Win-Win! Dear Readers, The one equation that has always applied to our minuscule community, without a shade of doubt, is that our achievements have always been inversely proportional to our population. There is no other community in the world that has accomplished as much, or earned as much fame and pride worldwide, in proportion to […]
On 22nd October, 2021, the community lost its cherished religious leader and scholar – Dasturji Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji – who was known for his commitment and service to our glorious religion. Zoroastrian Scholar and Historian, Noshir Dadrawala shares a tribute: The passing away of Ervad Apandiar Dadachanji is a tragic loss for the Parsi Zoroastrian […]
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 27th October 2021. WINNER: Modiji & Amitji: The GDP of Indian is on a fast upward roll!! Janata (hidden in pic): Sure… if ‘GDP’ stands for ‘Gas, Diesel and Petrol’!!! By Hoofriz Dotiwalla
Noshir’s Finest Hour Never in the history of nearly 350 years of its existence, has the Bombay Parsi Punchayet been beleaguered to such an extent that our concerned trustee Noshir Dadrawalla had to take recourse to the Gandhian way of protest! It must have been the last straw for this veteran campaigner. A hunger strike! […]
On 16th October, 2021 WZCC-Pune organized an in-person, Annual General Meeting which received a good response from the members and guests of Pune chapter. Tehmasp Bharucha, Chapter Chair, WZCC-Pune welcomed the guests and expressed happiness at conducting an in-person meeting especially since the previous two AGMs were held online due to the pandemic. All COVID-related […]
A Clean-Up Drive was organised by a few enthusiastic residents of Salsette Parsi Colony, on 17th October, 2021. Salsette Welfare Association (SWA) members and volunteers, across age groups, picked up different kinds of waste from various parts of the colony, in keeping with the devastating impact of plastic on the environment and the government’s initiatives […]
The Karchi chapter of XYZ, called ‘Ardeshir’s Aces’ and KZBM ‘Karachi Zarthosti Banu Mandal’ Child Chapter, in collaboration with KPI (Karachi Parsi Institute) held a successful tree plantation drive, on 9th October, 2021. 20 children participated with great enthusiasm, coming well prepared to celebrate their environment with an understanding of plants and their own name […]
For the first time ever, the eighth edition of The 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions was held virtually from 16 – 18 October, 2021, due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. Offering a total of 559 sessions to more than 3,500 global delegates, the Parliament of the World’s Religions is the world’s premier interfaith convening organization. The […]
After a prolonged hiatus of nearly one and a half years, Mumbai’s premier arts and cultural institution, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), is geared to welcome audiences again starting October 29, 2021. With all safety protocols and measures in place, NCPA is set to present a wide range of performances across genres, […]
Commodore Medioma Bhadha, on behalf of the Bhadha family, recently donated a Khaddar Sari gifted to his Mother – Maneckbai Siavaxa Bhadha – by Mahatma Gandhi on her wedding. This was in recognition of her participation with her husband-to-be – Siavaxa Bhadha, in the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930, and their subsequent incarceration by the […]
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