A son was born to a marine engineer Jehangir Gandhi and his wife Ratimai, nee Commissariat on 12 September 1912 at the Tehmulji Nariman Parsi Lying-in Hospital (the most popular maternity home of Parsis for almost a century). He was the youngest of five children, the elder four being Dorab, Faredoon, Tehmina and Aloo. Originally […]
Tag: Volume 07 – Issue 41
Bitcoin For Bawas
. A cryptocurrency is a digital currency or asset that uses mathematics and cryptography to secure and process transactions. Bitcoin – the most famous and most valuable cryptocurrency at this time – was originally envisioned as a decentralized peer-to-peer currency in a whitepaper that was published by an anonymous person or group of individuals under […]
Police Inspector Cyrus Irani Conferred ‘President’s Police Medal For Meritorious Service’
On 24th January, 2018, Parsi Times was delighted to break the news (on Facebook) regarding our very own Police Inspector Cyrus Boman Irani being conferred the prestigious ‘President’s Police Medal For Meritorious Service’ by the Government of India, on the wake of our 69th Republic Day. Police Inspector Cyrus Irani (attached to the Special Branch […]
A Community That Prays Together, Stays Together!
. Over the last nine years, every month, our community members come together at the sacred Bhikha Behram Kua to attend a Humbandagi held on Avan Roj (Shahenshahi calendar). On 23rd January, 2018, this blessed and unifying event commemorated its centennial celebrations, performing the hundredth successful Humbandagi marked by a jasan ceremony performed by Er. […]