On the occasion of International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystems, on 26th July, 2020, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., in collaboration with WWF India (World Wide Fund for Nature, India), launched ‘Magical Mangroves’, a national campaign which highlights the significance of mangroves conservation in present times and urges citizens to join the conservation […]
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has received a $1.5 million challenge commitment from the Massiah Foundation to establish the Ferdowsi Presidential Chair in Zoroastrian Studies – the first of its kind in the United States. Additionally, the University of California will support the chair with up to $500,000. The Massiah Foundation was founded by Fariborz Maseeh, Ph.D., […]
XYZ Seniors conducted two fun events in the past week. July was full of fun, games and anticipation for the parents and volunteers of the XYZ Foundation. The XYZ Seniors organized a Volunteers’ Funday Month, every Saturday through July, where parents and volunteers were mixed and divided into four teams which competed with each other. […]
Kayishmand Hormuzd Chothia, from Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada was recently awarded ‘The Covid Classic Award’ for Visual Arts by the Halton District School Board. She becomes the first recipient to receive this newly instated award, given for the first time this year from the Halton District School Board and will be given every year moving forward. Kayishmand […]
After the recent success of the food donation drive held in Dharavi at The Banyan Tree English School, ‘The Mind Essentials’ – the mental health platform founded by psychologist, Aviva Damania – will further be empowered with a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Team. Aviva Damania, who is also a columnist with Parsi Times, shares with […]
The outbreak and spread of the coronavirus has impacted every part of our society, significantly challenging our mental health. Organisations shutting down, mass firings, salary cuts, working from home, etc. and other resultant measures have undoubtedly impacted the mental health of employees. Just about everyone is impacted – from the CEO to the intern! Some […]
This week, Chef Delzad helps you plan a tasty weekend with yummy recipes – ‘Fried Rice with a Twist’ and ‘Spicy Zesty Potatoes’. . . . . . Fried Rice With A Twist Ingredients: Sliced onions – 2 medium; Chicken breast cut in small dices – 150 g; Chopped spring onions – 2; Chopped carrots […]
January (Lucky No. 17; Lucky Card: Star): You have mastered the art of balancing things. Victory is on the cards. This is a good time for marriage. You just need to break through the illusions you have been feeding in your head. Embrace your reality! February (Lucky No. 1; Lucky Card: Magician): Follow your intuition. You are […]
This time, ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about the how we can see the world in a drop of water by extending our consciousness onto things… A Zen Master asked a young student to bring him a pail of water to cool his bath. The student brought the water, and after cooling the bath, […]
One Saturday morning, around 11:00 am, Hormusji felt like having a cup of coffee while reading Parsi Times on the net. It was Lockdown time and he had just finished cooking and doing jhadoo-pochcha, washing clothes, cleaning the vara-mori and the basins . He was dog-tired and wanted a coffee-break. Farida: Where are you off to? Hormusji: The kitchen. […]
I’d like to shed some light on the present circumstances from a Zoroastrian perspective. The virus, pandemic, or any kind pain and sickness does not come from God. God is all good. Hence, only the good and good can ever come from God. Evil comes from an agency outside God, namely Ahriman. It depends on us, […]