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 […]
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Dr. Cyres Mehta Receives ‘Leading Eye Surgeon of Maharashtra’ Award
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 […]
The Dark Side Of Pampered Pets: Is Your Kindness Harming Your Dog?
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 […]
Community Opinion: Parsi Baugs – Yea Or Nay?
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, […]
Editorial
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 […]
Finding Our Purpose: From Good To Righteous Action
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 […]
Navroze – A Time For Positive Change
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. […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
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! […]
Kings Persian Bistro: Pleasing Parsi And Persian Palates In Pune!
While Parsi cuisine has been growing in prominence and featuring proudly on many menus alongside other cuisines across restaurants and hotels in India, Persian cuisine has also been building its own strong identity and seems to have caught on in most Indian cities. If Mumbai is known as the hub for Irani cafes, Pune is […]
The One Thing We Need – Audacity!
The one big difference I see between people who make things happen and those who don’t, it’s audacity! Bold in your face, there for the world to see – audacity! They take risks. They are the ones, willing to leap forward. They move things along, not by gentle nudges but by emphatic pushes that propel […]
Editorial
To Joy And Compassion! Dear Readers, There’s much excitement in the air, as we prepare to welcome and celebrate the most auspicious Jamshedi Navroz. We start out with planning the cleaning up of our homes (and hopefully our hearts too), new clothes to buy, making guest lists or then accepting invitations for the occasion, making […]