As a community, we have always prided ourselves for being close-knit. We have taken the effort to stay collectively connected, via various community events – religious, cultural, social, et al. We are also blessed as one of the more progressive communities, being open with our parents or the elderly, as compared to most other communities… […]
Last weekend, the Cusrow Baug United Sports & Welfare League (CBUSWL) held a ‘Movie Nite’ for kids. The torrential downpour and windy weather played out to be an ideal setting, for kids to huddle-up in the warm confines of the Baug’s Badminton Court where the film was to be screened. Where there are movies, there […]
We all feel much relief and rejuvenation as the monsoons shower their love on parched lands and the scorching heat gives way to cool breezes. But along with the rains come a host of health challenges, primarily because our immune systems are unable to cope with the changing environment. So, what is it that goes […]
ZAKOI (Zoroastrian Association of Kentucky, Ohio & Indiana) successfully reached the milestone of purchasing its very own Dar-e-Mehr property, thanks to the consistent efforts of ZAKOI President – Bakhtavar Desai. PT had earlier (April 2024) published a global appeal by ZAKOI for donations, to procure the Worship Center. The property was finally purchased on 27th […]
Parsi Times presents a 5-part series on the entry, settlement and rise of the Parsi community in India, by Adil J. Govadia. In the 16th century, the shipping industry began to flourish in Surat as mostly all trade was done by sea. Surat being an important sea port, the Portuguese, French and the British maintained […]
As is usually the case during the monsoons, Parsi Times has yet again been receiving an increasing number of messages and communications from community members who have expressed much concern over the functionality of the existing sacred Dokhmenashini system (adapted from the original Sky Burial system), for the dignified disposal of the final remains of […]
Over two thousand five hundred years ago, the Greek Philosopher Heraclitus said, “There is nothing permanent except change.” Indeed, everything changes with time, and change is the only constant. The world we live in is fast changing and there is great pressure on the community to move with the times. But, change, especially within an […]