ZWAS (Zoroastrian Women’s Assembly Of Surat) has been keeping all our Surtis all charged up with its delightful sequence of events lined up. In August 2019, a Prayer Competition was organised at Pak Kadim Atashbehram, where the children exhibited their religious fervour with great devotion and dedication. The Prayer competition was judged by Er. Navroz […]
Scout participants Rayaan Dadiburjor and Rayan Deventri of Sethna Scouting Society and 6 IST participants Jehangir Foroogh of 32 West Bombay and Vistasp Pochara, Hoshedar Pochara, Khushroo Pastakia, Baeshaz Pastakia and Sohrab Sethna from Sethna Scouting Society, represented India at the 24th World Scout Jamboree, which was in West Virginia, USA, last month. The Jamboree […]
Yesteryears superstar and Bollywood’s much-loved ace actor, Rishi Kapoor, who is currently being treated in New York for a health issue, praised actor Boman Irani and wife Zenobia on Twitter, saying, “Terrific couple. Zenobia and Boman. What an actor he is and she – what a cook. She fed the entire ‘Kapoor & Sons’ film […]
On 25 August, 2019, the monthly celebrations for senior citizens continued in keeping with Panthaki Baug’s Golden Jubilee events, under the Baug’s Welfare Centre and the support of Parvez Driver. An evening of Housie was organised followed by a dinner in lagan-nu-patru to commemorate the Parsi New Year with seniors, which was sponsored by Veena […]
Last week, Parsi Times was delighted to inform readers that our very own 69-yar-old Merzban Patel, Mumbai’s foremost youth hockey coach, fondly known as ‘Bawa’ in the circuit, had been recommended by the Selection Committee for the National Sports Awards (2019), to be felicitated with India’s most prestigious award in the field of Sport – […]
On 10th August, 2019, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) held its popular Feed-A-Family ‘New Year Special’ program with a fun-filled evening comprising entertainment, celebrations and games! All the beneficiaries enjoyed themselves thoroughly singing along and playing Housie, alongside the food-grains distribution, with ZTFI’s vibrant Trustee and visionary, Yasmin Mistry, along with Trustees, Arnavaz Jal […]
Outstanding New Year Special Issue! Hats off to Parsi Times for an outstanding New Year Special issue – you seem to have left the competition far behind on all counts. Your content has been constantly improving and in the New Year Special it was really superb – the Special issue articles celebrated Parsipanu in its […]
In addition to Parsi New Year, 17th August, 2019, also marked the official launch of ‘Dhansak & Co.’ – the first Zoroastrian streetwear brand, which includes premium quality, limited-edition T-shirts, hats and phone cases, created by young Toronto-based Zoroastrians – Tanya Hoshi and Anaheez Karbhari, featuring Zoroastrian designs and cultural references. The venture was first announced at […]
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In 1969, a few Parsi art and culture enthusiasts from Pune set up a body to encourage amateur talent amongst local Zoroastrians, especially the youth and budding artists. They would raise funds, by organising entertainment programs and events for the general public, and utilize the collection to help the community’s underprivileged and for charitable causes. […]
On 1st August, 2019, the Supreme Court (SC) ended the 27-year-old dispute by ruling that the holy, century-old, Grade-II Atash Adaran (fire), at Pestonji Aslaji Doongaji Agiary in Bharuch, Gujarat, could be relocated to the Shirinbai and Khurshedji Hormusji Doongaji Daremeher, at Kopar Khairane, in Navi Mumbai. This would be the first time in twenty […]