation of property. Lucky Colour – Black, Lucky Crystal – Onyx February (1 to 29) Change is permanent. Sometimes you have to fight for your rights. Avoid…
The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, which provides walk-in admissions for Parsi minority in all classes, under the able leadership of Principal Freny Mehta, has achieved complete success by securing 100% of its students passing in the SSC exams, 2016. From the total of 77 students, all of who secured a First Class and above, 29…
Following in the footsteps of the enterprising founder of XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians), Hoshaang Gotla, twelve do – gooders from XYZ’s ‘Behram’s Battalion’ troupe, organized a newspaper collection drive on June 5, around Dadar. They convinced neighbors to hand over old newspapers and books, accumulating a total of 203 kgs, in a span of two…
Love them or hate them… but we cannot avoid them! Dentists, the world over, are a dreaded lot! A dentist helps you achieve that beautiful, confident, engaging smile. Yet, we would rather be anywhere but at the dentist’s! Parsi Times kicks off a series on dental care with well-known dentist, Dr. Nilofer Currawala, who will…
Parsi Times congratulates all the bright sparks in our community who have scored excellent percentages and done their families, friends and the community proud! We wish each of you the very best in the future! Shanaya Rayoman Engineer of Holy Cross Convent High School, Kolhapur scored 95.4% in the SSC examinations, 2016. Shanaya’s passions include…
Known for its consistent philanthropic activities to help those in need in our community, The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) held its ‘Feed-A-Family’ program on May 21, 2016, at Cama Baug (small otla), as it does every month. Basic but necessary provisions were distributed to the over 250 under-privileged Parsi/Irani individuals. Items given to…
On 8th May, 2016, the Navjot ceremony was performed for Parizad, daughter of Meherzad Jivasa, caretaker of Mahuva Parsi Anjuman Agiary, in the presence of 150 Hamdins ofthe Anjuman and Trustees of neighboring Anjumans. Er. Homi Desai and Er. Keki Dastur of Malesar Anjuman, Navsari came to Mahuvato perform the Navjote. The ceremony was funded…
On 5th June, 2016, the Ex-students of the Sir J.J. Schools’ Association got together in large numbers along with two erstwhile principals and teachers to celebrate the Dae Mahina-nu-Jashan on Mah Dae, Roj Daepin. The Jashan ceremony was performed by ex-student Er. Yazdi Dhalla and his son Er. Asdin. It was a friendly evening, with…
12th June, 2016 marks the death anniversary of our beloved community singer – Marazban Dara Mehta. The ‘Disi Prayer’ ceremony will be held on 11th June 2016 at 8 am at Seth Cawasji Ashburner Agiary, Khetwadi. The ‘Varshi Prayers’ will be held on 12th June 2016 at 8 am, followed by an ‘Uzyeirin Geh Maachi’ at…
As we welcome Bahman Mahino this Monday, 13th June, 2016, most of us associate the month with abstinence from consuming meat. Many who don’t observe vegetarianism for the entire Bahman month, tend to stay vegetarian for a day, on ‘Bahman Mahino, Bahman Roj’, which falls on Tuesday, the 14th of June. Noshir Dadrawala demystifies and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is pleased to share with our readers a new column of religious excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’by Dasturji Dr. Manekji Naserwanji Dhalla.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Thy name is above all names, the most majestic and the most sublime. The sound of thy name is the sweetest that human ear can…