Team Salsette Welfare Association (SWA) organised the first ever All-Parsis Table Tennis League on 15th and 16th October, 2022, at the Salsette Parsi Colony Community Hall. The build-up to the event, which started over three months ago, was very promising with the eight teams being selected in an auction by their respective team owners. This […]
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During the festive season, many of us into ‘cheat mode’ and are most likely to gain weight, feel acidic or bloated. All those rules about healthy lifestyle habits go for a toss! The festive season is a time of celebration with friends and family with food as the central attraction, leaving you with a food […]
For some, the festive / holiday season may not be as joyous as it is for most others. It can be especially challenging if you’re dealing with any kind of misfortune like a broken relationship or grave financial losses or the, the loss of someone close. The festive season can heighten and be overwhelming to […]
Parsi Times is delighted to share that Zerbanoo Gifford, one of the leading icons of our Zoroastrian community worldwide, was recently unanimously voted as the President of the prestigious World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO). Zerbanoo Gifford has the unique distinction of being one of our community’s most dynamic, admired, respected and loved trailblazers – and a […]
On 15th October, 2022, the Indian Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals (IASAP) celebrated its fifty-year anniversary at a glittering function at a hotel in Mumbai, which was attended by a large number of its members from Mumbai HQ as also from its Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad chapters. The function […]
NCPA brings you the most awaited three days of greatJazz music with NCPA’s International Jazz Festival 2022, featuring a spectacular line up of Grammy-nominated global musicians, coming together to create some fine jazz. This year’s line-up brings you ‘The Mingus Big Band’ (25th November), ‘Monty Alexander – Jamaica to Jazz’ (26th November) and ‘The Thilo […]
In 1886, the very first Indian cricket team that toured England comprised only Parsis, paving the path for future generations to follow. Globally, our community stands proud of engendering the nation’s cricketing heritage. Then and now, us bawas have played the game with pure passion, pride and intense energy. Keeping the Parsi flag fluttering high, […]
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Diwali, as we know it – ‘The festival of lights’ – is a time of joyous celebrations. For many Parsis, this festival like many others, has slowly but surely seeped into our culture and routines. The appeal of enthusiasm and optimism that this festival heralds is enough to draw us in. But add food, lights, […]
As every Parsi Times reader knows by now, Meherbai’s Mandli celebrates each and every festival. In fact, they celebrate life, with their breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner parties, so how could they NOT celebrate Aapri Diwali? In fact, they made plans for all the attendant days that herald the Diwali. Meherbai: Let’s make plans for Diwali. Keki Kanjoos: Whose father’s […]