Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia. Undoubtedly, no country in the world embraces such an extraordinary assortment of religions, ethnic groups, cultural practices and an extensive spectrum of incomprehensible dialects and vernaculars as India! Indeed, India is a unique […]
Classy Consummation Of Art, Culture And High-Fashion – By Razvin Namdarian Ashdeen Lilaowala is known for having taken the Parsi Gara and brought it into the realm of high fashion. Founder of eponymous fashion label, ‘Ashdeen’, he is a role model and inspiration to many youth in the community. Celebrating over a decade of success, […]
પપ્પા ખૂબ જ ખુશ થયા હશે – લગભગ 28 કલાક સુધી કામ કર્યા પછી અમારી ટીમ દ્વારા 11000 પરાઠા, 3700 પ્લેટ શીરો અને 3700 પ્લેટ ઉપમા તે સ્થળે પહોંચાડવામાં આવ્યો હતો. બાબાના શબ્દો હજુ પણ કાનમાં ગુંજી રહ્યા છે કે અનીશ પાસેથી લોટ બાંધવાનું મશીન લઈ આવવું જોઈએ. આજે એ જ લોટ બાંધવાના મશીનની પૂજા […]
Recently, community stalwart, visionary and philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly – Chairman of WZO Trusts, gave an insightful and enlightening overview about the current situation and challenges faced by the Parsi community, on the occasion commemorating the 13th anniversary celebrations of the Zoroastrian House of the Parsi Zoroastrian Association of South East Asia, Singapore (PZAS). In his […]
મધર્સ ડે માતાના સન્માનમાં ઉજવવામાં આવે છે. આ દિવસ માતાને સન્માન, શુભેચ્છા આપવાની પરંપરા છે. આપસૌને મધર્સ ડે ની ઘણીને ઘણી બધી શુભેચ્છાઓ. મધર્સ ડે ભલે પશ્ર્વિમી સંસ્કૃતિની દેન હોય પરંતુ ભારતમાં પણ તેની ઉજવણી ભવ્ય રીતે કરવામાં આવે છે. ભારતીય સમાજમાં માતાને ભગવાન નો દરજ્જો આપવામાં આવ્યો છે, એમ કહેવાય છે કે ભગવાન દરેક […]
Mother’s Day is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of the month of May and this year, 12th May will be observed as Mother’s Day. Mothers, across almost all species, are known to zealously protect and nourish their offspring. A Mother deserves all the adoration for offering unconditional love to her children, often putting the […]
Adil J. Govadia The grand scale and proportion of a majestic edifice remains unmatched in its magnificence and religious stateliness Seth Mancherji Bomanji Panthaky, Seth Faramji R. Desai and Seth Jehangirji Bomanji Mistry were the first known Parsis to have travelled by road to the Nagpur vicinity from Navsari, under extremely dangerous and life-threatening conditions. […]
How time flies! Already the first quarter of the year is over. The new financial year has already begun. Winter is over and Spring, which feels more like Summer, is already upon us. A common human activity we observed during March this year was fasting. People of different religious beliefs have been fasting in different […]
Today, Saturday 30th March, 2024, is the Saturday between Good Friday (when Jesus Christ was crucified) and Easter Sunday (when Jesus Christ was resurrected), more commonly known as ‘Holy Saturday’ or Easter Eve. Today is the last day of Lent and the last day of Holy Week – the week in which Christians prepare for Easter. ‘Holy Saturday’ commemorates the one full day that Jesus […]
હોળી રંગોનો તહેવાર છે હોળી તહેવાર માટે આપણે ઘણં બધું જાણીએ છીએ પરંતુ હોળી જે રંગો માટે જાણીતી છે તે શું આપણે જાણીએ છીએ કે તે રંગો કયાંથી આવ્યા છે? અગર કોઈ તમને પૂછે કે રંગો શું હોય છે તો તમે શું જવાબ આપશો? કદાચ એમ કહેશો કે કલર-આર્ટ ક્રાફટમાં જે કામ આવે તે. પરંતુ […]
Navroze is special for us all, but especially for that thread of our community that believes in boisterous fun and loud living – our fabulous Irani brethren. Within them, we have the Yazdegardis, the Jamshidi, the Esfahani and many more. They truly are a breed (and bred) apart – with deep Aryan roots and rich […]