The Auspicious Bestower Of Gifts To Mankind – Shehrevar Ameshaspand

Our prayers are a storehouse of omnipotent energies. Each day of the Shahenshahi calendar is named after an angel and Shehrevar Roj is accordingly dedicated to Shehrevar Ameshaspand. The Shehrevar Ameshaspand Setayash, a prayer which praises Him, brings us countless benefits. But before we go further, let us understand the difference between Yazads and Ameshaspands. […]

Worli Prayer Hall: Providing A Dignified Farewell In The Times Of Covid

Last week, Parsi Times featured how Mumbai’s Mata Ramabai Ambedkar crematorium, located at Worli, is currently being refurbished into a world class public crematorium, with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. One of Mumbai’s oldest crematoriums, it comprises a special Parsi Prayer Hall for community members those who opt for cremation, but it has been of even […]

Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Felicitated With Padma Bhushan 2022

Adding yet another proud feather to his cap and consolidating Parsi pride worldwide, Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla, the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of the globally renowned Serum Institute of India (SII), which produces the Covishield Vaccine, was felicitated by the Government of India with the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award – one of the nation’s […]

DPC Residents Object To BMC Ramp-up Plan

Few community members from Mumbai’s Dadar Parsi Colony (DPC) have taken objection to BMC’s plans looking to improve the walkability quotient of the area, through interventions like standardized street furniture, universal accessibility with at-grade crossings, ramps and median refuge. Last month, the BMC had begun construction work, digging up the footpaths in Dadar East – […]

Dinyar Patel – Author Of ‘Naoroji: Pioneer Of Indian Nationalism’ – Awarded NIF Book Prize

Mumbai-based author Dinyar Patel was awarded the prestigious ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021’ in December 2021, for his book, ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’. Published by Harvard University Press, this book is an excellent biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, the nineteenth-century activist, who founded the Indian National Congress, and made history as the first British […]