Experiment in International Living (EIL), Bombay Center celebrated International Peace Day on 6th October, 2017, at Radio Club, with past Chairman, Viraf Mistry requesting all present members to take the Peace Pledge, followed by the release of the EIL newsletter for the year 2016-2017, by Director-Bulletin Editor, Abizher Babrawala, in the presence of National Chairman, […]
With just five days left for one of our community’s grand fests, ‘WINGS 2017’ is all set to explore the hidden talents within our community’s dynamic members. Media Partner Parsi Times is proud to announce that over 400 individual and team registrations have already been noted for the four day All-Parsis Sports and Cultural fest, […]
The iconic ‘Kayani Bakery’ in Pune received a notice to down its shutters on 7th October, 2017, causing an uproar of emotions amongst its loyal customers and patrons. The Pune Cantonment Board issued a notice to Kayani and two other restaurants, Kwality and Bagban, for failing to procure a trade license since 2006. It was […]
Managing Director of Piramal Finance Limited and Piramal Housing Finance Limited, Khushru Jijina was recently awarded ‘The Global Indian of the Year 2016-2017’ by AsiaOne – a pan-Asia, B2B magazine, under the ‘Business Leadership (Finance)’ category, on 9th October, 2017. Shortlisted through primary, market driven research by the AsiaOne editorial team and an eminent jury, […]
Benafsha Soonawalla seems to be fitting in just right in the house of reality show, Big Boss-Season 11, aired on Colors channel. After tasting a bit of fame in MTV shows Roadies and Trackstar, Benafsha, a resident of Godrej Baug, was all smiles during the opening episode when host Salman Khan asked her in his […]
Wings’17, the All-Parsi Sports and Cultural Festival, organized in association with the Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, will kick off on 26th October, 2017, with over three hundred teams and individual registrations. Wings’17 promises to be a buzzing festival with a jam packed schedule including indoor and outdoor sports and virtual gaming. Its finale event […]
Maestro Conductor of Western Classical Music, Zubin Mehta has declared his retirement from the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) in 2019, after serving as its Director for over five decades and conducting over three thousand shows. His retirements from IPO comes only after he leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, New York City, […]
The Umrigar Agiary at Uran celebrated its 113th Salgreh on 8th October, 2017, amongst five hundred Zarthostis who travelled from Mumbai by sea and road to be present at the Agiary for the Khushali nu Jasan performed by Er. Hormuz Dadachanji, Er. Porus Katrak, Er. Kaivan Katrak, Er. Ardafrauash Zaroliwala and Hosedar Zaroliwala, at 10:00 […]
The past couple of weeks have witnessed our Community get rattled and unite to take action against the potential damage that could be caused to our places of worship by the ongoing Metro III construction work. Most Parsi pages on social media platforms and WhatsApp have been buzzing non-stop with notifications asking community members to […]
Lions Clubs International (LCI) celebrated World Personalised Service Day on 7th October, 2017, at the YB Chauhan auditorium. Organised by Executive Director for activities, Lion Parvez Bootwala and compered by Fatema Bootwala, the event witnessed keynote speaker and celebrated motivational orator, Jeroninio Almeida elucidate the power of humility, oneness and the joy of giving. Thereafter, […]
Er. Marzban Hathiram commemorated the 44th death anniversary of ‘Kshnoom’ Seth Jehangirji Chiniwalla on the eve of October 1st, 2017 with a talk on ‘The Establishment of Iranshah and His glorious destiny’ at Palamkote Hall, Dadar. Er. Hathiram extolled Seth Jehangirji Chiniwalla’s mission of expounding the tenets and teachings of the Ilm-E-Kshnoom, the medium of […]