પારસી સંસ્કૃતિ સાથે પરોપકાર અને ચેરિટી જોડાયેલી છે. પારસી તારૂય બીજું નામ સખાવતથ એ કહેવત જાણીતી છે. દિનશા તંબોલી આજે આપણા સમુદાયમાં દાનવૃત્તિ પરોપકારના ખ્યાલના વિકાસ અંગેના તેમના વિચારો જણાવે છે. સખાવતનો ખ્યાલ સમજીએ તો તમારા હૃદયથી અન્ય લોકો પ્રત્યે ઉદારતા વધારવાનું કાર્ય છે. પરોપકારનો સાર અમે જરથોસ્તીઓના મનમાં ઉંડે ઉતારી દેવામાં આવ્યો છે. આપણો […]
When Parsi Times’ Asst. Editor, Delaveen, requested me to key in my thoughts on Charity and Philanthropy in the Zoroastrian community for publication in this Special Navroze issue, I thought it would be appropriate to expand on the very enlightened editorial, ‘This Toxic Sense of Entitlement’, published in Parsi Times issue of April 22, 2017, […]
‘ધ નેશનલ સેન્ટર ફોર ધ પર્ફોમિન્ગ આર્ટસ’ (એનસીપીએ) અને વર્લ્ડ ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિયન ઓર્ગેનાઈઝેશન (ડબ્લ્યુઝેડઓ) ટ્રસ્ટ, નાટકના પ્રોડ્યુસરો અને દિગ્દર્શકો સાથે ‘લાફટર ઈન ધ હાઉસ-2’એ નકકી કર્યુ છે કે આપણા સમુદાયના સભ્યો જે થિયેટરના ઉત્સાહી છે પરંતુ નિયમિત દરે ટિકીટો ખરીદવા માટે અસમર્થ છે. તેમને 400થી વધુ ટિકીટો મફત આપવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો છે. સુપ્રસિધ્ધ કલાકાર અદી મર્ઝબાનની […]
The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO) Trusts, along with producers and directors of the play, ‘Laughter In The House – 2’, have decided to provide four hundred free tickets to our community members who are theatre-enthusiasts but unable to afford tickets at the regular rates. An ode to […]
. PT: What does the designation/role of a ‘Parsi Member’ at the NCM constitute? Keki Daruwalla: As the most literate Community in the country, we must understand that the NCM was formed by an Act of Parliament (1992). Section 9 of the Act lays down the functions of the Commission as under: a) NCM will […]
This week had the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community buried in debate yet again, as BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai announced, at the annual FPZAI (Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India) meeting held last weekend, his decision to recommend the community’s distinguished, progressive philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, for appointment as the Parsi Member on the National Commission for […]
Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his […]
The partnership between Jiyo Parsi, WZO Trust Funds and D. N. Mehta Sarvajanik Hospital at Navsari is proud to be instrumental in realizing the dream of our young Parsi couple, living in a village in the interiors of Gujarat, who have been married for over ten long years and had been yearning to have a […]
The Jiyo Parsi team comprising Programme Coordinator Dr. Katy Gandevia, and Counsellor Pearl Mistry, visited Navsari on 17th July, 2016 to conduct Jiyo Parsi awareness event for recently married couples. The support and effort put in by the WZO Trust Funds team at Navsari under the constant guidance of Mr. Dinshaw Tamboly is highly appreciated. […]
Celebrating The Spirit Of Zoroastrian Women Foreword By Dinshaw Tamboly: Whilst the cliché ‘Behind every successful man there is a woman’ has been abundantly bandied about, what has always been more relevant is the fact that ‘the seed behind every inspired act has been planted by a woman and led to its fruition by her […]
