PT Presents ‘Parsi-Preneurs’! Dear Readers, Our community has always been hailed for its inimitable acumen in entrepreneurship and enterprise. The grit, hard work and determination of our visionary forefathers, who settled in this magical nation, catapulted and redefined our presence as a small community with large contributions – having delivered numerous pioneers of modern India. […]
(1) Painting of a Parsi Couple on the walls of Dockyard Road Railway Station, Mumbai (left of the picture) (2) Painting of Parsi Agyari on the walls of Dockyard Road Railway Station, Mumbai (right of the picture).
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 23rd June 2021. WINNER: Nadal: You may have beaten me, ‘par dost hum rahenge’! Djocovic: Please don’t touch my chest – ‘log kya kahenge’?! By Viraf P. Commissariat (CT, USA) […]
Launches ‘FEZANA Professorship of Zoroastrian Languages and Literature’ At its 34th AGM held in June 2021, FEZANA (Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America) announced it had reached its matching fundraising goal of $1.1 million (USD), in partnership with the University of Toronto, officially establishing the ‘FEZANA Professorship of Zoroastrian Languages and Literature’, here. This milestone […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. Whilst the shift has been easy and miniscule for some of us, there is a large portion of our Indian society that have been very hard-hit. Known to always be ‘MAD’ or ‘Making A Difference’ in the lives of the underprivileged across various platforms, the senior kids […]
Parsi Times Promotes Parsi Entrepreneurs (1) ‘Spice Delight’ by Avan Pollard and Shahnawaz Sasoori: When her husband, who ran an Uber service found himself grounded due to the lockdown, Avan Pollard decided to draw on her roots and get into the business of Organic, Natural spices, Pickles, Ready-to-cook Pastes and much more. Incidentally, her father […]
Last month, a petition was filed by advocate Datta Mane in the High Court, seeking a direction to the Union and State governments to provide ‘Z-Plus’ security to Pune-based CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII) – Adar Poonawalla, after he reportedly said that he was receiving threats over the supply of vaccine. Earlier, the […]
Business tycoon and the community’s Kohinoor with a heart of gold – Ratan Tata – is known for his love and compassion towards stray dogs. He has often come forward and shared posts to help strays find a loving home. This week, he was once again trending on Social Media platforms as he shared a […]
This App from RBI, empowers visually impaired persons. It identifies the denomination of Mahatma Gandhi series banknotes. After downloading the App, you could point the camera to the currency note. It will then identify the note by audio notification in Hindi and English and vibration mode. The identification of the note can be done even […]
The second wave of COVID 19 has hit us all hard and fast. We have lost a number of friends and relatives to this deadly virus. Over the past few months, our office has witnessed an increase in ‘Transmission Cases’ – a process where investments held by the deceased, are transferred either to the joint […]
While the monsoons come as a relief from the summer heat for most, for some, the season marks a host of diseases and fungal infections – from smelly feet and nail infections to various other skin-related issues which need to be treated right away. Fungal Infections occur when an invading fungus affects an area of […]