One of Mumbai’s most popular restaurateurs, Boman Kohinoor, the senior partner of the iconic Parsi-Irani café, Britannia & Co, (Ballard Pier), passed away at the age of 97, on 25th September, 2019, at the Parsee General Hospital, having been admitted here for over two weeks in the ICU. The much-celebrated eatery was set up in […]
ZWAS (Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly Of Surat) has been keeping all our Surtis all charged up with its delightful sequence of events lined up. In August 2019, a Prayer Competition was organised at Pak Kadim Atashbehram, where the children exhibited their religious fervour with great devotion and dedication. The Prayer competition was judged by Er. Navroz […]
Parsi Times is delighted to share that the Parsi Zoroastrian matrimonial meet organized in Ahmedabad last year in October, has borne fruit and great tidings for our community, with at least five couples deciding to tie the knot! Covered in detail by PT, the Matri-Meet, organized by Dhanjishaw and Manijeh Gamir Charitable Trust, with support […]
The community’s annual, premier Sports, Cultural and Talent Festival, is back this year – WINGS’19. This November, founders and organisers of this much sought after extravaganza – Zaara Dastur, Anahita Karanjia and Jeyhaan Carnac – launch the fourth edition of their brainchild – Wings’19 – an All Parsi Sports and Cultural event, that will be […]
. “Yes, you shall be together in even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of heaven dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” Kahlil […]
. First a slice of history… when the Parsis decided to leave Iran because of terrible traffic congestion more than a 1,000 years ago, there were three factions – One Faction wanted to sail to India; The Second Faction opted for Germany; and the Third Faction wanted to sail round and round around Iran, until […]
The Jiyo Parsi scheme, launched in December 2013, has successfully added 207 babies (as of 19th September 2019). Consistent efforts by Team Jiyo Parsi have paid off, with financial reimbursement for fertility treatments, financial assistance for childcare and elderly support, advocacy through workshops, events and advertisement campaigns, all culminating into awareness within the community and […]
The popular and much needed prayer book, ‘MAZDA – YASNA’, the little prayer book which comprises some of the fundamental, daily prayers in Roman script with English translation, has been re-published by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, in loving memory of his dear wife, Late Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla, for FREE distribution within the Zoroastrian community. This will be of tremendous importance to those in our Community who […]
Established in 1991, the World Zoroastrian Organization Trust (WZOT), along with its sister concerns – WZO Trust for Women and Children (1993) and WZO Trust Funds (1995) – has been providing exemplary services to support, uplift and empower the underprivileged sections of our Zoroastrian community, as well as taking up causes crucial to the survival […]
To further their long-standing community services in Pune, the PZSM (Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal) inaugurated yet another much appreciated and needed activity, on 7th September, 2019 – special weekly classes for tots titled ‘Zappy Zoroastrians’, for Zoroastrian children in and around Pune. The fortnightly classes will be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of […]
The passing away of a loved one or even an acquaintance is indeed a tough situation to face. This is not an attempt to debate for or against the efficacy of the Dokhmenashini system. However, should we choose to have the last rites at the Doongerwadi, then there is protocol to follow. In recent years, […]