Dear Readers, Nothing binds a community more than its youth coming together for the common purpose aimed towards its growth and success. This need for the convergence of youth becomes that much more amplified when the community is as minuscule as ours. This is why Parsi Times is always delighted to proudly celebrate the […]
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Caution And Compassion… Dear Readers, Even as we thank the Rain Gods for smiling upon us and as we welcome the onset on the much-needed monsoons, the consequences of this change of season warrants our added attention… on two levels – caution and compassion. Caution demands, nay, ensures our adherence sooner or later […]
Traditions And Celebrations! Dear Readers, The importance of keeping traditions alive becomes immensely important for small communities. For a minuscule community like ours, the cruciality is next level, because our traditions which largely ensure the survival of our distinct culture, as knowledge is passed down from one generation to the next, thereby preserving […]
Blessed With Longevity, Cursed With Loneliness
Dear Readers, While many communities are known to take care of their own, our community has always stood out for going many steps further than simply taking care of our own. There is a reason that the expression, ‘Parsi, thy name is charity,’ is known and appreciated not just across our country, but through […]
From the Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers, There couldn’t be a more fitting adage to sum up the week than, ‘When it rains, it pours!’ As has been the norm when that happens, and it happens every year, Maximum City continues to record maximum flooding. We could try to put a positive spin on things and simply say it’s the […]
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The Art Of Giving (Back) Dear Readers, It is said that the real essence in the art of living lies in its core component – the ‘Art of Giving’. The one race that is known to have embodied just that, and gone on to become synonymous to the concept of Charity, is us, the Zoroastrians […]
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Are You Feeling The Rain Or Just Getting Wet? Dear Readers, It is said people come into our lives for a season or a reason or a lifetime. Ever ponder philosophizing the reason about a season visiting you through your lifetime instead… science and climatology notwithstanding. We’re in the thick of the monsoons – and […]
‘Parsi Shaadi App’ Launched By Jiyo Parsi
– Urging Single Parsis To Avail This Matrimonial Service Dedicated Exclusively To The Community – .The Parsi Shaadi App, an exclusive matrimonial service dedicated to the Parsi community worldwide was launched by Jiyo Parsi on 6th July 2019, at the Banaji Atash Behram Hall, Charni Road, Mumbai where members of the Parsi community were present […]
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Dear Readers, The people have spoken – the elections are finally over. BJP has reigned in an even more thumping victory than it did in the previous elections. As is the case across the country, our community too has been expressing conflicting emotions – some are elated about the results; some are dismal. Interestingly, and […]
BBRWA Celebrates Jamshedi Navroze
The Bharucha Baug Residents’ Welfare Association (BBRWA) organized Jamshedi Navroz celebrations at the Baug on 21st March, 2019 for the fourth year. The highlight was the grand Meiz-e-Murad, probably the only public wishing table, which attracted a large number of visitors from across the city. The day started with the inauguration of the Meiz-e-Murad at […]