Teacher’s Day Special

Teacher’s Day Special

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]They say teachers are the most responsible and important members of society because their commitment and efforts influence success and can affect the destiny of not just individuals, but that of mankind. On the occasion marking Teacher’s Day on the 5th of September, Parsi Times caught up with our very own superstar and…

A Dream Fulfilled

A Dream Fulfilled

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is pleased to share the success of the efforts by the partnership between Jiyo Parsi, WZO Trust Funds and DNM Sarvajanik Hospital (Navsari) for fulfilling the dream of a young couple from a Gujarat village, married for a decade and longing to have a child of their own. Our much loved…

Tomorrow Is ‘Hamaazor-E-Farvardegaan’ – All Souls Day

Tomorrow Is ‘Hamaazor-E-Farvardegaan’ – All Souls Day

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Tomorrow is Farvardin Mahino, Farvardin Roj, known as ‘Farvardigan’ – a day when we honour the souls of our departed ones. PT Reporter Jamshed Arjani discusses the relevance of this sacred occasion with priestly scholar, Er. Dr. Pervez Bajan, with an input from Er. Pervez Karanjia.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On this day. Zoroastrians converge at Doongerwadi,…

Dasturji Jamshed Sohrab Kukadaru

Dasturji Jamshed Sohrab Kukadaru

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT pays tribute to our venerated saint Dasturji Jamshed Sohrab Kukadaru, on his death anniversary (5th September 1900), by our ace writer and religious scholar, Noshir H. Dadrawala.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] He was a Saint who led a Simple life – A Priest but not Pedantic – An Alchemist but he never abused the knowledge or…

Baj Ritual – An Indispensable Prayer – Part II

Baj Ritual – An Indispensable Prayer – Part II

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The sacrosanct Baj ritual is intrinsic to almost all the rituals performed by Priests, during and after performing ceremonies, tasks and even normal activities. In this regard, Ervad Pervez Karanjia, Panthaky of the Sodawaterwalla Agiary (Dhobi Talao) demystifies this in a discussion with PT Writer Jamshed Arjani, in a special two part series.[/otw_shortcode_info_box]…

From The Teacher’s Mouth

From The Teacher’s Mouth

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Some teachers go beyond being educators or even mentors. Their commitment and dedication to education and students makes them influencers who set the platform and the pace to ensure bringing out not just success but greatness in their students. For Our Teacher’s Day Special, Parsi Times is delighted to share the views of…

Viraf Panthaki Manager For ‘58th ABPSC’

Viraf Panthaki Manager For ‘58th ABPSC’

Seventy-two year old, Viraf Panthaki has recently been appointed as the Manager of Team India for the ‘58th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship’, to be held from the 2nd to 8th September, 2016, in Bhutan. Viraf has been nine times Maharashtra state Champion, twice an ‘All India Interstate Champion’ and twice a ‘Runner-up’ at…

Are Human Souls Mere Commodities

Are Human Souls Mere Commodities

Last week, our External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj criticised Bollywood celebrities like Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan who opted for ‘surrogacy’ for making this procedure ‘fashionable’. This article is neither for nor against surrogacy – who are we to judge other people’s needs and compulsions? What is worrying is that surrogacy has become a…

Snooker Champions ‘Elfies Stars’

Snooker Champions ‘Elfies Stars’

At the recent Mumbai Snooker League Championship conducted by the ‘Billiards and the Snooker Association of Maharashtra’ on 20th August, 2016, at Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana, the Elphinstone Cricket Club Team, ‘Elfies Stars’, captained by Cyrus Mistry, were crowned Champions after defeating Khar Gymkhana Team, ‘Italian Stallions’ by 3 frames to 1.