.Myth: ‘Paalak’ is a Zoroastrian form of adoption and is religiously valid. Fact: The Parsi custom of naming a ‘paalak’ for undertaking obsequies of a deceased cannot be confused with adoption. The fact is adoption is not yet legal among Parsis in India. The only codified law available for adoption in India is The Hindu […]
Parsi Times is glad to break news and provide the latest updates on the Metro III Tunnelling Project, that poses a strong threat to the structural and spiritual sanctity to two of our heritage, religious structures, the Anjuman Atash Behram and the Wadiaji Atash Behram. In keeping with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation’s (MMRCL) plea, the […]
My Dear Community Members, The BPP Elections are over, and Xerxes Dastur has been elected as the new Trustee to join the BPP Board. To say that I am not upset by the outcome would be a lie. However, I accept the community’s verdict. My defeat is not going to be a deterrent to continue […]
On 11th July, 2018, the Tata Trusts signed an agreement with the Nirali Memorial Medical Trust (NMMT), to manage the operations of a Speciality Cancer Hospital which is being set up by NMMT at Navsari in Gujarat. The agreement was signed in the presence of A M Naik, who established NMMT and is also the […]
THE TRUTH AS IT HAPPENED And NOT what Dinshaw Mehta would have you believe! . On Sunday, the 1st of July 2018, the Young Rathestars were scheduled to issue forms for distribution of food grains and household essentials, which the Young Rathestars Trust has been doing for the last 40 plus years. “It is with […]