Partnered by Star, with co-sponsors including Govt. of Maharashtra and PVR Cinemas, this year’s Film Fest will feature films from 49 countries in 51 languages, vying for top honours in various categories. TataSky will highlight select films of MAMI. The selection jury comprising Anu Rangachar (Head, International Programming), Rashid Irani (senior film critic) and Bhardwaj […]
Last year, Parsi Times partnered with our community’s premiere All-Parsis Cultural and Sports annual Fest, ‘WINGS’, which drew over a thousand people and over two hundred teams, showcasing their best talent in an array of events. After celebrating great success in its first year, ‘Wings ‘17’ is back this year, with Parsi Times as media […]
On 10th September, 2017, XYZ’s Bandra group – Rustom’s Rockstars (RR) – organized ‘Super 60’, a senior citizens’ evening, at Bandra Tata Block’s Jamasp Tata Pavilion. Children between five and fifteen years of age, under the guidance of RR’s volunteers, conducted the event commencing with felicitations, followed by refreshments offered to all seventy-two senior attendees. […]
The Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) recently announced their verdict supporting the residents of Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC), against BMC’s road widening proposal that would have caused serious damage to its green cover. Much to the joy of our community residing in Mumbai’s only boundary-less Parsi colony, the DPC residents immediately opposed the proposal saying […]
Surgical Director and Chief of the International Eye Centre, Dr. Cyres K Mehta, was recently awarded the ‘Daud Khan Endowment Peace Prize’ by the Association of Community Ophthalmologists of India (ACOIN) on 8th September, 2017. Held at a resort in Goa, ACOIN, which spans across various SAARC countries and is recognised by the Government of […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. પહેલા 4 દિવસ બુધની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી 20મી સુધી હિસાબી કામ કરી શકશો. 20મીથી શનિની દિનદશા 36 દિવસ માટે તમારા બનતા કામ બગાડી દેશે. ઉતરતી બુધની દિનદશા તમને લાભ અપાવી જશે. મનગમતી વ્યક્તિને સમજાવવામાં બુધ્ધિ વાપરીને કામ કરી શકશો. ચાલુ કામથી ફાયદામાં […]
“This venture was initially started by two residents of the Gamadia Girls Hostel. On visiting the Agiaries, they felt that their contribution towards the maintenance of our holy places could prove to be useful. They approached WAPIZ for guidance to help them get started and help them with basic cleaning amenities,” said Anahita Desai, who […]
Tired of false assurances, un-kept promises and negligence on the part of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), the Trustees of JN Petit Institute finally decided to move court, after a 119-year-old ornamental and decorative limestone finial collapsed and got destroyed on 25th August, 2017. The irreplaceable damage to the ‘Grade II A’ heritage building, […]
On 20th August, 2017, fifteen scouts, sixteen cubs and fourteen rovers of Sethna’s 18th West Mumbai Scout group organized a monsoon hike to Sondewadi, near Karjat. Commencing at 8:45 am amidst soft drizzles, the group reached the first plateau at around 9:15 am where they had breakfast on green grass. After covering a certain distance, […]
The Pune Chapter of Indian Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals (IASAP), organised its 15th two-yearly ‘Administrative Professional Contest’ (APC) on 19th August 2017, at Hotel Royal Orchid Central, Pune. APC is held on a league basis by all its Chapters – Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, commencing with a written test, […]
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Ardeshir BK Dubash, the producers of the play, ‘Laughter In The House – 2’, are offering four hundred tickets at subsidised rates to economically constrained community members. The play, a tribute to the legendary Adi Marazban, will be held at NCPA on 8th October, 2017 at […]