The All Parsees Sports Foundation hosted the much awaited 41st chapter of the Jal D. Pardiwala Annual Athletic Meet, across 3rd and 4th January, 2026, at the University Stadium, Marine Lines, with 351 participants from nearly 30 Parsi baugs and institutions competing across age groups. The meet, held under the auspices of Nowroze Baug Play […]
Anahita Desai As we step into a New Year, we often speak of renewal, fresh beginnings and resolutions for ourselves. Yet, alongside personal growth lies an equally important question: what does it mean to be a responsible member of our community? Community responsibility is not confined to trusts, committees or institutions. It lives in everyday […]
TISS and ParZor are launching the second edition of their Landmark Online Certificate Programme on Zoroastrian Culture and Civilization. The flame of Zoroastrian wisdom now finds a new home in academia, powered by technology and united by a global community of learners. Razvin Namdarian reports… In a groundbreaking move to academically document and explore one […]
A Parsi Times reader asked who Dastur Dinyar (also known as Salman-e-Fars) was and whether he was a close companion of Hazrat Mohamed, the Prophet of Islam? The reader has also asked whether the Prophet of Islam had issued various Firman (edict) called Ahadnameh decreeing that Zoroastrians should not be harmed? While it seems that […]
Can science, which seeks evidence, and religion, which needs faith, find compatibility? Should we treat science and religion as mutually exclusive or complimentary to each other, more so because science deals with the head (mind) while religion deals with the heart (emotion?) In life, as we all know, striking the balance of head and heart […]
Last week we featured Shahpur, son of Ardashir, and his new statue installed in Tehran. This week, we explore Ardashir himself – Founder of the Sasanian dynasty, who established Zoroastrianism as Iran’s State Religion in the third century. In the third century AD, Iran experienced a significant revival and consolidation of the Zoroastrian faith. During […]
Parsis in India observe ‘Homaji ni Baaj’ every year on Roj Govad of Mah Dae. However, few have heard about Cama Homa who, long before Homaji, also sacrificed his life and was hailed by the community, especially in Bharuch, as a martyred religious hero. While Homaji (Behdin Homa Behdin Jamshed) was falsely accused and hanged in Mumbai […]
Sanjan (in South Gujarat, about 150 kms from Mumbai) and the potential threat to its alleged sanctity seems to have disturbed the sanity of the Parsi community, recently. WhatsApp groups are abuzz with some WhatsApp-Warriors going into overdrive! In the eye of the storm is the Bai Maneckbai P B Jeejeebhoy Sanatorium, a Parsi property […]
Salt has been used for seasoning our food for thousands of years and has helped bring flavour and taste to almost everything that we cook. Parsis who love eating eggs cannot even imagine their fried or scrambled eggs served without a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper. A question therefore arises as to why we cook and […]
કેટલાક નેતાઓ માનવીય આત્માની જીતને એટલી ઊંડાઈથી વ્યક્ત કરે છે જેટલી દાદાભાઈ નવરોજી કરે છે. ગ્રાન્ડ ઓલ્ડ મેન ઓફ ઈન્ડિયા તરીકે યાદ થતા નવરોજી રાષ્ટ્રવાદી, રાજનેતા, અર્થશાસ્ત્રી, સામાજિક સુધારક, શિક્ષણવિદ તથા બ્રિટિશ પાર્લામેન્ટમાં સ્થાન મેળવનાર પ્રથમ ભારતીય હતા. દરેક ભૂમિકામાં તેઓએ ન્યાય, સમાનતા અને ભારતના હિત પ્રત્યે અડગ પ્રતિબદ્ધતા દર્શાવી. નવરોજીના નેતૃત્વે આધુનિક ભારતીય રાષ્ટ્રવાદને […]
– 19th Century Indian Hero, Role Model For The 21st Century – This month marks the two hundredth Birth Anniversary of Dadabhai Naoroji (born on 4th September), the Grand Old Man of India. Considering the volume of literature already available on the life, work and achievement of Dadabhai Naoroji, what emerges is the triumph of […]