The following is an update by The World Zoroastrian Organisation Trust (WZOT) as on September 24, 2018 on the Kerala Floods Relief project and funds received: Till date Rs. 30,00,000 (Three Million Indian Rupees) have been spent on relief and recovery in the area. WZO Trust has been working closely with Diana Bharucha of Kinder Trust […]
Tag: 29th September 2018
An Unsolved Crime Of Passion
He was over 60, short, fat and anything but handsome. She was only 25, beautiful, seductive and well aware of it. But anyone who wondered why Constance married Mr. Blau, had only to look at his beautiful house on the outskirts of Berlin, the servants, the lifestyle, elegant carriages and yachts. Blau was super rich […]
Reader’s Corner : Confessions of a Cynical Mind…
When I was in boarding school, I sang a song in our class assembly. “Honesty is such a lonely word, it’s hardly ever heard…” a famous song by Billy Joel. At the time, I was only 8 and it didn’t mean much to me but growing up, I realised that honest people are rare and […]
Silent Protest Against Elevation Of Metro Line 2B
The Metro 2B Line, which is planned from Bandra to D. N Nagar and is proposed to be elevated, has come under protest from concerned citizens, who say that the Metro 2B should go underground, in the best interest of Mumbai city. An Underground Metro is expandable, inter-connectable, requires no acquisition of real estate, no […]
Victorian Era Adultery Law Quashed By SC
Early on the heels of having struck down the Victorian era archaic Section 377 (which criminalised homosexuality), the Supreme Court has unanimously quashed yet another Victorian law from the statute, that rendered adultery as a criminal offence only for men (adultery could not be used as a criminal offence against women). Acts of adultery will […]
Significance Of Symbols And Emblems In Our Religion
PT Reporter, Khushroo Mehta, catches up with Panthaky Of Deolali Agiary, Ervad Nouzer Mehenty, who shares his wisdom regarding the importance of various symbols pertaining to the glorious Zoroastrian religion. PT: What is the significance and relevance of Asho Frahohar? Panthaky Mehenty: The Farohar is depicted as a bird on two legs with outstretched, […]
Letters To The Editor
In The Wonderland Of Inter-Marriages Our community has disintegrated. Had our community not dwindled inspite of inter-marriages, would we have made an issue of it? Had our community been poverty stricken, would the inter-married have bothered to claim their stake? Obviously all the claims of affinity towards the religion, religious fervour etc. would have […]
From The Editor’s Desk: Community Call: Solidarity
Dear Readers, An obvious similarity faced today, by our nation and our community, is the need for solidarity. As the nation starts to gear up for the oncoming elections and our Community unites to protect the structural and spiritual sanctity of our Atash Behrams, now, more than ever, we need to pull our socks up, […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP – 29th September 2018
CRICKET Bangladesh In Asia Cup final A stellar performance with the bat from Man of the Match, Mushfiqur Rahim (99) coupled with a fabulous bowling effort by Mustafizur Rahman (4-43) helped Bangladesh win against Pakistan by 37 runs during their virtual Asia Cup semi-final clash at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Winning the toss and […]
XYZ Organises Leadership Camp
. The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) organised a ‘Leadership Camp 2018’ at Rivergate Resort, Karjat on 15th September, 2018, with everyone putting up in tents over the next two days. The camp commenced with the ice breaker that witnessed four teams competing across ten different 1-minute games, followed by office bearers exhibiting tees designed for […]
Caption This – 29th September
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 3rd October, 2018. Winner: “Nana Patekar: Kabhi Khushi Kabhi ‘Bum’? Mallika Sherawat: Court Mein Milengey Hum!!” -By Delna Vandrewala