Over 8000 people gathered in Toronto (Canada) to be part of the ‘Parliament of World’s Religions’, which extended from the 1st to 7th November, 2018, marking its 7th chapter. The Zoroastrian flag was flown by under the aegis of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA). Zoroastrians participated as speakers at the Opening […]
CRICKET Wasim Jaffer Reaches Historic Milestone In Ranji Trophy Legendary cricketer Wasim Jaffer achieved a historic milestone in his career accumulating and becoming the first cricketer to reach the 11,000 run mark in the Ranji Trophy during Vidarbha’s round three contest V/s Baroda. Wasim hit a marvellous 153 and continues to shine with the bat. […]
The Nagpur Parsi Gymkhana hosted the 32nd edition of ‘Jiji Irani Challenge Cup Parsi Cricket Tournament’ from 3rd to 7th November, 2018, with five cities – Nagpur, Jamshedpur, Secunderabad, Kolkata and Surat participating in the tourney. The tournament commenced with ex-Managing Director of Tata Steel, Dr. Jamshed Irani lighting the divo and batting to nonagenarian […]
Confessions Of The Faith Born of Parsi parents, I was Parsi up to this day. The Navjote or the ceremony of the investiture of Sudreh and Kusti, the sacred shirt and girdle, performed this day admits me as a member in the religious fold of my community. White is the colour, symbolic of purity. The […]
Cultivate The Art Of Giving During The Festive Season During the festive season, we allow our spendings to skyrocket – we get a little more self-indulgent, we are more liberal with our purse-strings in making purchases for our family and treating friends. We revel in a smugly pleasant sense of satisfaction when we give to […]
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“So you’re a cop?” inquires a character midway through the film. As if on cue, comes the prompt reply, “No, worse – I’m a journalist.” One was left wondering whether the film was a case of investigative journalism… Based on the characters in the Millennium book series (this one being the fourth) by the late […]
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 28th November, 2018. Winner: Deepika to Ranveer: “Eloko ni pehramni nu cover barabar khisama mukiday!” -By Jehangir Daruvalla
Mehernosh Bamboat and Fareez Vasania did the Community proud in the Maharashtra State Level Athletic Championship that was held in Pune from 16th to 18th November, 2018. Making a mark for themselves on the track, Mehernosh secured Gold medals in the 100m and 200m race, each, in the 40+ category; while Fareez Vasania grabbed 3 […]
Jaguar Land Rover India’s ‘Art of Performance Tour’ – a series of dynamic drive experience events, that was flagged off in Hyderabad, earlier in April this year, recently organized its Mumbai chapter on the 17th and 18th of November, 2018. Consisting of 27 drive experience events planned across various cities of India that highlight the […]
. PT: Tell us a little about yourself. Khushnuma: I started off as a 16-year-old writer with Parsi Times and have gained experience as a copywriter and content specialist with many organisations including Ogilvy & Mather, The Hindu and ‘ItsHerWay’ – an international start-up. I realized the scope of starting my own business, and decided […]