It is never below the dignity of any one to work by his own hands, Ahura Mazda. There is no shame to put one’s hand at the plough, there is no shame to set one’s shoulder to the wheel, there is no shame to dig a trench, there is no shame to work as a […]
Zoroastrian religion is a monotheistic faith and Zoroastrians believe in one God – Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord. He is also referred to as Dadar-e-gehan Daman or creator of the Universe. He is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient; the fount of all things good and beautiful, all things wise and wonderful; He is just and good, […]
Meherbai’s Mandli grabbed any occasion to celebrate and enjoy life. Last week being Meherwanji’s birthday, they all got into five cars with their hubbies (otherwise who will drive and carry the luggage?) to Baroda to enjoy themselves. After an early morning 4:00am start, there was the usual delay before the Vasai Bridge and reached Ahura […]
The past couple of weeks have been throwing up scary online-related news where the privacy of users and the safety of their online data has been severely compromised. Most of us are aware of the term ‘hacking’ – where one gains unauthorized access to data in a system or a computer – as has been […]
On 9th May, 2017, ZTFE (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe) patron, Lord Karan Bilimoria, Vada Dasturji of Udvada, Khurshed Dastoor and ZTFE President, Malcolm Deboo, led the ZTFE delegation on board the Indian Navy Ship (INS) Tarkash, docked at Thames Quay, West India Dock, London, for the launch of the bicentenary celebrations of ‘HMS Trincomalee’ […]
Mahim Causeway: The Mahim Causeway was built between 1841 and 1846 to connect the then islands of Salsette and Mahim, with a donation from Lady Jeejeebhoy of Rs. 1,57,000/-. Today it is the vital link connecting South Mumbai with northern suburbs. Bandstand Promenade: A 1.2km long walkway along the Arabian sea on Bandra West, the […]
Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) recently organised ‘Being Parsi’ Fancy Dress competition, in keeping with Frohar Foundation’s Zoroastrian Saga event, on 23rd April, 2017, at Albless Baug. Judged by Kerafrid Damania, Lara Balsara Vajifdar and Jehangir Patel, around sixty-four children participated in four age groups, each revolving around themes including Zoroastrian Cuisine; Persian Kings, Queens and […]
A Month Of Thanks Dear Readers, The good news is this – we are more than half-way through the, quite literally, blistering month of May – a couple of weeks more and hopefully the Rain Gods will relent and relieve us from the scorching heat that has been the bane of the month. So hang […]
Devils On Horse Back Ingredients: 15-20 Prunes; 15-20 Whole Blanched Almonds; Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 12 rashers of Smoked Streaky Bacon; Salt and Pepper to taste. Method: Destone the prunes, and make a small incision in the middle. Season the almonds with salt and drizzle with oil, then stuff inside the prunes. Halve the rashers […]
The 150-year old giant business conglomerate, House of Tatas, has retained its position as India’s number one brand in valuation firm, Brand Finance’s, annual study of India’s top 100 names. This is inspite of the four per cent fall in the Group’s brand value from $13.7 billion in 2016 to $13.1 billion in 2017, which […]
Kudos To PT Article ‘Great Music Matters’ (dated 6/5/2017) Many thanks Parsi Times and Mr. Khushroo Suntook for introducing a new column towards reviving Parsi interest in Western Classical Music. I’m 84 year old and it brings back nostalgic memories of the good old times during the British rule when we regularly used to attend […]