With the generous contributions of a few of the ‘boys’ and donors, the initiative of BPP Trustee, Mr. Kersi Randeria, and the support of other BPP trustees, the Gamadia Boys Hostel has been refurbished to a great extent and will be holding a Reunion to celebrate and reminisce the times they spent at the Hostel. […]
Tag: 8th December 2018
Er. Maaher Turel Ordained Navar
11-year-old, Er. Maaher Neville Turel, son of Neville and Kainaz Turel, grandson of Mahafrid and Viraf Turel, and Armaity and Kersi Pooniwala was ordained Navar on 18th November, 2018, at the Rustom Faramna Agiary, Dadar. The ceremony was conducted by Er. Aspi Katila and Er. Jehaan Darbari, under the supervision of Er. Kaizad Karkaria and […]
Appeal: Support For Gamadia Boys Hostel
The Gamadia Boys Hostel at Tardeo, Mumbai, has been providing safe haven at extremely subsidised prices, to all our young Parsi/Irani boys, especially those who come in from India’s rural and small towns, with ambitions of studying and making a successful career in Mumbai. The Gamadia Boys Hostel is one of the oldest and noblest […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP: 2nd December – 8th December 2018
CRICKET Pujara Strikes A Gritty Century On Day One Against Australia: Though first day honours belonged to the Aussies, India’s Cheteshwar Pujara played extremely well for his 123 off 246 balls laced with seven fours and two sixes which helped India reach a respectable total of 250-9 in 87.5 overs at stumps on day one […]
Mumbai Gears For Live ABBA Tribute Show
Thrilling audiences throughout the world with their stunning tribute to one of the most successful musical acts of all time, internationally acclaimed PLATINUM – The Live ABBA Tribute Show has firmly established itself in the super-league of tribute entertainment… their ABBA Tribute Show is the number one ABBA act. The London Evening Standard claims that PLATINUM, are “better than the original”! This ABBA band […]
Education Awards 2018 Ceremony By BBRWA
Bharucha Baug Residents’ Welfare Association (BBRWA), organised ‘Education Awards’ on 1st December, 2018, to encourage young students and felicitate teachers for their contribution towards this noble profession. The event witnessed fifty students from Bharucha Baug and fifteen teachers felicitated with certificates, medals, cash prizes and trophies. Attended by Chief Guest, Yazdi Desai and wife, Anahita Desai; […]
BJBSL’s All-Parsis Rink Football Tourney
The Bai Jerbai Baug Sports League (BJBSL) organised All-Parsis Rink Football from 12th November to 2nd December, 2018, at the Bai Jerbai Baug Grounds, witnessing good participation with a total of 43 teams across the Ladies, Under-14, Under-19 and Men’s category. Through the previous three weeks building up to the finals, the grounds witnessed gripping matches […]
Tech Know With Tantra – Write On PDF
‘Write on PDF’ by Samsung Electronics, is a convenient PDF annotator that enables you to take down notes in your own handwriting, using a variety of pens and tools. Once installed and activated, the app will list all PDF files in your device in one place. It allows you to annotate the file with your […]
Let Not My Faith In Thee Be Feeble And Faint, Ahura Mazda – Excerpts From ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’
Faith is belief in the unseen and unknown. The fabric of religion lives by faith. Faith is the foundation of prayer, as belief is the foundation of religion. Faith beholds light in darkness. Faith soars above time and space. Faith knows no bounds. Faith soars unscaled heights and dives into unfathomable depths. Faith does not […]
From The Editor’s Desk
Too Much Of Anything… Dear Readers, They say too much of anything is toxic and will destroy you. This statement holds true for most things – the foremost being our dependency on Social Media for information. Social media platforms are neither known for accuracy, nor accountability. It doesn’t take much to realise, that if our […]
Caption This – 8th December
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 12th December, 2018. Winner: Rakhi: Main Abla Nari aur yeh Brahmachaari! Deepak Kalal: As usual, iski mat gayi hai maari!! -By Rayomand Z. Postwalla