During my long life, I’ve collected many friends with strange habits and weird outlooks… next level eccentrics! A fair number of them are plain, home-grown-garden variety of loonies, few atheists, a couple of agnostics, many religious fanatics, a handful of hypochondriacs, one narcissist, some faddists and, last but not the least, an Anglophile, better known within […]
Adv. Aazmeen Kasad is a practicing corporate advocate with over 20 years of experience and a Professor of Law for 15 years. She mentors Start-ups at the IIT, Bombay. You could write to her to answer your specific legal queries. Follow her legal updates on Twitter @Aazmeen The season of Spring heralds new beginnings and growth […]
We thank all our participants for the overwhelming response to our Jamshedi Navroz 2024 Contest, ‘My Most Inspiring Parsi Person / Personality’. Heartiest Congratulations to our following Top 5 Winners! [Winners are requested to email us at: editor@parsi-times.com to collect your gifts.] Contest Winner: Freyana Farhad Wadiwalla (Sharjah, UAE) Salute To Field Marshal Sam […]
Dr. Cyres Mehta, the nation’s leading Ophthalmologist, reckoned globally for his unparalleled genius and breakthroughs in the field of professional eye-care, was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Leading Eye Surgeon of Maharashtra’ Award, by GoI’s Education Minister – Deepak Kesarkar; and Industries Minister – Uday Samant. Marking another high-point in his glorious career, this award further celebrates […]
Shirin Dhabhar is India’s pioneering Canine Behaviourist and Trainer. For the past 25-plus years, she has worked hard to ensure that dogs in India are trained using humane, reward-based methods. Many years ago, a lady came to meet me with her Chihuahua in tow. I listened intently as she proudly explained the dog’s indulgent mealtime […]
Razvin Namdarian Well before the advent of the concept of ‘gated communities’, we had Parsi baugs – enclaves where our community thrives. Within their walls, our children grow up quite literally speaking the same language and seniors find a safe sanctuary. At the same time, when networking and being a global citizen is gaining traction, […]
Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak! Dear Readers, It gives me great joy to present you our bumper Parsi Times Jamshedi Navroz Special Issue, which is sure to get you into that feel-good, festive mood, brimming with positivity! In addition to the get-togethers, feasting and partying, festive occasions serve as excellent reminders for us all to count our […]
We have been told from an early age to “do Good” and practice Good thoughts, Good words and Good deeds. But, what really is ‘Good’? And, why do we have to do this so-called ‘Good’? In our Zoroastrian religion, we are told to practice ‘Humata, Hukhta and Hvrasta’; even our Ashem Vohu prayer says, “Doing […]
Spring is already in the air and the festival of spring (Jamshedi Navroze) is once again here to remind us of warmth and change – warmth of heart and positive change in our lives. In the poem, ‘The Spring’, poet Thomas Carew contrasts the beauty and joy of spring with the pain of unreciprocated love. […]
Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, is back to trigger unlimited giggles and guffaws, with his hilarious taking on the zodiac signs with his Parsi Predictions, in our exclusive column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great!’ Parsi Predictions For Navroz! Before you could say ‘Aflatoon Vandrewala’, the Persian New Year has arrived! […]
After a long wait, finally, the ZAC (Zoroastrian Association of California) opened its doors to devotees on the auspicious 21st March – Jamshedi Navroze. Earlier, the premise was thoroughly cleaned and decorated with chowk by ZAC members Arnavaz and Farhang Poorvafadari, Dhun and Ketty Alamshaw, Fardoon Dungore, Jimy Colabewalla, Navaz Modi, Rooky Fitter, Ruzbe Daruwalla, Ers. Zarrir and Zerkxis […]