Parsi Times is delighted to announce that Noshir H. Dadrawala – one of the community’s most dynamic personalities, Zoroastrian Scholar, a globally renowned consultant on Charity Laws, a prolific writer, and our very own, much sought-after PT columnist – has been invited as a member of the Governing Council of the Bombay Stock Exchange’s (BSE) […]
About 11 years ago, Er. Zarrir Bhandara, the much-respected and loved priest, heading the Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC), and known for his dedicated commitment to the Zoroastrian religion as well as community service, suggested the commencement of a Humbandagi to further the coming together of the Zoroastrian community. He believed rightfully that coming together […]
Parsi Times is delighted to share yet another brilliant win by Pezan Hemin Vapiwala, who secured a gold medal for India, at the International Martial Art Games, 2022, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 9th December, 2022, bringing much pride to the community and the country! The 21-year-old Vapi-resident competed at Nepal’s Dasarath Rangsala Sports Complex, […]
With the aim of reducing the waiting period of paediatric cancer patients in need of a bone marrow transplant, the Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) in Parel (Central Mumbai) has partnered with three city hospitals – Wadia Hospital, SRCC Hospital (Haji Ali) and BMC-run Comprehensive Thalassemia Centre (Borivli). Though nearly two hundred children with different cancers […]
The demand to award industrialist, philanthropist and social activist – Ratan Tata, the highest national civilian honour – the Bharat Ratna, has been amplifying across India. Already awarded the prestigious Padma Vibhushan in 2008, Ratan Tata’s dedication to the over-all upliftment of industry, society and development across various other sectors, has attracted much global praise […]
On 14th December, 2022, one of India’s oldest-living First Class cricketers and certainly the oldest of Mumbai city – Rusi Cooper – celebrated his 100th birthday. Rusi Cooper becomes the second Mumbai Ranji Trophy player in two years to reach a century in life, after the passing away of Vasant Raiji in January 2020. He is now […]
Continuing their brilliant success in body-building, the father-son duo – Jehangir Randeria (52) and Kaiwan Randeria (23), have once again achieved dazzling gold wins, alongside history-making news by also winning the overall titles, at the ‘Mumbai Shree Bodybuilding Competition’, organised by the Amateur Bodybuilding Association of Mumbai. In this year’s Mumbai Shree Bodybuilding Competition, which […]
The fourth edition of the Cusrow Baug Premier League, which was held in November 2022, by the CBUSWL, commenced with the new practice where 4 team owners participated in an auction for Football, Volleyball and Throwball players for their four teams, namely ‘Giants’ (owner: Arzoo Dehmiri); ‘Warriors’ (Hoshang Yazdegardi); ‘Raiders’ (Zubin Wadia) and ‘Chargers’ (Phiroze […]
On 19th November, 2022, Prof. Dr. Delnaz Marzun Jokhi was conferred the prestigious Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement National Award by the International Institute for Social and Economic Reforms and Krist Foundation Bengaluru, for her contributions and excellence in the field of Teaching, Research and Publications. Prof. Dr. Delnaz Jokhi teaches statistics at the J […]
As a collaboration activity, members of XYZ’s Behram’s Battalion and Cyrus’ Superstars, along with the NGO – ‘Beach Warriors’, conducted a beach clean-up drive, on 3rd December, 2022, at Juhu Beach. Twenty-two XYZ members, seniors and volunteers were part of this collaboration, and alongside the NGO, in about 2 hours, cleaned up an almost 2 km […]
Kiyara Associates, founded by Shahrookh Dumasia, was awarded the IBMA (Iconic Brands of Maharashtra Awards) 2022, by the Maharashtra Societies Welfare Association, for Innovative Waterproofing Techniques and Civil Repairs. IBMA 2022, which honored the late Bal Thackrey on his death anniversary, was held on November 17, 2022, at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan, Mumbai. Maharashtra CM – Eknath […]