Kayishmand Hormuzd Chothia, from Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada was recently awarded ‘The Covid Classic Award’ for Visual Arts by the Halton District School Board. She becomes the first recipient to receive this newly instated award, given for the first time this year from the Halton District School Board and will be given every year moving forward. Kayishmand […]
After the recent success of the food donation drive held in Dharavi at The Banyan Tree English School, ‘The Mind Essentials’ – the mental health platform founded by psychologist, Aviva Damania – will further be empowered with a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Team. Aviva Damania, who is also a columnist with Parsi Times, shares with […]
Mobed Arash Kasravi, a practicing US-based Zoroastrian priest, was tragically murdered on July 24, 2020, in the city of Mahan, in Kerman, Iran, according to the Iranian state news agency, IRNA. Mobed Kasravi was a respected member and religious leader of the Zarathushti community in Southern California. As per Iranwire news agency, Mobed Kasravi was […]
An online religious initiative – agiaryconnect.com – has been recently re-launched, to enable Zoroastrians worldwide to request conducting prayer services online, which would be performed by Mobeds, in the Banaji Limji Agiary (Fort, Mumbai). Founded by three enterprising American Parsis – Dinsha Mistree (Houston), Benafsha Shroff (Denver) and Jamsheed Mistri (California) – agiaryconnect.com – facilitates […]
The risk that Adar Poonawalla, CEO and owner of Serum Institute of India (SII), took on the coronavirus vaccine, by investing heavily in it much before it had completed its clinical trials, seems to be paying off well, as early trials are showing positive results. Pune-based SII is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume […]
In a submission to the Supreme Court on (date), the Tata Trust’s current Chairman, Ratan Tata said that the future head of Tata Trusts could be a non-Tata. “I happen to be the current chairman of these trusts. It could be somebody else, not necessarily with the surname ‘Tata’, in the future. An individual’s life is […]
– Of The Youth, By The Youth, For The Youth – Our Community’s foremost non-profit outfit, established with the aim of promoting camaraderie and unity amidst children and young adults, XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrian) Foundation (established in 2014), has just launched its Youth Wing, titled ‘XYZ Seniors’. XYZ Seniors are a group of people who […]
During the pandemic which has challenged the very survival of an innumerable number of the financially backward classes and slum-dwellers, Aviva Damania, founder of The Mind Essentials, along with The Banyan Tree team, donated and distributed a month’s ration and sanitation kits to a hundred families, which were in need of basic food to sustain […]
A Press Release issued on behalf of the B D Petit Parsee General Hospital (PGH) has greatly thanked the Hong Kong-based, one of the most generous donors of our community – Jal and Pervin Shroff, for having reimbursed the entire Preliminary and Pre-operative expenditure incurred for the construction of the multi-speciality hospital, which was unfortunately […]
MEDIA PARTNER PARSI TIMES XYZ Foundation, the Community’s leading establishment for children and young adults, is conducting ‘XYZ Being Parsi’ – it’s first ever major online event, with Parsi Times as its Media Partner. Open to people across all ages, this event brings to the forefront and celebrates our beautiful and vibrant religion and culture. […]
As per the latest news reports, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer – Serum Institute of India (SII), shared that the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine, whose results of Phase I, II trials have appeared safe, will be called ‘Covishield’ in India. He said that SII has sought an official approval from the Drug […]