. PZGHF has been granted registration as a public religious trust by the Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra, under the Bombay Public Trusts Act. Nowadays, registration of public trusts is a long and complicated process. Hence, the delay. Application has been made to the income-tax authorities to grant exemption from tax. Being a public religious trust, donations, […]
PT: Tell us how it all began. Dinshaw Tamboly: In June 2014, H’ble PM Narendra Modi, just a couple of weeks after assuming office as Prime Minister, invited Dasturji Khurshed, Homai Engineer, late Jehangir Cama and me – as we were connected with Foundation for Development of Udvada (FDU) – to meet him and discuss […]
The first thing you notice is the tremendous effort that went into these perfect pictures by camera-maestro, Shantanu Das, who employed the very best of his 20-plus-years expertise and perfected techniques, to document our glorious Parsi culture, traditions and people. Travelling across Mumbai, Kolkata, Udvada, Navsari, Surat, Nargol and Sanjan, Shantanu’s popular clicks captured special […]
It all started in 2014, when Prime Minister, H’ble Shri Narendra Modi suggested the establishment of a ‘special Parsi festival’ that would help bring together our small yet close-knit and much-cherished community from across the world, in celebration of our cultural, social and religious ethos, in Udvada – our pilgrimage headquarters. With great planning and […]
. Homai Daruwalla heads the sole Community Bank of our Community – The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., as its trailblazing Chairperson. She has been the former Chairperson and Managing Director of Central Bank Of India. Born in Bombay to Rati and Ardeshir Daruwalla, as the eldest of three siblings, Homai Daruwala schooled at JB Vachha […]
The Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU) is the brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who wanted the Parsi Zoroastrian community from across the world to visit Udvada and participate in one of the biggest Community festivals ever. He recommended that the IUU be held in December, as many Indian Zoroastrians residing overseas visit India during the […]
. I’ll begin with a quote from Framjee Anklesaria’s Magnum Opus, ‘The Persian Hand’… just as the umpire raised his finger, Diwali, or if you have the time and patience Dipawali, is over. Diwali is over, with all its mithais, card games and poojas galore. Yet, for all the fun Diwali brings, it also has […]
The ‘Accidental Start-Up Investor’ Gets ‘InsTATAgrammed’: 400,000+ Follower in 24 hours!! India’s leading industrialist, revered the world over, and the tallest feather in our Community’s cap – Ratan Tata – is always in the news, for all the right reasons. His life exemplifies a glaring legacy of the very definition of Parsipanu – he stands […]
Resurrecting the play, ‘Amarjyoti Zarathustra’, after 30 years, for the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019. Parsi Times: It’s IUU time again! Could you share some of your most fulfilling memories from IUU 2017? Mithoo Jesia: Well, firstly I would definitely say, the vast gathering of community members – young and old – all together […]
Inertia, Myopia And Complacency… … the destructive trio that dulls your edge Most Admirable Leaders Inspire Action. No action, no leadership – it’s as simple as that! Leadership without fire in its belly is unable to see for itself and thus, is unable to show the burning platform to the rest of its team. This […]
Diwali is the five-day festival of light, celebrated by millions across the world. The festival coincides with the Hindu New Year and thus also celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali also commemorates Lakshmi, the Divinity of wealth and prosperity. Five Days of Festivity: The five days […]