The Navratri (nine nights) festivity culminates in commemorating Dussehra on the tenth day. Dussehra also known as Dashahara, Dashain (in Nepal), Durgotsav (in East India), Navratri (in Western India), or Vijayadashmi (literally meaning victory on the tenth day) is one of the great Hindu festivals observed in the month of Ashwin and is celebrated in […]
Promise Of Increasing Platform Height Comforts Community Over the past two weeks, our community has come together in support of Udvada’s Zoroastrian Museum manager, Aspi Sepoy, who met with a deadly accident at Udvada railway station on 15th September. As Aspi was about to board the Firozpur Janta Express that halted on platform number 3 […]
On the eve of September 16th, Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the Paitishahem Gahambar, at ZAC Atash Kadeh, sponsored by Shahnaz Mavandi. It commenced with a Jasan performed by Zarrir and Zerkxis Bhandara along with Dr. Cyrus Dastur, the grandson of late Vada Dastur of Iranshah, Dr. Hormazdiyar Mirza. After the Jasan, Zarrir spoke about […]
18th September, 2017 marked the 120th Salgreh of Mumbai’s Anjuman Atash Behram, which was celebrated on Ardibehesht Mahino, Ardibehesht Roj (September 18th 2017) with two joyful Jasans, (morning and evening) performed by Nayab (meaning successor in waiting) Dasturji Saheb Dr. (FRCS) Jamasp JamaspAsa and his teams of Mobeds. Trustees Er. Phiroze Katrak, Er. Burjorji Antia, […]
Doing the Community further proud, former chairman of Tata Sons and cynosure of the Parsi Community, Ratan Tata, has been featured by Forbes, as one of the only three Indians, to make it to Forbes’ global ‘100 Greatest Living Business Minds’ List. The other two are Lakshmi Mittal, CEO and Chairman of the world’s largest steel-making company, […]
Monaz Gandhi, a pre-school teacher in Mumbai at the Learning Curve School, was awarded the SXRC Creation Award by SystemX Research Centre (SXRC), Bengaluru, for single-handedly programming India’s very first teaching Humanoid Robot, ‘MONTEA’. The invention came into light when a team of doctors and researchers from SXRC, Bengaluru, comprising Dr. Vikram Aditya Singh – Chief […]
“This venture was initially started by two residents of the Gamadia Girls Hostel. On visiting the Agiaries, they felt that their contribution towards the maintenance of our holy places could prove to be useful. They approached WAPIZ for guidance to help them get started and help them with basic cleaning amenities,” said Anahita Desai, who […]
. Vispi Irani is a Bharucha Baug resident and an avid volleyball enthusiast. Professionally he works as a Director at Ahura Constructions, a Stocks Consultant with Kotak Securities, providing consultancy services globally. . PT: What inspired you into taking this noble action during the floods? Vipsi: During the 2005 floods in Mumbai, my 6-year-old son […]
Parsi Times is delighted to share that another commemorative postage stamp on Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji has been designed and will soon be released by the government during his death centenary year. Speaking to Parsi Times, President of the Empire of India Philatelic Society and the Bombay Parsee Association, Vispi Dastur said, “The first stamp on […]
Ardibehesht is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar. It is a month that celebrates, truth, righteousness, divine order and healing. Ardibehesht is an Amshaspand (Archangel) or Amesha Spenta (Bounteous Immortal) who presides over the energy of fire. Adar Yazad is a Hamkara or helper of Ardibehesht. It is for this reason a number of […]
Tired of false assurances, un-kept promises and negligence on the part of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL), the Trustees of JN Petit Institute finally decided to move court, after a 119-year-old ornamental and decorative limestone finial collapsed and got destroyed on 25th August, 2017. The irreplaceable damage to the ‘Grade II A’ heritage building, […]