Thanks Noshir Dadrawala! Your issue dated, March 11, carries a beautiful article on Holi written by Noshir Dadrawala. He compares the triumph of good over evil with fire playing a central role to our Zoroastrian belief in similar vein. Very informative as well as interesting. Thanks Noshir. Nergish Dordi (Ness Baug) . All Is Not […]
The Boston Marathon, which was held on 16th April, 2017, saw two Parsis from India participating for the first time – Mumbai’s 62-year-old, Pervin Batliwalla and Delhi’s, Adil Nargolwalla, the Secretary of Delhi Parsee Anjuman. Adil is also the sixth Indian to have completed all 6 international marathons during the year. Speaking to Parsi Times, […]
Bharucha Baug Education Association organized their Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony on 15th April, 2017, amongst one hundred and fifty youngsters, parents, as well as Chief Guest, BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai and wife, Anahita Desai. The prizes were awarded from the nursery to HSC based on the percentages and grades received by the students in the […]
On 19th April, 2017, Mah Adar, Roj Khordad, Nargol’s Punjiaji Agiary celebrated its 76th Salgreh with a jasan ceremony at 10:00 am in agiary premises, performed by five priests, Er. Sohrab Bharucha, Er. Rayomand Dastur, Er. Hoshang Govadia, Er. Zubin Fatakia and Er. Soli Panthaky. Devotees participated in a humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni […]
Singapore based former pilot, 79-year-old Rustom J. Kanga, paid a romantic, touching and enriching tribute to his late wife, Suna, who succumbed to illness in 2015, by completing her final project – a book she had been working on since 2014, which throws light on the Parsi community in Singapore. Immortalising his wife’s legacy titled, […]
Meherzaad Bugwadia, from Rustom Baug, won the ‘Mr. Personality’ title at the ‘Face Of Maharashtra’ Competition at the finals held in Pune, on 17th March, 2017. Meherzaad was selected amongst the top six from Mumbai, after competing with seventeen boys across various rounds including introduction, ramp walking and question-answer rounds. Winning the title as well […]
Summer is here, wild flowers are in bloom, and nature lovers are heading for the hills. This year why not take poochie along as your trail partner? Going hiking with your dog is a relaxing and enjoyable way to experience the joys of nature together. Besides being great exercise, the new sights, smells and experiences […]
One thing’s for sure – there’s not a moment of sannata in Aparna Sen’s latest offering ‘Sonata’. The loquacious and prosperous red-wine-loving Bengali banker Dolon (Shabana Azmi), who doesn’t waste an opportunity to spray herself with the choicest French perfumes, ensures that. Aparna Sen, who plays the role of a Brahmin Sanskrit professor, Aruna (Oru) […]
The Nirbhaya incident put Delhi firmly on the map as the rape capital of India. The moment you know that Maatr is a film on rape and violence against women, you would be prepared to watch a film of revenge. There are no court cases here—just raw, brutal acts of retribution which would keep you […]
Adar is the Divinity that presides over fire. In the Zoroastrian calendar, Adar is the ninth day of every month of thirty days and also the ninth month of the year of twelve months. Nine is a sacred number across several religious traditions. In the Zoroastrian tradition, Prophet Zarathustra is often depicted holding a nine-knotted […]