The Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) is a buzzing rite of passage where students who have completed their tenth Boards get to explore career paths, gain real-world insights, and connect with like-minded peers, thus helping them swap confusion for clarity in these extremely influential years, as they step into life beyond the classroom. The 38th […]
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BPA Celebrates Glorious Platinum Jubilee!
The Bandra Parsee Association (BPA) celebrated its 75th Anniversary (Platinum Jubilee), with great pomp on the eve of 15th February, 2025, at the Tata Blocks, Bandra. Chief Guest Justice Sharukh Kathawalla presided over the occasion alongside eminent guests including Cdre Aspi Marker, Diana Marfatia, Capt. and Mrs. Percy Master and Adi Banaji. Community luminaries were […]
HPY 2024 Concludes With A Bang!
Avan Navdar HPY (Holiday Programme for Youth) celebrated the conclusion of its 37th edition with a grand Valedictory Function on 2nd June, 2024, at the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsi Charitable Institute Hall. The hall was packed with an electric atmosphere as 105 participants, their loved ones, and the dynamic Team HPY came together to bid adieu […]
HPY 2024 Begins Amidst Much Cheer!
The inaugural function, marking the 37th chapter of one of the community’s foremost youth platforms – ‘Holiday Programme for Youth’ (HPY), was held on 5th May, 2024, at The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, in Mumbai. 103 young minds, comprising 48 girls and 55 boys, from across Mumbai, India and even an overseas participant from Muscat, […]
HPY 2023 Concludes With A Big Bang!
The 36th Valedictory function of the Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) was held on 29th May, 2023, at Allbless Baug, where a batch of 110 dynamic young adults from Mumbai and across India, were readied to set out and explore the world ahead. The function marked the finale of the annual summer program, which spanned 7th […]
HAPPY 10th ANNVERSARY, PARSI TIMES!
“My heartfelt congratulations to Parsi Times on its special 10th anniversary. Being one of the leading Parsi publications, it has played a vital role in producing high quality content for its readers. PT has always made a significant contribution in highlighting positive and great achievements of our dear community. On this wonderful milestone, I wish […]
ZAAN 2017 Raises A Toast To Our Achievers!
. On the eve of 10th November, 2017, the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian Community’s glitterati came together at the Garware Club in South Bombay, to celebrate the Zoroastrian Achievers Awards Nite 2017 (ZAAN 2017), presented by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds Of India (ZTFI), with the aim of recognizing and honouring the outstanding achievements of Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians, who […]
Annual Day Celebrations By Zoroastrian Bharat Scouts And Guides
The 71st East Bombay Zoroastrian (EBZ) Guides and 16th EBZ Scouts commemorated their Annual Day on 8th October, 2017, at Albless Baug, commencing with a jasan ceremony. Each year, the Young Zoroastrian Society (combination of the scouts and guides) sponsors and performs the navjote ceremony of a Zoroastrian child from an economically weak family. This […]
Curtains Fall On HPY 2017
The 31st Valedictory function of the Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) took place on 4th June, 2017 at the JB Vachha High School, where over a hundred and seventy just-out-of-school teenagers spent a month participating in entertaining and informative activities. Commencing on a pious note, Er. Firdosh Pavri invoked the blessings of the Almighty, followed […]
HPY 2017 Begins!
The 31st chapter of the Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) marked the start of a new chapter in the lives of fifteen-year-old participants at the JB Vaccha High School, on 7th May, 2017. The inauguration ceremony that commenced with a short prayer by Er. Rohinton Pavri, was attended by Chief Guest, Dr. Coomi Vevaina, internationally […]