XYZ’s Rustom’s Rockstars (RR) from Bandra celebrated Children’s Day and their recently achieved victory at ‘XYZ Extravaganza’ by indulging in an evening full of fun and outdoor activities, on 19th November, 2017. Initially keeping the location of the picnic a secret so as to add to the excitement, the bus finally reached Upvan lake, Thane […]
Tag: 25th November 2017 Issue
Economic Times Award For Lion Daara Patel
‘Lion Daara B. Patel, Secretary-General of Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), received the Economic Times Award and a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ at the ET Pharma And Life Sciences Congress 2017, on 3rd November, 2017, in Mumbai. A veteran in the pharma industry for over three decades and a crusader of the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, Daara […]
Sports Roundup – 2nd December 2017
CRICKET India Wins Second Test Against Sri Lanka: Stellar batting performances from Virat Kohli (213), Cheteshwar Pujara (143), Murali Vijay (128) and Rohit Sharma (102*) with great bowling from Ashwin and Jadeja, helped India win the second test by 239 runs against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. Batting first, Sri Lanka notched up 205 in 79.1. […]
Letters To The Editor
Throwing Light On The Metro III Alignments by Maneck Engineer Kudos to Parsi Times for bringing out an excellent article in the issue dated 11th November, 2017, with an exhaustive explanation along with diagrams, to clear the doubts from the minds of the community members, that the Metro does not undermine the sanctity of religious […]
Learning From The Best: ZAAN2017
. “There are many members in our miniscule community who have achieved great heights in their chosen fields. Many of these achievers are recognised and acknowledged only within their limited spheres of work. The community is largely unaware of all their achievements. ZAAN, by highlighting and acknowledging their contributions and achievements, inspires and motivates our […]
BPZA Felicitates Naval Dalal On 103rd Birthday
The Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman felicitated Naval Hormusji Dalal on his 103rd Birthday, on 27 November, 2017. Born in 1914 into a horse racing family, Naval’s elder brother Rusi, who was just a few years older than him, took him for admission to the Clarence Boys School in Bangalore, where the English headmistress christened him […]
A Tribute To Mobed Palanji Dastoor
. IIt has been exactly 27 days since we lost a father figure, Er. Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor, the torch bearer of Dastoor family of Udvada. It is hard to believe and accept God’s will. November 5, 2017, Shehenshahi Roj Ram Yazad, Mah Khordad Ameshaspand, YZ 1386 will be marked as a very sad day in […]
All-Parsee Table-Tennis Tourney
At the recently concluded Parsee Gymkhana (Marine Lines) All-Parsee TT tournament, on 25 and 26 November, 2017, Parsee Gymkhana (PG) won three of the five titles. Percy Mehta prevented a clean sweep by winning the Veterans Singles. Zubin Taraporewalla and Frenaz Chipia (just back from the Belgium Open) reached the Open Singles finals, and combed to win the […]