In a letter dated 2nd December, 2017, Member of Parliament (MP) Poonam Mahajan has written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to name Juhu airport after Bharat Ratna awardee, Late JRD Tata. Former Chairman of the Tata Group from 1938 to 1991, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, fondly known as JRD Tata, started civil […]
On Thursday, 7th December, 2017, the case of Goolrukh Gupta, came up for its first hearing in the Supreme Court. Goolrukh had married out of the Parsi Community and is currently fighting for her rights to continue practicing Zoroastrian and not be barred from entering fire temples and the Towers of Silence. A bench comprising […]
The pioneer in the field of fitness education, K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences, displayed it’s sinews on the 3rd of December 2017 as proud students got together to share their Director’s passion for biking – riding alongside Kaizzad Capadia, covering a distance of 370kms, from Mumbai to Nashik. The 40 member strong pack of students and […]
. PT: Tell us a little about yourself Arshin: Born in Mumbai, I spent most of my childhood in Ahmednagar where I attended the Army school but later decided to move to Mumbai for higher studies. I chose the Commerce stream in college and stood first in the HSC exams. During this time, I completed […]
Parsi Times readers will recall that almost a year and a half ago, work in the BPP came to a virtual halt when two of the Trustees – Armaity Tirandaz and Viraf Mehta, refused to sign any Leave & Licence / Tenancy Agreements, mainly on the grounds that they believed that all the agreements should […]
CRICKET India Wins Second Test Against Sri Lanka: Stellar batting performances from Virat Kohli (213), Cheteshwar Pujara (143), Murali Vijay (128) and Rohit Sharma (102*) with great bowling from Ashwin and Jadeja, helped India win the second test by 239 runs against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. Batting first, Sri Lanka notched up 205 in 79.1. […]
Throwing Light On The Metro III Alignments by Maneck Engineer Kudos to Parsi Times for bringing out an excellent article in the issue dated 11th November, 2017, with an exhaustive explanation along with diagrams, to clear the doubts from the minds of the community members, that the Metro does not undermine the sanctity of religious […]
. “There are many members in our miniscule community who have achieved great heights in their chosen fields. Many of these achievers are recognised and acknowledged only within their limited spheres of work. The community is largely unaware of all their achievements. ZAAN, by highlighting and acknowledging their contributions and achievements, inspires and motivates our […]
The Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman felicitated Naval Hormusji Dalal on his 103rd Birthday, on 27 November, 2017. Born in 1914 into a horse racing family, Naval’s elder brother Rusi, who was just a few years older than him, took him for admission to the Clarence Boys School in Bangalore, where the English headmistress christened him […]
. IIt has been exactly 27 days since we lost a father figure, Er. Palanji Pirojshah Dastoor, the torch bearer of Dastoor family of Udvada. It is hard to believe and accept God’s will. November 5, 2017, Shehenshahi Roj Ram Yazad, Mah Khordad Ameshaspand, YZ 1386 will be marked as a very sad day in […]
Re: Parsi General Hospital-Medanta Concerns [Note To Readers: Recently a Mumbai lawyer wrote to various government authorities and the CEO of Medanta allegedly insinuating non-issues regarding Medanta’s handling of the new medical facility at the Parsi General Hospital. Principal donors of Parsi General Hospital, Pervin and Jal Shroff, mailed Parsi Times the following communication with […]