Mumbai’s Twelve-year-old, Yohan Hakim from Godrej Baug, has been one of the youngest participants who appeared for his Black Belt First Dan exam this year (April 2019) and was awarded the Black Belt by the Elite Taekwondo Academy, affiliated to the Kukkiwon Federation in South Korea. His Black Belt certificate was presented to him on […]
. The first seven days, according to our calendar, are named after the Seven Ameshaspands. Each of these also has some helpers or assistants who assist them in performing their righteous duty. The significance of the Ameshaspands is as given under: Dadar Hormuzd – the Wisdom and the Spirit of God (Spenta Mainyu): Every man […]
25th October, 2019 (Khordad Mah, Ava Roj) marked the ten-year long auspicious celebrations of the ‘Pray Together, Stay Together’ Movement, at Mumbai’s Bhikha Behram Well, initiated in 2009, by two of our Community’s dynamic individuals – Perzon Zend and Hoshaang Gotla. The eve, which was attended by around 75 humdins who packed the venue, commenced […]
The countdown to the Community’s Number One and most keenly awaited, ‘All-Parsi Sports, Cultural and Talent Festival’ – WINGS’19, has begun!!! Commencing its fourth chapter this year, ‘WINGS’19’ will kick off this month to be held over the course of two weekends (five days) – the 9th and 10th, as well as the 15th, 16th and […]
. I’ll begin with a quote from Framjee Anklesaria’s Magnum Opus, ‘The Persian Hand’… just as the umpire raised his finger, Diwali, or if you have the time and patience Dipawali, is over. Diwali is over, with all its mithais, card games and poojas galore. Yet, for all the fun Diwali brings, it also has […]
Through the year, Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) Foundation, via its sub-groups and committees, ensures that its young adults are constantly working towards making a difference in the lives of those not as privileged as the rest of us. Recently, ‘Jamshed’s Giants’ held a Toy Collection Drive, where they amassed over a thousand toys to support […]
The ‘Accidental Start-Up Investor’ Gets ‘InsTATAgrammed’: 400,000+ Follower in 24 hours!! India’s leading industrialist, revered the world over, and the tallest feather in our Community’s cap – Ratan Tata – is always in the news, for all the right reasons. His life exemplifies a glaring legacy of the very definition of Parsipanu – he stands […]
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. Life without cheer is unbearable affliction and life often leaves me cheerless. Sorrow weighs down my life and unhappiness darkens it. Gloom descends upon me and I am a prey to dark depression. Afflicted with lowness of spirits and subject to dark moods, I brood on the disappointment of life. Grievous becomes the pain […]
While the former weekend will host preliminary rounds of several sporting events, including field events, court events, indoor and outdoor sports, the latter weekend will comprise events like paintball, air hockey, a midnight treasure hunt, followed by the Finals of various sporting events. The Grand Finale will be held on the 17th of November, 6 […]
Resurrecting the play, ‘Amarjyoti Zarathustra’, after 30 years, for the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019. Parsi Times: It’s IUU time again! Could you share some of your most fulfilling memories from IUU 2017? Mithoo Jesia: Well, firstly I would definitely say, the vast gathering of community members – young and old – all together […]