On 14th September, 2019, Advocate Lion Prof. Dr. Firdos Shroff, Director, The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., received the Special HEF Award for Academic Excellence at the hands of Prof. Dr. R Gopal, Director, D Y Patil School of Management, Belapur and Meheli Shroff, brother, in recognition of his exemplary services in the field of Higher Education […]
Community members are aware that Global Working Group (GWG) – comprising the elected Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Federations, Associations in countries that do not have Federations and some prominent Zoroastrians – in keeping with the economic challenges faced by Mobeds (Priests) and widows of Mobeds, 60 years and above – had, due to the initiative and efforts […]
On 10th August, 2019, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) held its popular Feed-A-Family ‘New Year Special’ program with a fun-filled evening comprising entertainment, celebrations and games! All the beneficiaries enjoyed themselves thoroughly singing along and playing Housie, alongside the food-grains distribution, with ZTFI’s vibrant Trustee and visionary, Yasmin Mistry, along with Trustees, Arnavaz Jal […]
Tops School And Ranks At 3rd Position All-India . Parsi Times is delighted to share with our readers that Zarwaan Aspi Shroff, from Mumbai’s Behram Baug Parsi Colony in Jogeshwari, has secured a whopping 99.2% in the recent ICSE Board exams. He topped his school, Vibgyor High, and has come in at the prestigious third […]
On March 28, 2019, Toronto-based restaurant manager and sommelier at the CN Tower, Arashasp Shroff, was awarded Ontario Hostelry Institute’s ‘Top 30 Under 30 Award’, 2019, which featured over 150 nominations across the province. The winners, who are chosen from across all segments of the Hospitality and Food Service Industry in the district, are recognized […]
. The world of wine is fun and exciting but can be daunting at times with its whole set of terminologies. Fear not, I’ve broken it down for you so as to speed you up to the many common wine terms as listed below: Acidity: A feature in all wines, acid makes the palate salivate. […]