Meherbai’s Mandli recently had a ‘Marriage pe charcha’ on the controversial subject – marriage! Henpecked Hormusji: If I had murdered my wife, Faridafui, 14 years ago, I would have been out of jail today after serving my full term of imprisonment! Now its life-imprisonment! Mahri tabyet lathri gaij because of my unhappy marriage! Firdos Fituri: Go to your family doctor […]
‘Eedu’cational Eggcellence By Nadir Godrej The egg is an amazing thing, And I, for one, could always sing Its praises, for it’s packaged well, Within its own protective shell. And in it you will surely find Fine nutrients of every kind. It can be cooked in many ways, Prepared in minutes, not hours or days. […]
– Appeal To Community Members To Support The Cause – Every year a group of good Samaritans, popularly known as the ‘Young Rathestars’ from Dadar, Mumbai, who are committed to the welfare of the lesser privileged community members, reach out to provide help and support to poor Zarthosti families living in Mumbai as well as […]
Tata Sons finally won the bid to acquire the national carrier, Air India, on 8th October, 2021. India’s cherished salt-to-software conglomerate placed the winning bid of ₹ 18,000 crore to re-acquire the airline, more than half a century after it ceded control to the Indian government. “Welcome back, Air India,” tweeted Ratan Tata on an emotional note. […]
Why Are BPP Elections For 2 Vacant Seats Being Constantly Postponed??? For over a year now, all crucial community decisions, which are meant to be made by a Board of Seven BPP Trustees, are made by just Three so called ‘Majority Trustees’ – Chairperson Armaity Tirandaz, and Trustees Viraf Mehta and Xerxes Dastur. The vital […]
Dear Readers, Today, October 2, 2021, marks the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) – ‘Father of the Nation’. An Indian lawyer in South Africa, whose life took on a completely unprecedented path post an experience that left him feeling discriminated against and humiliated, Gandhi went on to make history as the […]
Each day of the Zoroastrian calendar is divided into five time zones, known as ‘Gehs’ or segments dedicated to worshipping and venerating Ahura Mazda and the various celestial divinities. The word ‘Gah’ or ‘Geh’ originates from the Pahlavi language, meaning ‘time, period or place’. The five ‘Gehs’ in our religion were set, keeping in mind […]
The World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) Toronto chapter presented ‘The Global Zoroastrian Press Q and A’ Webinar on 25th September, 2021. Open discussions were held with the Zoroastrian media publications from around the globe. The panelists included Dolly Dastoor from FEZANA, Jehangir Patel from Parsiana, Anahita Subedar from Parsi Times, Shernaaz Engineer from Jame-e-Jamshed […]
– By Trustees & Team WZO Trusts – Despite a few cases of Zoroastrians affected by Covid continue to be received, the second wave (April 2021 onwards) has subsided to an extent. However, the trail of misery caused in its wake continues unabated, with community members from different walks of life on account of health, […]
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 6th October 2021. WINNER: Modi: I have the perfect strategy for you – it will result in a Win-Win! Kamala: We already took the lead from you – we’ve also […]
Last week, Daughter’s Day was celebrated on 26th September. Now there are myriad reasons why daughters are precious… More precious than all the silver and gold you accumulate in life. Daughters are the tiaras you wear for life. It’s uncanny how often a mother hears that remark, “Hey your daughter is a splitting image of […]