“With the Blessings of Ahuramazda and Iranshah I heartily congratulate your publication on the completion of 7 glorious years. As you celebrate the joys of today and the memories of yesterday I wish you greater success for tomorrow. May you commit yourselves to excel at guiding and providing significant and enlightening information and entertainment to […]
BPP Trustee and one of our Community’s respected leaders, Noshir Dadrawala, announced his resignation as a BPP Trustee, following a heated discussion that took place in the Board meeting on 24th April, 2018. This can be traced back to Sunday, 22nd April, 2018, at Bandra’s Lok Adalat Court, where three cases between the BPP and […]
Parsi Times completes seven years. Hearty congratulations and what a propitious milestone this is! Seven is indeed a very auspicious number according to several religious and cultural traditions. The number seven is one of the most significant in the Bible. Scholars say it denotes completeness or perfection. After creating the world in six days, which […]
The Tata Group is the only Indian company to feature in the top five ‘Most Trusted Brands of India’, as per The Trust Research Advisory’s ‘Brand Trust Report India 2018 Study’ released on 18 April, 2018. Making it to the fourth place, the TATA Group moved up a slot from last year, while South Korean […]
Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NBPC) organized a series of All Parsis Sepak, Throwball, Direct and Indirect Volleyball Tournament from 4th to 14th April 2018, with over 49 teams putting forth their best over these three tournaments. The Throwball tournament witnessed Malcolm Baug lifting the cup against finalist Marzban Colony, with Friyana of Marzban Colony was […]
On 11th April, 2018, the young and highly talented students of the NCPA, between eight and fourteen years of age, took centerstage along with members of the Symphony Orchestra of India, under the tutelage of internationally renowned Music Director, Marat Bisengaliev, at the Tata Theatre, NCPA. The student orchestra enchanted the audience with a spectacular […]
It’s Time You Spoke! It’s time to speak up… and you spoke! The article by Mr. Randeria speaks volumes of truth and is self-explanatory. Thousands of our community members were in 50/50 mindset and confused, but after reading his article we have got clarity – he has cleared all our doubts about matters, especially the […]
Another case of frivolous litigation Without getting into technical details, the bare facts are as follows:since the past several weeks a lot of misinformation, untruth and half-truth seem to have been spread through the print and electronic media. A case in point is the falsehood being spread that some trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet […]
. Shree Daman Vapi Parsi Jarthosthy Anjuman (DVPJA) commemorated the inauguration of a new bungli at the Daman Doongerwadi, with a jasan on 31st March, 2018. Donated by Kairus Dadachanji in memory of his loving father, Shavak Phirozesha Dadachanji, the jasan ceremony was performed by Vada Dasturji of Udvada Khurshed Dastoor, Panthaki Noshir Sahiar, and […]
…… Parsi Times: Why have you finally decided to speak up now? Kersi Randeria: The straight-up answer is – unfortunately, it is election time once again, and the politicians of our community are out in full strength. Their main objective is to perpetually launch vicious, personal attacks on people by running them down. By doing […]
. On 14th July 1783, one of the greatest Parsis that our Community was blessed with, was born in a humble little place at Yatha Vario Mohalla (somewhere near the present-day Crawford market). Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy was a man of humble beginnings but went to became a pioneer in organised philanthropy and one of the greatest […]