The Pune chapter of WZCC held its Member Nite on 13th April, 2023, which was attended by over 40 members from Pune and Mumbai, and conducted by Youth Representatives Behnaz and Bezan Nanavati. Welcoming the audience, Tehmasp Bharucha – Chapter Chair, stated his delight in finally holding in-person meetings as opposed to virtual ones. He […]
Er. Dr. Jamshed A. Modi received an award for a Zarthosti hymn written by him in English, titled, ‘Dadar Hormazd’, from the Iran League at their Annual Day celebrations and prize distribution function, on 15th April, 2023. The Hymn is to be sung to the tune of the world-famous hymn – ‘Amazing Grace’, which was […]
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Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 26th April 2023. . WINNER: Penguin (Left): Why are we present only in Antarctica? Penguin (Right): And why aren’t we in any other nation? Penguin (Centre): It’s because we love to […]
‘WAPIZ Helping Hands For Seniors’ Project – The Need Of The Hour Dear Readers, A universal truth of life is that one can never be too kind – each of us, immaterial of our individual standings, is struggling at some level or the other. When we express kindness – in words and deeds – it […]
22nd March, 2023 (Roj Adar, Mah Avan) marked the auspicious 19th Salgreh of Umrigar Adarian, located at Fatehganj, Vadodara. Vada Dasturji of Iranshah Udvada – Khurshedji Kekobad Dastur, presided as the Chief Guest at the celebratory function organised by the Parsi Panchayat Charitable Fund Vadodara and attended by many community members. An evening Machi was […]
A number of my patients frequently ask me two common questions – “Should I take a multivitamin as I feel exhausted lately?” and “I was travelling abroad and have picked up some multivitamins – are these good for me?” Let’s try to understand this in greater detail… first off – What is a Multivitamin? […]
The spirited members of ZANZ (The Zarathustrian Association of New Zealand) have indeed kicked off 2023 amidst much revelry and camaraderie. Responding to the New Zealand Police and Auckland City Council’s call in mid-February, for greater involvement of communities celebrating Navruz, ZANZ alongside their Afghani, Iranian, and Kurdish brethren, organized ‘New Zealand’s Inaugural Multi-cultural […]
Organ Donation And Zoroastrianism Query From Parsi Times reader, Yasmin Patel: “I’ve been reading the Religious Questions column in Parsi Times with great interest and feel emboldened to ask whether our Zoroastrian scriptures permit or forbid organ donations. I was told that organ donation is strictly forbidden and in fact it is part of our […]
“We would like to thank Parsi Times for publishing the article on ‘WAPIZ Helping Hands For Seniors’. We immediately started getting a bevy of calls from all across Mumbai – helpless seniors who have no one to look after them or are unable to clean their homes or have no one to help them […]