Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 27th November, 2019. Winners: “Lage Raho Bawaji, Don’t ‘cap’ your family!” By Adil J. Govadia “One for you, one for me, and one for the Community!!” By Feroza Bachana
. CRICKET India Women Clean Sweep T20 Series 5-0 In West Indies: Half centuries from Jemimah Rodrigues (50) and Veda Krishnamurthy (57*) helped the women in blue win their fifth T20 encounter by 61 runs against the West Indies women at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, West Indies. Batting first, India notched up 134-3 in […]
It’s About Good Leadership! Dear Readers, What are the first thoughts that hit you when you hear the word, ‘leadership’? To most individuals, it’s about charisma, inspiration and strength… it’s the art of creating a vision, and then motivating others to work in unison towards delivering it. Good leadership is the key to success across […]
Nine-year-old Speed-skating champ, Frehan Edulji, did everyone proud having won one Silver and two Bronze medals in the ‘Speed Skating State Championships’, were held from the 14th to 18th November, 2019. The son of proud parents – Shezrin and Phiroze Edulji, and grandson of beaming granny – Armin Dutia Motashaw, Frehan will go on to […]
Sandoval was awarded the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Foundation Awards for Music Education for the most extensive educational program in the entire music industry. His master classes are tailored to the audiences needs touching on the enthusiasm, passion and discipline needed as a musician and creative person. He interacts directly with […]
Yasmin Pavri, from New Jersey, USA, was felicitated with ‘2019 Susan Galligan Volunteer of the Year’ Award, by the New York City Hemophilia Chapter (NYCHC). The Susan Galligan Volunteer of the Year Award is given to the Chapter volunteer who has made the greatest impact on both – the chapter and the community. A resident of […]
The third salgreh of the Zoroastrian Association of California’s (ZAC) Atash Kadeh was celebrated with great religious fervor on 13th November, 2019. A Maachi was offered in all five gehs – two of which were Hama Anjuman Maachis, followed by a Hama Anjuman Jashan performed by Ervads Zarrir Bhandara and Jal Birdy. After the Jashan, an informative and interactive talk on ‘Fire’ was delivered by […]
Excellent Column Initiatives By PT ‘Sharpen Your Edge’ by Dr. Adil Malia in PT dated 16th November, immediately caught my attention and I was glad to read with great interest, such practical insights. I agree with him on Relationships and Networking. It truly helps not only to get the work done but also create a strong […]
On November 17th, 2019, the students of the Zoroastrian Association of California in Los Angeles, (ZAC-LA) Religion Class, ranging from age 3 to 15, hosted a ‘Gratitude Ghambar’, for the second year in a row. The event, coordinated together by parents and students, allows each student’s family to invite guests to whom they wish to […]
Two particular scenes at the beginning of the film prepare the viewer for 32-year-old NYPD Detective, Andre Davis’s (Chadwick Boseman) tough, no-nonsense character – as a 13-year-old, he silently weeps at his father’s funeral – a sincere policeman slain in the line of duty; and later, as a detective specialising in killing cop-killers, standing up […]
In order to facilitate travel for Zarthostis to attend the glorious ‘Sanjan Day’, on 16th November, 2019, the community’s premiere philanthropic institution – Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) – made arrangements to convey over fifty Zarthostis from Mumbai to Sanjan, and back, so as to ensure they could partake of the pride and merriment […]