Trailblazing entrepreneur and Founder of Della Adventure and Resorts, Jimmy Mistry, was felicitated by the Governor of Maharashtra – Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan, honouring Corona warriors, by Bhamla Foundation, alongside Asif Bhamla – President, Bhamla Foundation and Prince Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur. Mistry was honoured for […]
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Darabsha Goes Shakespeare!
It is the morning after the annual dinner of the Shakespeare Mandli and Darabsha is nursing a gargantuan hangover. His wench… umm… his wife – Rattie bursts into the room, flinging open the curtains. “Rattie, shut yon window that lets the smiling star of the morn invade mine chamber. ’Tis the morning after our annual […]
The Zen Series: Own Who You Are!
In this fourteenth part of ‘The Zen Series’, a Zen master’s answer to a monk’s innocent question, reveals great wisdom to be applied in life! You Are What You Are! According to an ancient Indian fable, a mouse was in constant distress because of its fear of the cat. A magician took pity on it […]
Community Prays For Er. Zahan Turel’s Speedy Recovery
On 24th October, 2020, our community’s young priest, 16-year-old Er. Zahan, who is a student at the Dadar Boarding Madressa, Bombay, suffered an unfortunate accident whilst offering Machi at the Pak Goti Aderan, Surat, where seven generations of his family have served before him. Currently studying in the tenth class in school, the incident took […]
North American Institute of Zoroastrian Studies Launched
The North American Institute of Zoroastrian Studies was recently launched, as an educational arm of the North American Mobeds Council (NAMC), thanks to Rohinton Rivetna’s initiative in drafting the initial charter, and to NAMC (President – Er. Arda-e-viraf Minocherhomjee) for their resolution to carry the proposal forward. NAMC Vice-President, Er. Tehemton Mirza would be setting up […]
Covishield Ready For Public Use By December, Informs SII
– Elderly Responding Well To Oxford Vaccine – In a recent update, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed that Covishield – the coronavirus vaccine, being developed by Oxford University and British firm AstraZeneca, could be ready for public use in December 2020. SII is currently conducting the phase-3 trial […]
Khurshed Yasht II – The Army Of Pak Dadar Ahura Mazda (The Yasht Series)
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
Newly Renovated Bhabha Bunglis Inaugurated
Munificent Donor Noshir Gotla Epitomises Saying: ‘Parsi – Thy Name is Charity!’ The morning of 18th October, 2020, marked the auspicious unveiling of the newly renovated Bhabha Bunglis, at the Doongerwadi, in South Mumbai. Present for the inauguration were current and former BPP Trustees as also some of our community’s respected personalities including Kersi Randeria, […]
Letters to the Editor
Dinshaw Mehta Relentless In The Eye Of The Storm! The Ex BPP Chairman – Mr. Dinshaw Rusi Mehta, is finally Chargesheeted. All along, he would say the Chargesheet is not filed as there is no proof. Now that the Chargesheet is finally filed, the man will now claim that we should wait for the verdict […]
A Shameful Saga Of Intrigue, Treachery And Injustice!
“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.” – Voltaire The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has been in the news once again for the wrong reasons. A Chargesheet has recently been filed against former BPP Chairman, Dinshaw Mehta, for alleged misappropriation of BPP funds. An important point to note is the […]
Setting The Record Straight
Towards the end of last week, a Chargesheet was filed against the ex-Chairman of the BPP – Dinshaw Mehta, based on the FIR filed against him in February, 2014. Parsi Times (PT) received this news, and upon verification, found it to be factually correct. Even as PT decided to report this in last Saturday’s edition, […]