[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Symbolising inspiration, compassion, mental and physical grit, humility and hope, Er. Kersi Panthaki leads from the front when it comes to walking the talk, or should we say cycling the talk! With the noble fervour of selfless service in his heart, and the support of friends and well-wishers, Er. Kersi embarked on…
Much to the joy of theatre lovers, the talented and acclaimed theatre and film actor and personality, Shernaz Patel, presents ‘Theatre Ink’ – a fabulous theatre blog, aimed at creating a space to share, discover, educate and most importantly, feel the human connection that bonds both – theatre practitioners and theatre audiences. Supported by Aadyam (an…
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) presented the lifetime achievement award to business icon, Ratan Tata, as part of its recent Global Leadership Awards, on 2nd October, 2020, at a closed-door meeting, in keeping with the ongoing pandemic, as per a statement. In its statement, the IACC extolled our community’s gem, citing the words, ‘Ratan…
Dear Readers, As expected, and as had been predicted earlier by healthcare professionals, there has been a constant surge in the number of cases testing positive for the Coronavirus, calling for that many more appointments with the doctor. And with October marking a change in season, there will be a greater number of people falling…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 7th October, 2020. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous vein, which…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Zoroastrians have carved a niche for themselves in the country… from leading industrialists like Ratan Tata and Godrej to an army of talented Bollywood actors, prodigal Parsis are an asset to India’s culture and economy. With a population of less than 55,000 Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians in India, our lip-smacking food, peculiar surnames,…
(Passed away on 30th September. 2020) . With deep grief, we break the sad news of the passing away of Parzor’s Friend and Supporter – Navzar Phiroze Dotivala, of Jamshedpur, on 30th September 2020. Always smiling and ready to help, his unassuming personality hid a deep determination to always be at hand to help humanity,…
In our issue dated 19th September, 2020, we had launched the ‘Parsi Times LIFELINE’ initiative, to create awareness in our readers about the financial difficulties that so many of our community members, especially seniors, have been facing, due to the ongoing pandemic. We assured our readers that we would forward cases received by us to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#e8e8e8″] Parsi Times presents our readers ‘The Zen Series’ by PT Columnist, Kashmira Shaw Raj – a professional Taichi and Qigong practitioner and teacher, as also a sought-after clinical psychologist and healer. These Zen stories will resonate with you and help you connect within, at a deeper, inner level to encourage and empower…
Walmart Inc is in talks with the Tata Group for a potential investment of up to $25 billion in the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate’s new ‘Super App’, according to media sources. The ‘Super App’, proposed to be hosted under a Tata Sons subsidiary, aims to create a digital services behemoth offering a wide range of products in the retail…
A great sage in ancient India was giving a discourse on attachment and how it hinders the soul’s progress. “Give up everything to the Lord, ” said the sage, upon which a foolish pupil got up from the crowd, saying that the piece of cloth covering his body was all he had by way of…