To strengthen our collective community efforts and invoke divine blessings to further empower our `Save Our Atash Behrams Movement’, Hama Anjuman Jasans were held across three Atash Behram in Mumbai on Sunday, 15th July (Roj Ardibeshest, Mah Asfandarmad), with an open invite to all Zarthostis. The jasan at Anjuman Atash Behram commenced at 9:00 am […]
Every disease starts in the mind. Mental disorders are becoming frequent in the world today. All physical illnesses, including cancer, have their genesis on a mental level and are mere manifestations of negative emotions which have gone out of control in the patients’ mind. To control and counteract illnesses, to enjoy optimum good health (especially […]
Give your evenings a twist of cocktails at ‘Nitro’ (pub/lounge) and ‘Square’ (dining), at Novotel Imagica Khopoli, from 16th to 26th July, 2018, from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ‘Nitro’ and ‘Square’ offer an array of innovative Martinis and Margaritas using popular flavoured ingredients to create a twist on the classic drinks, resulting in delicious […]
Killing is the kiss of death, its embrace, extinction. The bravest heart quails to look it in the face and trembles at its sight. The strong in body and robust in mind and defiant of spirit and undaunted in courage, that think they can make light of death and frighten and fight death itself, are […]
For all its repute and the amount of research done on the breed, few historians can agree on the precise origin of the Beagle. The dog, believed to be one of the oldest breeds, is one of the few breeds closest in appearance to the original hounds. The breed developed in the British Isles was […]
Life is beautiful and there is much to rejoice for. Yet those who have lost someone they deeply cared for, be it a parent, sibling, friend, partner, child, close relative or even a pet, perceive it as bleak, dark and dismal. Albeit for a temporary phase, they feel anguished, greatly distressed and heart broken, to […]
On 14th July, 2018, Delnaz Balsara Sharma was crowned the First Runner-Up in the national, prestigious ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant, held at ‘The Umrao’ in the country’s capital. The pageant, recognised as the official pageant to send its respective winners for the ‘MRS. UNIVERSE’ and ‘MRS. EARTH’ international beauty pageants, was held […]
The Dadar Parsee Youths Assembly (DPYA) High School organized their Investiture and SSC Prize Distribution ceremony at the Mancherji Joshi Memorial Hall, Dadar, on 18th July, 2018. The event commenced with Principal Roxana Parelwalla welcoming the gathering, with the Management represented by President Jimi Jesia, Trustees Daraius Zaiwala and Mahiyar Dastoor and the Managing Committee […]
Myth: The Northern direction is inauspicious from the Zoroastrian point of view Fact: The Northern direction is not inauspicious simply because doctrinally we are precluded from praying facing the North. In fact, in the char disha no namaskar we pay homage to all four directions, including the North. Is there any rationale for not praying […]
.Myth: ‘Paalak’ is a Zoroastrian form of adoption and is religiously valid. Fact: The Parsi custom of naming a ‘paalak’ for undertaking obsequies of a deceased cannot be confused with adoption. The fact is adoption is not yet legal among Parsis in India. The only codified law available for adoption in India is The Hindu […]
Parsi Times is glad to break news and provide the latest updates on the Metro III Tunnelling Project, that poses a strong threat to the structural and spiritual sanctity to two of our heritage, religious structures, the Anjuman Atash Behram and the Wadiaji Atash Behram. In keeping with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation’s (MMRCL) plea, the […]