Scout participants Rayaan Dadiburjor and Rayan Deventri of Sethna Scouting Society and 6 IST participants Jehangir Foroogh of 32 West Bombay and Vistasp Pochara, Hoshedar Pochara, Khushroo Pastakia, Baeshaz Pastakia and Sohrab Sethna from Sethna Scouting Society, represented India at the 24th World Scout Jamboree, which was in West Virginia, USA, last month. The Jamboree […]
The residents of Bai Maneckbai Chenoy Agiary complex Hyderabad, celebrated Khordad Saal with much delight, starting with a morning Jashan by the Agiary Trust, performed by Erwads Mehernosh Bharucha and Dinshah Surti. Attended by a large number of devotees and special invitees from the twin cities, the evening included a cultural program arranged by the residents. […]
– Urging Single Parsis To Avail This Matrimonial Service Dedicated Exclusively To The Community – .The Parsi Shaadi App, an exclusive matrimonial service dedicated to the Parsi community worldwide was launched by Jiyo Parsi on 6th July 2019, at the Banaji Atash Behram Hall, Charni Road, Mumbai where members of the Parsi community were present […]
Last week, PT shared with our readers the oncoming launch of Jiyo Parsi’s (JP) latest initiative – the ‘Parsi ShaadiApp’ – yet another brilliant endeavor which received very welcoming and appreciative feedback from our Community, as the ‘need-of-the-hour measure’. Since 2013, Jiyo Parsi, under the vibrant leadership of Dr. Shernaz Cama (Director, PARZOR) and a […]
In an affidavit filed before a division bench of the Delhi High Court last week, the Delhi Parsi Anjuman (DPA) has claimed that the law doesn’t grant any person the right to demand an entry or the use of facilities of the Parsi community, which includes the fire temple located near Delhi Gate. This was […]
On 10 April, 2019, the Indian Express reported that The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB, cleared by the outgoing Lok Sabha, proposed providing citizenship to “Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan”. But in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) released on 8th April, 2019, Christians and Parsis were omitted with […]
I remember the first Republic Day of India quite vividly, rather as vividly as then a boy of five could. It was frenzied – I could not understand what the hullaballoo was all about. The word ‘Republic’ meant very little, rather almost next to nothing to me, but I found the mood every-where jubilant. It […]
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew […]
On 3rd January, 2019, a congregation of community members as well as locals, gathered in protest against the BMC to protect the sanctity of the 175-year-old Bai Avabai Ardeshir Wadia Agiary (popularly known as the Idawalla Agiary) at Chandanwadi, as the civic body has started constructing a toilet block a few days ago, inside […]
. The Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NPC) organized its 20th All Parsis Floodlit Rink Football Tournament from 3rd to 16th December, 2018. Thirty-two teams battled it out across various categories to clinch the trophy and the prize money worth Rs. 30,000 sponsored by Viraf Mehta. The finale witnessed felicitation of the winners with trophies donated […]
Pune Parsi Sports Club (PPSC), under the leadership of Captain Adi Mistry, organised a friendly cricket match at Sir J N Petit School grounds, on 16th December, 2018, in a 25-overs-a-side match. Held annually for 25 years, Chief Administrators, Zubin Lakka and Mistry prepped the ground and provided the necessary cricketing gear for the participants. […]