In this world of glitz and glamour, we dwell amidst superfluity, pretense and false facades. You either go with the flow and join the gang or stand on your own in solitary confinement. Much of what you see and hear around you these days is mainly through the grapevine. Social media has become the single […]
As per the request put forth by Vada Dasturji of Iranshah Udvada, Khurshed Dastoor, for having the Flying Ranee Train take a halt at Udvada station, the Indian Railway Authority has agreed for the superfast express train to stop at Udvada station, for the convenience of Irani/Parsi Zoroastrians, who regularly visit Udvada, from across India […]
Tata Sons’ Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, known to back up start-ups, recently backed yet another start-up – GoodFellows – which provides inter-generational friendship and calls itself a ‘Companionship Company’. Founded by Shantanu Naidu, who is currently Ratan Tata’s business assistant, GoodFellows is currently in a beta testing phase, and eventually looks to recruit graduates under […]
With GBRWA’s (Godrej Baug Residents Welfare Association) upcoming All Parsi Sports event just around the corner, the organisers have announced an exciting addition to the sporting activities – the ‘All-Parsis Goal-to-Goal Penalty Shootout Tournament’ – in addition to the other Floodlit events like Throwball, Sepak, Direct and Indirect Volleyball Tournament. To be held from 3rd […]
Resident of Mumbai’s Godrej Baug and an earlier writer with Parsi Times, Financial Crime Investigator – Mehrzaad Mogrelia – recently received the ‘Global Pride Award 2021’ for his contributions and achievements in the field of Financial Crime Prevention. His body of work has established his credentials in the field of Financial Crime Detection and Prevention, through his […]
Zoroastrian history can clearly be divided into pre-historic and historic. We know about pre-historic times through legend, myths and references in certain liturgical texts. The historic period is recorded in rock inscriptions in Iran as also by the Greek and later on Arab historians. Herodotus (484 - 425 BC), the ancient Greek historian, wrote a detailed […]