Udvada’s Iranshah Atash Behram celebrated its salgreh in accordance with the Fasli Calendar on Thursday, 24th November, 2016 (Roj Adar, Mah Adar). A jasan ceremony was performed by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor and six other Dasturs at 9:30 am. Around four hundred and fifty devotees paid their homage to the Holy Fire and enjoyed delicious […]
31st October, 2016 marked the New Year of the Hindu calendar, but few know that this date is also the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – the first Home Minister of Independent India. On the occasion, Textiles Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani commenced her tour with the inauguration of the newly constructed Police Outpost at […]
Ervad Gustad Sohrabji Sidhwa (76 years), resident of Jer Villa, Sidhwa Street, Udvada- 396 180, passed away on 15th July, 2016. He will be fondly remembered as husband of late Dolat Sidhwa, father of Parizad Harish Shah, father- in Law of Harish Shah, son of late Dosibai and Sohrabji Khurshedji Sidhwa, brother of Roda Nadir […]
Over the past few years, Parsi Times has been receiving an increasing number of distress calls from members of our community traveling to Udvada via outstation trains, who claim that boarding the trains at the Udvada railway station is extremely inconvenient for most, and virtually impossible for the elderly, due to the huge gap between […]
The unprecedented upsurge in the number of burglaries and assaults on senior citizens taking place in Udvada last year spread an aura of terror amongst its inhabitants, with nearly four to five robberies and house break-ins being reported in a month. Though one of the smallest villages in India, to the Zarthosti community, Udvada […]
Parsi Times is proud to showcase a few images taken by and reproduced here with the permission of Burzin Rushi Siganporia – a 24 year old Architect hailing from Surat. He has worked under notable Architects within our community like Hafeez Contractor and Jimmy Mistry. Photography is one of his hobbies. Here are some random […]