The art of Samurai is the highest intellectual martial art. Handling a sword has a plain beauty with direct efficient techniques and a characteristic of calmness with sharp attention. ‘Kenjutsu’ is the umbrella term for all ‘Kobudo’ (weapon training) schools of Japanese swordsmanship. Our Zoroastrian jewel – Renshi Vispy Kharadi, along with India’s leading and […]
Two months ago, when I had shared with the community the article titled, ‘The Virus Within’, little did I know how prophetic it would turn out to be. I underestimated the depth of how diseased and vile the agenda of vested interests could be, and am experiencing the unsavoury consequence of standing up against it. […]
The Muktaad or Fravardegan days are the last ten days of the Zoroastrian calendar and are of great significance in every devout Zoroastrian’s life. This year, the Muktaad will begin from 6th August and end with Pateti (the day for Patet or repentance) on 15th August and the Shehenshahi. New Year is on 16th August, […]
A freezing cold shower with your ‘bun maska and choi’ may not sound like an attractive prospect first thing in the morning. After all, most of us relish a toasty warm shower to ease us out of our ‘aalas’ and get us ready for the day. That said, the school of thought for showering is […]
Mobed Arash Kasravi, a practicing US-based Zoroastrian priest, was tragically murdered on July 24, 2020, in the city of Mahan, in Kerman, Iran, according to the Iranian state news agency, IRNA. Mobed Kasravi was a respected member and religious leader of the Zarathushti community in Southern California. As per Iranwire news agency, Mobed Kasravi was […]
An online religious initiative – agiaryconnect.com – has been recently re-launched, to enable Zoroastrians worldwide to request conducting prayer services online, which would be performed by Mobeds, in the Banaji Limji Agiary (Fort, Mumbai). Founded by three enterprising American Parsis – Dinsha Mistree (Houston), Benafsha Shroff (Denver) and Jamsheed Mistri (California) – agiaryconnect.com – facilitates […]
The risk that Adar Poonawalla, CEO and owner of Serum Institute of India (SII), took on the coronavirus vaccine, by investing heavily in it much before it had completed its clinical trials, seems to be paying off well, as early trials are showing positive results. Pune-based SII is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume […]
MEDIA PARTNER PARSI TIMES XYZ Foundation, the Community’s leading establishment for children and young adults, is conducting ‘XYZ Being Parsi’ – it’s first ever major online event, with Parsi Times as its Media Partner. Open to people across all ages, this event brings to the forefront and celebrates our beautiful and vibrant religion and culture. […]
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 […]
As Investors, we like to think that every decision to buy or sell a particular investment has a logic to it. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. As investors, we are inherently vulnerable to biases that lead us to illogical and irrational investment decisions; Biases are part of human behavior and we are prone to […]
As per the latest news reports, Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer – Serum Institute of India (SII), shared that the Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine, whose results of Phase I, II trials have appeared safe, will be called ‘Covishield’ in India. He said that SII has sought an official approval from the Drug […]