[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On force have the mighty kingdoms of the world, ancient and modern been built. Zarathushtra has laid the foundation of a kingdom that is to be built on…
Humanity has always regarded death with great awe and fear although death is the only reality in this unreal world of shadow-play (Maya). Every ancient civilization had rituals, procedures and concepts concerning death in order to assist the dead person’s soul on its final exit from this world. The Tibetans and Egyptians even have a…
Zubin Karkaria, CEO of ‘VFS Global’ and ‘The Kuoni Group’, was appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite’ (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by François Hollande, the President of France. The prestigious recognition was conferred to Zubin – for his exemplary contributions in developing France as a top tourist destination and for the…
On Our Republic Day Here’s wishing the PT family and our community A Happy Republic Day! India, towards progress, as You march on, You, with gold and silver, we will adorn And await the new Progressive India, that will be born. May our enemies, of us, really scared be, May they, the difference in this…
Dear Readers, As we head towards celebrating our 68th Republic Day next week, I can’t help but reflect on our diminishing presence in the Armed Forces – perhaps an obvious corollary to our dwindling numbers, or worse, a lack of interest in being part of India’s highest and noblest bastion. For a long time, Parsis…
The Bai BN Gamadia Girls High School conducted their Annual Day at YB Chavan Auditorium on Wednesday, 18th January 2017, with renowned art historian, environmentalist and Dr. Pheroza J Godrej as Chief Guest. The function commenced with brilliant French ballet performances by the secondary section girls (trained by the Bharucha School of Ballet), followed by…
XYZ’s ‘Amazing Ketayun Conquerors’ and ‘Brilliant Ketayun Conquerors’ organized a fun-filled kite-flying event, marking Makar Sankranti, on 14th January, 2017. 250 members brought along friends and family to fly kites and gas balloons in the morning, at the Avabai Petit School, Bandra. This was followed by lunch.
CRICKET Kohli-Jadhav Get India’s 1st ODI Win: India clinched victory in the first ODI at Pune by 3 wickets with excellent performances from skipper Virat Kohli (122) and Kedar Jadhav (120). Batting first, England amassed a massive 350-7 in 50 overs, courtesy half centuries from Jason Roy, Joe Root and Ben Stokes. Indian bowlers, Hardik…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Cuffe Parade Cuffe Parade, the Southern-most region of Mumbai city, was named after T W Cuffe of the Bombay City Improvement…
Gujarat And Rajasthan Rasoi Utsav At Golden Star Thali Golden Star Thali Restaurant, Opp. Charni Road Station (E) presents Gujarat And Rajasthan Rasoi Utsav from 20th January to 19th February, 2017 between 11:30 am to 3:30 pm and 7pm to 10.30 pm. Relish the Rajastani – Gujarati sweets, farsan and vegetables along with a tall…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 26th January, 2017. . . . . .[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “Khuda Meherban, To Gadha Pehelwan!” – by Pervin Marzban Bilimoria [/otw_shortcode_info_box]