Zarathustra drew the lowly and lonely, the needy and neglected towards him and embraced them in his sympathetic heart. The noblest of men and women have always been willing servants of society. They have given the best of their time and energy and all to serve their fellow human beings. They have thought little of […]
The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), India’s premier institute in the country for performing arts, installed a 450 KW solar PV System, one of the largest rooftop projects in Mumbai, successfully adopting a sustainable power model. The installation, which was inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 29th March, 2017, will generate around 6,30,000 units of clean […]
Let’s Surprise Our Loved Ones Today! It’s April 1 today, no better day to pull a few fast ones on those near and dear. Don’t we just love that look of surprise on their faces, which should hopefully burst into peals of laughter, when we subject them to our well-meaning antics? But these typical pranks […]
“Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.” By William Shakespeare (1564–1616) From ‘Julius Cæsar’(Act I. Sc. 2) Recently I received a morning SMS from a fitness guru pontificating, […]
Rustom Framna Agiary celebrated its 88th salgreh on 23rd April, 2017, commencing with a Khushali-nu-Jasan at 11am, performed by its Mobeds, followed in the evening by another Khushali-nu-Jasan, and a Jasan in memory of late Dasturji Framroze Kutar’s death anniversary. Dasturji Kutar was the first and only Panthaki of the Rustom Framna Agiary. Under his […]
March 28, 2017, marked the passing away of one of our community’s and our nation’s foremost legal prodigies – Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina, at age 83. Former Solicitor General of India, Andhyarujina practiced law for six decades, leaving behind a legacy in judgments he helped shape, with his submissions as Counsel on Constitutional Law. Andhyarujina’s illustrious […]
What is the origin of April Fool’s day? In the 16th century, France celebrated New Year every April 1st. In 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one we use today and from then on, New Year began on January 1st. Many people didn’t know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new […]
BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai Responds To Trustee Viraf Mehta Dear Viraf, I had sent the communication to the Editor of the Parsi Times after talking to my colleagues, Zarir Bhathena and Noshir Dadrawala. You sweepingly state that, “Trustees, Munchi Cama, Armaity Tirandaz and I have not been made aware or even consulted upon before this […]
Jam-e-Jamshed (JJ), the community’s oldest (184 years old) weekly newspaper has teamed up with its five-year-old and equally popular counterpart, Parsi Times (PT), under the sole management of Parsi Times Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., which will have a common board of Directors. The aim behind this unison is two-fold – to add to the commercial viability […]
Dear Editor, Within an hour of PT’s delivery on Saturday, in response to your kind, brief but impressive front page appeal for bicycles for village school children,on my behalf, enquiries started coming in. I’m glad to share that two cycles – one full-sized and one for juniors, were promptly delivered and gifted! A philanthropic lady […]
The Gamadia Welfare Association organized their annual Jasan on the eve of 12 June, 2016, at Sethna Agiary Hall. Conducted by two Dasturjis of Sethna Agiary, the Jasan, attended by two hundred attendees, was followed by the distribution of ‘chasni’ and a fun-filled entertainment program including fancy dress competition, talent rounds and dance performances. Compered […]