Mumbai, August 30, 2019: In an innovative move aimed at bringing the Parsi Community together and tackling its challenges, the Trustees of Bombay Parsi Punchayet have unanimously decided to constitute a 16-member Consultative Committee comprising of prominent Parsis from different walks of life with specialist skill sets. The objective of forming such a Consultative Committee […]
“Novruz promotes the values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighborliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and various communities”. Zoroastrianism’s 7 festivals include Navroze and the 6 Gahambars – all festivals of the agricultural season. These are dedicated to Ahura Mazda, Lord of Wisdom […]
The residents of Bai M N Chenoy Agiary Complex in Hyderabad organised a Treasure Hunt competition on 15th April, 2018. Conceptualised by Faram Desai, twenty-four members, aged between five to ninety-five years, participated in four teams comprising six members each. The hunt also included a ‘Scavenger Hunt’ containing props which had to be procured and […]
‘The 7 Most Important Fitness Tips’ People often confuse ‘health’ with ‘fitness’ considering them to be synonyms, which is wrong. Health is a physiological state meaning ‘normal functioning’ of the body. If all pathological values are normal, you’re ‘healthy’, but ‘fitness’ is the ability to perform physical tasks beyond what is expected from a normal […]
To celebrate Parsi Time’s seventh Birthday, seven couples from Meherbai’s Mandli met at a restaurant called ‘Seven Seas’. The khanar-pinar group ordered Seven-Ups for all and seven fish-specialities of grilled baby-lobsters, spicy tiger-prawns, chilly-crabs, tandoori-squids, fried boomlas, Hydrabadi-pomfrets and jinga-biryanis. Banoo Batak: Number seven is very significant. Even the human body changes every seven years; each and every atom […]
Nargol’s Punjaji Agiary celebrated its 68th Anniversary on 19th April, 2018, with a Jasan performed by six mobeds at 10:00 am, followed by a Humbandagi. Attended by over three hundred and twenty Zarthustis, the event proceeded to relishing the gambhar catered by Mumbai’s Diana Caterers, at a venue provided by Dhun and Noshir Cawas Govadia of […]
CRICKET IPL 2018: Dhoni, Rayudu Clinch Victory for CSK: A magnificent unbeaten innings from skipper MS Dhoni (70 off 44) coupled with Ambati Rayudu (82 off 53) got Chennai Super Kings their win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting first, RCB made a mammoth 205-8 in 20 overs, thanks to AB de Villiers’ 68 off 30 balls, […]
‘A Reverse Flick’ Even the most honourable of intentions at the planning stage will not always result in an acceptable finished product. Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Daas Dev’ comes to us on screen more than a decade aafter he had conceptualised a modern-day version of the 1917 Bengali classic Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay). The text […]
Here is the official IPL App – ‘IPL 2018’. Free of advertisements, this app brings you live action, reactions and exclusive coverage of the IPL cricket fever in India, with ball-by-ball commentary and scores, video highlights and features, fixtures, results and match reports. It also consists of breaking news, features and exclusive interviews with live photo […]
“As delighted as I am to see Parsi Times complete 7 years and become a household name within our Community, I’m deeply concerned about the current untoward happenings creating confusion and discord in our small Community, with non-issues unfortunately making it into the mainline media, and repeatedly tarnishing our Community’s image. I believe Parsi Times […]
Dear Readers, It’s my privilege to celebrate Parsi Times’ Seventh Year Anniversary with you! Time surely flies by and your favourite little fledgling publication that kicked off on 30th April, 2011 has blossomed into becoming the favourite news weekly of the Community, across all age-groups, all thanks to your constant guidance, encouragement, feedback and patronage. […]