ZWAS (Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly Of Surat) has been keeping all our Surtis all charged up with its delightful sequence of events lined up. In August 2019, a Prayer Competition was organised at Pak Kadim Atashbehram, where the children exhibited their religious fervour with great devotion and dedication. The Prayer competition was judged by Er. Navroz…
On 25 August, 2019, the monthly celebrations for senior citizens continued in keeping with Panthaki Baug’s Golden Jubilee events, under the Baug’s Welfare Centre and the support of Parvez Driver. An evening of Housie was organised followed by a dinner in lagan-nu-patru to commemorate the Parsi New Year with seniors, which was sponsored by Veena…
On 10th August, 2019, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) held its popular Feed-A-Family ‘New Year Special’ program with a fun-filled evening comprising entertainment, celebrations and games! All the beneficiaries enjoyed themselves thoroughly singing along and playing Housie, alongside the food-grains distribution, with ZTFI’s vibrant Trustee and visionary, Yasmin Mistry, along with Trustees, Arnavaz Jal…
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…
In addition to Parsi New Year, 17th August, 2019, also marked the official launch of ‘Dhansak & Co.’ – the first Zoroastrian streetwear brand, which includes premium quality, limited-edition T-shirts, hats and phone cases, created by young Toronto-based Zoroastrians – Tanya Hoshi and Anaheez Karbhari, featuring Zoroastrian designs and cultural references. The venture was first announced at…
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In 1969, a few Parsi art and culture enthusiasts from Pune set up a body to encourage amateur talent amongst local Zoroastrians, especially the youth and budding artists. They would raise funds, by organising entertainment programs and events for the general public, and utilize the collection to help the community’s underprivileged and for charitable causes….
Parsi Pride Prof. Boman Moradian from Mumbai’s reputed Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) was voted as ‘Professor of the Year’ with a clear majority, in March 2019. A mechanical engineer from VJTI and an MMS from JBIMS itself, where he teaches Operations Management, Prof. Moradian is often referred to as the ‘God of…
CRICKET India Creates History, Beats Australia To Clinch Series: India created history winning the four match Test series 2-1, after outplaying Australia, making Virat Kohli the first Indian and Asian Captain to return victorious after beating the Aussies on their turf! Great batting by Cheteshwar Pujara scoring 193, with Rishabh Pant’s 159 and Jadeja’s 81…
Animal welfare NGO, The Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD), is holding a Books and Garage Sale till 15th January, 2019 as a fund raiser to sustain the organization and continue working towards the welfare of our lesser fortunate Indie breeds that roam the streets. The sale items offered at throw-away prices include books (fiction, non-fiction,…
The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP), under the leadership of Ex-APP Trustee, Prof Armaity Davar organized the first gambhar of the year, in memory of Prof. Firoz and Sunamai Davar, at Lalkaka Hall, Parsi Sanatorium Grounds, on 6th January 2019. Attended by four hundred and fifty community members, the event commenced with a jasan, followed by…