Dear Readers, The start of the week heralded disaster for Mumbai, as a mighty dust storm colluded with heavy rains, leading to devastation, tragedy and loss. The city was literally taken by storm, with two of the more ghastly incidents, comprising a massive and illegal towering billboard being torn from its moorings and coming crashing […]
On 12th May, 2024, about 50 excited Parsi / Irani Zoroastrians got together to head to fun trip to Sanjan, organised by one of the community’s leading non-profits dedicated to community service – the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI). The enthusiasm was infectious and as the group of strangers soon started interacting with each […]
PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade celebrates the academic performances of our young achievers who have triumphed in the Board exams, across schools and colleges. We are delighted to feature our bright sparks who make our community proud! We invite you to celebrate your success too with our community and feature in PT’s Parsi Pride Brigade! Mail us […]
The Parsi community in Lucknow has made an appeal to the state government to allocate funds for the maintenance of Hormazd Bagh, a building located in the Parsi aramgah (cemetery), which is in a debilitated state. The community has also asked an MP to provide recurrent funds for maintenance of old graves in the aramgah. […]
Ahmedabad resident, Farzan Loveji Khambhatta, was recently declared the second runner-up in the National Competition for Structural Engineering students, organized by the Institute for Steel Development & Growth (INSDAG), Kolkata, for his design: ‘Steel Intensive Trade Fair Center’. Having completed his Bachelors of Engineering (Civil) from DDIT, Nadiad in 2022, Farzan is currently pursuing his […]
Lion Daara Bahadur Patel, Secretary General – IDMA, led a delegation of 60 Indian MSME member companies at the 14th Korea International Pharmaceutical and Bio-Pharma Exhibition (Korea Pharm & Bio 2024), held at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center), Seoul, South Korea, from 23rd – 26th April, 2024. This marked the largest India Pavilion held in […]
A rich tribute was also paid in honour of the great Persian academic – late Professor Sabr Jamsheed Havewalla, on ‘Persian Language Day’, which was celebrated on 14th May, 2024, at the Iran Culture House, in the capital – New Delhi. Organized ably by the Institute of Indo-Persian Studies, in collaboration with the Persian Research Centre, the event […]
In India, though cricket was first played back in the 1720s by English Mariners at Cambay (Khambat), it was only later that a more organized version was developed in Calcutta and Bombay, played between English residents and visiting soldiers /sailors, heralding the arrival of the sport in India. Historically, Parsis of India were the first […]
In keeping with the concerns regarding the delay in the restoration of the ‘Parsi Gate’, located on Mumbai’s Marine Drive sea-face, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shared that the restoration work has commenced on this sacred site. The sacred structure had been dismantled for the ongoing construction of the Mumbai Coastal Road project. As […]
As per the Shehenshahi calendar, we are currently observing the holy Dae Mahino. This month is dedicated to the Supreme Divinity (Ahura Mazda), and therefore considered one of the most significant in the Zoroastrian calendar of twelve months. The term Ahura Mazda is translated as Ahura (Lord) and Mazda (Wisdom). More liberally translated, Ahura is ‘Creator’ (and therefore Lord or Master of all creations) […]
Recently, community stalwart, visionary and philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly – Chairman of WZO Trusts, gave an insightful and enlightening overview about the current situation and challenges faced by the Parsi community, on the occasion commemorating the 13th anniversary celebrations of the Zoroastrian House of the Parsi Zoroastrian Association of South East Asia, Singapore (PZAS). In his […]