Delzeen Arzan Singpurwalla from Bombay Scottish School (Mahim) had her family, school and friends cheering for her, scoring an outstanding 97.33% (overall) in the ICSE examinations. Daughter of proud parents, Kainaz and Arzan Singpurwalla, all-rounder Delzeen has consistently been a high ranker in academics as also won prizes in music and art competitions. Delzeen enjoys […]
The first week of May 2019, from the 1st to the 5th, marked the unique coinciding of three major Zoroastrian events in Orlando (Florida, USA) – as the Central Florida Zoroastrian Community hosted the multi-day World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) Global AGM; followed by the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) AGM […]
Mumbai’s fifteen-year old, dynamic go-getter, Er. Shareez Zubin Sidhwa scored a commendable 95.5% in the ICSE Board exams, 2019, making it to the ‘Top 15’ of his school, Vissanji Academy. An all-rounder shining in academics, sports, religion, extra-curricular and even modelling, Shareez has a number of achievements to his credit. Staying faithful to his religion […]
Tops School And Ranks At 3rd Position All-India . Parsi Times is delighted to share with our readers that Zarwaan Aspi Shroff, from Mumbai’s Behram Baug Parsi Colony in Jogeshwari, has secured a whopping 99.2% in the recent ICSE Board exams. He topped his school, Vibgyor High, and has come in at the prestigious third […]
On his wedding day, is invoked upon the bridegroom, the blessing that he may make a name for himself greater than one made by his father for himself. Thy devotee beseeches Thee through Thy fire, that Thou shouldst help him to win name and fame for himself in life. In the rock inscriptions at Mount […]
On 10 April, 2019, the Indian Express reported that The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB, cleared by the outgoing Lok Sabha, proposed providing citizenship to “Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan”. But in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) released on 8th April, 2019, Christians and Parsis were omitted with […]
In the Upanishads, there is a thought-provoking story of a musk deer (Kasturi-Mriga) which elucidates the nature of real happiness… Once when roaming about and frolicking among the hills and dales, a Kasturi-Mriga suddenly became aware of an exquisite musk-scent which stirred the innermost depths of its soul so profoundly that the deer was determined to find the […]
. RATANGAD Trek Difficulty : Moderate Base Village : Ratan Wadi Things To See : Eye of the needle, Rock cut Caves, Water cisterns, Amruteshwar Temple at Ratanwadi, Parava River, Bhandardhara Dam. Overlooking the Bhandardara dam, Ratangad is a 2000-year-old fort situated at a height of 4255ft. Located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, the […]
. If you have always loved dogs and dreamed of working with them, then here’s some good news – you can make a career of out of your passion for pets! About two decades ago, if you wanted to work with dogs the only profession available was to study science and become a veterinarian. But […]
In Hindi films, there are various shades and gradations of colours and emotions in all Holi-sequences which have nothing to do with colour therapy. These scenes are virtual-unrealities which you will never find in real life. To begin with, there are very happy and colourful Holis like the spectacular one in V Shantaram’s ‘Navrang’ with Sandhya […]
Once again the community’s social media platforms seem to be abuzz with misleading and false information as regards a meeting that had taken place between the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Board and about twenty-five community members, on the 25th of April, 2017, to discuss the issue of BPP increasing the amount of Service Charges. The following […]