In another proud moment for the Parsi community, Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE DL demonstrated his commitment to strengthening India-UK relations by leading an impressive delegation of 45 UK business schools to New Delhi for the second India-UK Business School Dialogue, held from 14 to 16 September, 2026. A distinguished entrepreneur, parliamentarian and Patron of the […]
Dear Readers, It’s Teachers’ Day today – a day when we celebrate a profession whose true impact can never be measured by marksheets, degrees or report cards. Teachers do something much bigger than that – they shape minds and destinies, nurture confidence, recognise potential before a child or the parent notices it, and sometimes, they […]
-By Tinaz Mistry Think back to your school days and chances are, somewhere between the smell of freshly covered notebooks, morning assembly and the terror of an approaching report card, one teacher still stands out. Perhaps it was the formidable teacher whose raised eyebrow could silence forty children faster than any microphone! Or maybe it […]
PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade celebrates the academic performances of our young achievers who have triumphed in the Board exams, across schools and colleges. We are delighted to feature our bright sparks who make our community proud! We invite you to celebrate your success too with our community and feature in PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade! Mail us […]
PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade celebrates the academic performances of our young achievers who have triumphed in the Board exams, across schools and colleges. We are delighted to feature our bright sparks who make our community proud! We invite you to celebrate your success too with our community and feature in PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade! Mail us […]
The Biggest Teacher Of All! Dear Readers, Undoubtedly, education is the cornerstone of a civilised society, a conscientious nation and a progressive world. Educators, are therefore, deservedly cherished and revered as the crucial architects of ongoing generations, which will harbour a peaceful present and a thriving future. We owe much more than we know to […]
Sorabji Barjorjo Garda College, based in Navsari and one of the oldest educational institutions of the South Gujarat region, was established in 1945, when Parsi philanthropist – Sorabji Burjorji Garda, donated a generous sum of Rs. 2,00,000/- with the objective of imparting education to all students, without any distinction of caste or creed or nationality, […]
Peachy Pearl! Pearl Arzan Singpurwalla, from Bombay Scottish School, secured 97.16% in the ICSE examination, scoring 100% score in Math, Biology, History and Physical Education. Pearl has won the Audrey D’silva prize for essay writing and stood second at the DSO Throwball Championships representing her school. She is fond of dancing and has won various prizes […]
On Teachers’ day, 5th September, 2019, 29-year-old Dr. Malcolm Firdosh Homavazir, was awarded ‘The Best Evolving Teacher in Management Education’ by Higher Education Forum (HEF), a prestigious body that manages issues and challenges in the landscape of Higher Education in India, with the aim of developing a world-class Higher Education system. The youngest recipient of […]
Recognising three aspects for the future of our community – a proud past, a progressive present and a promising future, the Navsari Local Committee of The WZO Trust Funds organised a function at Sirvai Party Plot, Bai Dosibai Kotwal Parsi Orphanage on 20th January, 2019, which included the felicitation of our Mobeds, the 16th Annual […]
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew […]