Weddings are coming, weddings are coming, Jewelers, caterers, couturiers are coming too, Designer dresses, shoes by Choo Antique sarees, Gold-rich kors, resplendent garas, Chocker sets and old-time vaaras Pagris and daglis fine. It’s time to wine and dine There are songs in the air, There’s joy everywhere ‘cause it’s the wedding time. Come September (Not […]
Jiyo Parsis! Families were big, Casseroles bigger, Life was simple, but t’was fun, When kids were many, not just one. This in nutshell was the life about three quarters of a century ago. Today our miniscule community is dwindling away to almost non-existence. There was a time when there were some families that could have […]
Hobbesian Thought And Zoroastrianism A while ago, I came across a comment by a Parsi lady,, either in a newspaper or a periodical, about how us Parsis do not contribute generously towards our Agiary Funds, unlike the Hindus who donate generously towards their temples, and hence, towards their God or Gods. Zoroastrians believe in philanthropy, […]
Need Info Regarding Organ Donation At the outset, kudos to Anahita and to the team of Parsi Times, for making interesting reads and enlightening the community with varied issues and concerns, week after week. Reading the article ‘To Donate Or Not To Donate’ by Mr. Noshir Dadrawala in PT issue dated 26th August,2017, was very enlightening. […]
Walking Tall At 100 – Homi R Mehta PT Special Correspondent Hoshang K Katrak Reports There’s something magical and truly incredible about people reaching their 100th milestone. Indeed those who hit a century have luck and God by their side – like Homi Rustomjee Mehta, the ‘young’ man from Cama Park, born on 23rd June, […]
It is never below the dignity of any one to work by his own hands, Ahura Mazda. There is no shame to put one’s hand at the plough, there is no shame to set one’s shoulder to the wheel, there is no shame to dig a trench, there is no shame to work as a […]
Zoroastrian religion is a monotheistic faith and Zoroastrians believe in one God – Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord. He is also referred to as Dadar-e-gehan Daman or creator of the Universe. He is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient; the fount of all things good and beautiful, all things wise and wonderful; He is just and good, […]
Sir JJ High Schools’ Alumni Association celebrated their annual get-together with an evening of prayers and fun on 20th May, 2017, with a jasan in honor of their benefactor and founder of the school Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet, which was performed by ex-student, Er. Yazdi Dhalla, and his son. President of the Alumni Association, […]
‘Diet’ is a four letter word. It is almost as bad as the word which, when we used to utter it, our dear mothers would threaten to scrub our tongue with soap and butara (a stick broom)! It is a different matter now, with the offending word becoming almost an accepted part of our vocabulary, […]
Congrats To The New BPP Board Greetings to new BPP Board for completing one year so successfully! As my late mother used to say –“vakhat toe panina rela ni maafak vahe chhe!” Here’s wishing the team more power and success. I love reading PT! My special favourites are Noshir Dadrawala, Dara Khodaiji and Ruby Lilaowala. […]
Khosrow I, (Chosroes I or Kaswra), better known as Anushirvan, “the Immortal Soul” or Anushirvan-e-dadgar, Anushirvan the Just, or Naushirvan the just, the twenty-second Shahenshah of the Sasanian empire was born in AD 501 (Some historians say he was born in AD 498). He was known as one of the greatest emperors of Persia for […]