Just as we have good human beings in our physical world who help others, there are higher spiritual beings in the Universe who help others to evolve on their spiritual journey. These are invisible helpers or souls from higher dimensions who have attained what we call Moksh, Nirvana, Mukti or liberation and who no longer […]
Organ and tissue loss through disease and injury motivates the development of therapies that can regenerate tissues and decrease reliance on transplantation. Regenerative medicine, an interdisciplinary field that applies engineering and life-science principles to promote regeneration, can potentially restore diseased and injured tissues and whole organs. Since its inception several decades ago, a number of […]
Er. Adil J. Govadia Humata, Hukhta, Huvarshta (HHH), the three Avestan words, encapsulate the ethical code of Zoroastrianism – these are considered a moral extension of a Mobed’s (priest) threefold professional deportment, required to perform his hallowed duty of worship efficiently with right intentions (thoughts), right pronunciations (words) and precise conduct of rituals (deeds) (Ref. ‘Zoroastrians, Their Religious […]
A Time To Rise And Shine… Dear Readers, It’s not just the population in our community that’s been on the decline… From being bequeathed a legacy of nation building, to having reduced ourselves to bickering over free-housing, we’ve descended much… From being known for our sense of humility, grace and gratitude, we have fallen prey […]
The restoration work to restore the Atashkadeh Siah Gol, a Sassanid era (224–651) fire temple in Western Iran, has commenced. Located in Eyvan county, of Ilam province, the property is registered on the national list for cultural heritage. One of the most well-preserved fire temples constructed during the Sassanid era, the Siah Gol Atashkadeh, which […]
As a part of his global event series, ‘Around The World With Roger Federer’, the tennis legend was spotted relishing lip-smacking, Parsi-Indian food at ‘Dishoom’, a restaurant at King’s Cross in London, popular for its modern take on Irani cafes. Roger Federer savoured an English breakfast with a desi twist – comprising the usual sausages, […]
The Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal’s (PZSM) children’s classes titled, ‘Zappy Zoroastrians’, celebrated its 4th anniversary on 1st September, 2023. A gala eve was organised at the beautifully decorated Sir J J Agyari Hall in Pune, bringing together past and present Zappy Zoroastrians, parents and volunteers. It was graced by PZSM’s President – Rukhsshana Anklesaria, VP […]
As per a media statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on 18th September, 2023, Lisa Bandari, daughter of Kay and Darayus Bandari, has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Portugal, UK’s oldest ally. Lisa will take up her appointment in January, next year. She succeeds Chris Sainty. Lisa Bandari was serving at the […]
Parsi Times presents the first part of the interesting series on some of the prominent statues of Mumbai, by Dara Khodaiji Mumbai has some of the finest displays of statues of British, Parsis and great Indians at various locations, mostly in South Mumbai. These speak of the history of our nation and our city in […]
The Poona Kadmi and Sehensai Dar-e-meher, popularly known as ‘Komda ni Agiary’, celebrated it auspicious 130th salgreh, on 17th September, 2023. A Jashan, on behalf of the trustees, was performed in the morning, followed by an evening Machi, and an insightful talk by the community’s leading authority on Zoroastrianism – Noshir Dadrawala, titled ‘Divine Truth […]
The autumn equinox occurs between 21st to 24th September. This year it will occur today (September 23, 2023) at 12:19 pm IST., marking the onset of Autumn in the Northern hemisphere and the onset of Spring in the Southern hemisphere. In the Northern hemisphere, we celebrate the Spring equinox with much gusto (as Jamshedi Navroze) […]