Yoga is not merely a system of physical exercises, but a complete way of life. It helps you remain healthy and retain mental balance in difficult or adverse situations. Yoga paves essential steps towards a life full of harmony and worth enjoying. Stress reduction, body awareness, self-confidence, memory improvement… Yes, yoga is a vital tool […]
It was 5 am in the morning. It was raining. Daylight was breaking behind the mountains on the side of which our cottage was perched. There was an urgency in our movements – we needed to hit the road as soon as possible to beat the tourist traffic which would start pouring in for the […]
Parsi Times Guest Columnist, Orthodontist Dr. Nilofer M. Currawalla addresses various aspects of dental care – creating awareness, busting myths, and looks forward to answering your queries on your dental wellness. In this issues, she concludes her a two-part series on Gum Care. In the previous issue, we shared with our readers how gums formed […]
There are over 30 crore asthmatics in the world – over 2.5 lakh people die of asthma yearly. Don’t let the wheeze of asthma strangle your zest for life. Asthma is a chronic disorder in which the airways or bronchial tubes that allow air to come in and out of the lungs, get inflamed. This […]
Over the last few years, our dogs have enjoyed a remarkable rise in status. From the dog that was tied in the garden and fed scraps, to the dog that sleeps on a designer bed and eats at the table! To many a dog owner, an aromatherapy massage or a fancy toy may seem an […]
Creation is the free act of thy divine goodness, Ahura Mazda! When nothing was, thou alone didst leave in thy sublime self-sufficiency. Thou art the father of the Amesha Spentas and the Yazatas, and the Fravashis are thine. Thou didst clothe the heavenly realms with light and thou didst create the earth and water and […]
Before the advent of Zoroaster, there was Mazdayasnism – the oldest religion in the world. The great soul, our prophet, Zoroaster, redefined Mazdayasnism by fostering its evolution towards a more positive and spiritual approach, that would bring in peace and harmony between mankind and nature. Religious scholar and enthusiast, PT writer Dara Khodaiji shares some […]
On June 12, 2016 the ‘Young Rathestars’, a group of individuals committed to serving our community, visited Parukh Dharamshala in Mumbai, with the purpose of providing them with basic amenities, in keeping with their annual commitment to visiting institutions within Mumbai and villages in rural Gujarat. The residents of Parukh Dharamshala received numerous items of […]
Vyara is an old town, a dominion once ruled by Sayaji Rao Gaikwad, about 60 kms from Surat. The Vyara Songadh Parsi Zarthushti Anjuman was founded in 1863. The Dokhma was constructed at the Doongerwadi area in Vyara. Since many years the zealously religious 125 Zarthushtis here have been concerned about the road of the […]
The Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana (NPG) recently dispatched 10,800 pouches of drinking water to a draught stricken Latur on 11th June, 2016. This is the second such consignment executed by the NPG in collaboration with ‘Central Railway Loco-pilots’; the first one being on 21st May, 2016 of 50,000 pouches of 300 ml each. On the 19th […]
Mehrzad Tatary from St Xavier’s Boys Academy secured 94.20% in the SSC exams this year. He topped his school in Math and Science, scoring 98% in each! Mehrzad looks forward to pursuing Engineering via the Science stream. PT wishes you all the best!