Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia The Parsis, having migrated to the hospitable shores of India in search of a peaceful existence and freedom to practice their own religion, adapted to the Indian ways and proved themselves no less […]
On 13th August, 2024, Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Minority Affairs launched the Jiyo Parsi scheme Portal, which will enable Parsis to apply online, check the status of their application and to receive financial assistance online through Direct Benefit Transfer mode. The Jiyo Parsi scheme is a unique central sector scheme implemented by the Ministry […]
Pateti (the fifth and last Gatha day for repentance) and Navruz (New Year’s Day) as per the Shehenshahi calendar are over and Fravardin, the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar has commenced. It is appropriate that the first month of the calendar is dedicated to the Fravashi or Fravahar – the prototype of all creation. […]
The Young Rathestars – our community’s leading Social Welfare Association, from Dadar Parsi Colony, held a Parsi New Year bonanza, with its Annual Grain Distribution Program, at the Sorab Palamkote Hall in Mumbai, on 28th July, 2024. The Grain Distribution is an annual tradition of charity by the Young Rathestars, which spans for over three […]