From bustling Mumbai baugs to quiet prayer halls abroad, the Parsi New Year was welcomed with joy, reverence and camaraderie across the world. Families gathered in Agiaries and Atash Behrams for special prayers, while community centres came alive with traditional feasting, music and laughter. Colonies, baugs and residences lit up with floral rangolis, festive attire […]
On 27th August, the birth anniversary of Sir Dorabji Tata, the Parsi community and the nation pay tribute to a visionary whose courage and compassion helped shape the soul of modern India. The illustrious son of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Dorabji carried forward his father’s dream with a rare blend of determination, sacrifice and faith in […]
After a two-year break caused by a severe knee injury, veteran runner and sprinter, Khurshid Mistry, made a stunning comeback at the Mumbai Half Marathon 2025 (10 km) on 17th August, 2025, clinching the silver medal in her age category. “It was raining continuously during the race and water puddles made it a little difficult […]
A Parsi Times reader asked why we have swords, spears and maces adorning the walls of the sanctum sanctorum of an Atash Bahram. He wondered whether this tradition of keeping weapons evolved after the Arab invasion of Iran when fire temples were desecrated by the invading marauders? Were these weapons kept at places of worship […]
Steel Man of India, Vispy Kharadi, has once again raised the community’s and the nation’s pride, securing his 17th Guinness World Record, at the iconic Attari-Wagah Border, on 17th August, 2025. Before a roaring crowd of 22,000, in the presence of senior Army and BSF officials, he lifted 261 kg in each hand and held […]