On 19th April, 2017, Mah Adar, Roj Khordad, Nargol’s Punjiaji Agiary celebrated its 76th Salgreh with a jasan ceremony at 10:00 am in agiary premises, performed by five priests, Er. Sohrab Bharucha, Er. Rayomand Dastur, Er. Hoshang Govadia, Er. Zubin Fatakia and Er. Soli Panthaky. Devotees participated in a humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni […]
Singapore based former pilot, 79-year-old Rustom J. Kanga, paid a romantic, touching and enriching tribute to his late wife, Suna, who succumbed to illness in 2015, by completing her final project – a book she had been working on since 2014, which throws light on the Parsi community in Singapore. Immortalising his wife’s legacy titled, […]
Meherzaad Bugwadia, from Rustom Baug, won the ‘Mr. Personality’ title at the ‘Face Of Maharashtra’ Competition at the finals held in Pune, on 17th March, 2017. Meherzaad was selected amongst the top six from Mumbai, after competing with seventeen boys across various rounds including introduction, ramp walking and question-answer rounds. Winning the title as well […]
In keeping with its efforts to promote matrimony within the community, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) held an ‘Alliance Quest Picnic’ on April 09th, 2017 at the Royal Garden Resort in Mumbai. Over 40 participants attended this fun-filled picnic, with some picked-up from three different locations. The enthusiastic youngsters came from all Mumbai city, distant […]
Boosting the talent of yet another art enthusiast’s love for our religion, Parsi Times brings you Natasha Bhagwagar’s creative on purity through her rendition of ‘Asho Farohar’. Sharing her love for art with our community, 17-year-old Natasha says, “I have created this to express a feeling of purity and strength, and also to encourage the […]
On 9th April, 2017, Rustom Baug Association, under the noble initiative – the ‘Navar Maratab Felicitation Program’, along with Anahita and Yezdi Desai and Khuda Parast Zarathosti, awarded certificates and cash prizes to sixteen Navars, fifteen Maratabs, Avesta Scholar, Er. Viraf Dadachanji and a Special Achievement Award to Er. Yazdi Panthaky. Guest of Honour, Er. […]
The Davier Parsee Zarathosty Anjuman celebrated its 162nd Anniversary on 16th April, 2017, Roj Ardibesht, Mah Adar. The celebrations commenced a Jasan at 10:00 am in the Bai Navazbai Agiary, by Panthaky of Mumbai’s Vatcha Gadhi Agiary, Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji along with other priests. A Humbandagi followed. Adjacent to the Agiary, a stage was built […]
Summer is here, wild flowers are in bloom, and nature lovers are heading for the hills. This year why not take poochie along as your trail partner? Going hiking with your dog is a relaxing and enjoyable way to experience the joys of nature together. Besides being great exercise, the new sights, smells and experiences […]
One thing’s for sure – there’s not a moment of sannata in Aparna Sen’s latest offering ‘Sonata’. The loquacious and prosperous red-wine-loving Bengali banker Dolon (Shabana Azmi), who doesn’t waste an opportunity to spray herself with the choicest French perfumes, ensures that. Aparna Sen, who plays the role of a Brahmin Sanskrit professor, Aruna (Oru) […]
The Nirbhaya incident put Delhi firmly on the map as the rape capital of India. The moment you know that Maatr is a film on rape and violence against women, you would be prepared to watch a film of revenge. There are no court cases here—just raw, brutal acts of retribution which would keep you […]
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity, acquired by virtue of her birth, after marrying a man of another religion. The apex court was dealing with an appeal challenging Gujarat High Court’s March 2012 verdict that held that a Parsi woman, by contracting a […]