“Every man needs a profession, which is preferably his domain of expertise. A profession that he loves, simply because it is a profession that allows his talents to achieve EXCELLENCE. But, what completes him is a HOBBY that he loves with all his heart – a hobby that takes him away from his beloved profession for […]
For over 80 years now, the Gamadia Boys Hostel at Tardeo, Mumbai, has been providing a safe haven (boarding and lodging) at extremely subsidised prices, to all our young Parsi/Irani boys, especially those who come in from India’s rural and small towns, with ambitions of studying and making a successful career in Mumbai. The hostel […]
“We Are Proud of Our Parsis, Will Ensure No Religious Structures Or Sentiments Are Hurt,” assures CM Fadnavis. On Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 8:30 pm, two of our Community’s foremost religious leaders and Vada Dasturjis, Firoze Kotwal and Khurshed Dastoor, met with the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis at his bungalow, ‘Varsha’ to discuss […]
. The controversy about the Metro III line seems unending. The 33.5km metro line, stretching across Colaba-Bandra-Seepz, is being managed by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, and is broken down into seven packages or phases. In order to provide a first-hand report, Parsi Times’ provides you with an independent investigation with the aim of presenting […]
Last weekend witnessed the community flocking to Rustom Baug in numbers so large, you’d be left wondering if our numbers were actually dwindling! The Zoroastrian youth’s mega cultural and sports fest, ‘WINGS 2017’, with Parsi Times as Media Partner, kickstarted on 26th October, 2017, with six events executed back to back, and participants having to […]
Why Is Sauce For The Parsi Goose Not Sauce For The Parsi Gander? Parsis have been in the national news again and as usual for all the wrong reasons. The ongoing dispute is essentially gender based: Why can only Parsi men marry outside the community and continue to enjoy full religious rights – including […]
On the 23rd of this month our Board will complete two years in office, a journey that has been as memorable as it has been gratifying. I can honestly say that I feel that we have achieved more in the last two years than what we achieved in the seven years of the last Board. […]
Parsis as a community love to celebrate. Not just our own feasts and festivals, even Diwali and Christmas are celebrated with equal gusto. However, often in our enthusiasm, we end up violating certain fundamental precepts of our own religion. Take for example the misuse of firecrackers during the festival of Diwali. Not only are firecrackers […]
The Modi Shahenshahi Atash Behram in Surat celebrated its 194th Salgreh on 2nd October, 2017, with a ‘Maachi’ at 7:00 am in Havan geh, attended by over a hundred Parsis. The highlight of the salgreh celebrations was the ‘Kavyani Zando’ which was paraded through the streets near the Atash Behram with a decent Parsi population […]
Roj Sarosh, Mah Ardebehest, marked the 161st salgreh of Sheth Shapurji Sorabji Kappawala Aderian, Tardeo, commemorated with a Havan Geh Machi and two jasans performed by Panthki Er. Jamshedji Bhesadia and his team of mobeds, in the presence of the Trustee, Meherji Makati. The evening jasan was also performed by Er. Bhesadia and other mobeds […]
On 2nd October, 2017, the sacred Navsari Atash Behram marked its 252nd Salgreh, with a turnout of under a hundred devotees for its morning jasan, led by Er. Freddy Palia and performed by ten Mobeds at 9:30 am. Another jasan, which was held in the evening, was led by Er. Khurshed Desai and performed by thirteen […]