WINNER:
(Singing to the tune of Hindi song – ‘Sheela ki Jawaani’)
“What’s my name? What’s my name? My name is Sheela…. SHEELA BAI!!”
By Pervin Watchmaker
Ahmedabad
Films of this genre normally start off sedately – the protagonist (being an ex-cop helps) working hard for a living, usually with a spouse and child (comes in handy as hostages), and losing his job – wondering how to break the news at home. So, in The Commuter we have Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson), an…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Today marks the holy Shehrevar Parab – Shehrevar Mah, Shehrevar Roj. Zoroastrian scholar and expert, the erudite Noshir Dadrawala, shares a deeper understanding of this auspicious day. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Shehrevar (Avestan Khshathra vairya) is the sixth month of the Zoroastrian calendar and represents Ahura Mazda’s ‘desirable dominion’. It is the Amesha Spenta or Archangel presiding over metals and…
સંજાણના ડબ્લ્યુઝેડઓના સેનેટોરિયમ ખાતેના શાંત અને સુંદર લેન્ડસ્કેપની સીમમાં, શહેરની ધમાલથી દૂર, સશક્તિકરણ મોબેદસ (ઇએમ) ટીમે તેનો બીજો ઓફ-સાઇટ તાલીમ કાર્યક્રમ 15-16 ફેબ્રુઆરી, 2020 ના રોજ યોજ્યો હતો. દાદર અથોરનાન ઇન્સ્ટિટ્યૂટ (ડીએઆઈ) ના વરિષ્ઠ મોબેદ અને યુવાન ઉભરતા મોબેદોના સંમિશ્રણમાં કુલ 28 લોકોએ ભાગ લીધો હતો. જૂથમાં ત્રણ પિતા-પુત્રની જોડીની હાજરી એ કેક પરનું આઈસીંગ…
A walk down memory lane will reveal that not so long ago (a half-century or so), Kashmir was the preferred location for – and synonymous with – Hindi romantic films. Shammi Kapoor’s Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali, Jaanwar, and younger brother Shashi’s Jab Jab Phool Khile are some of the films that come immediately to mind….
My friend of several decades, Arnavaz Rusi Tata, also known as the ‘Twinkle-toes Arni’ is a young lady of eighty years, or as the invitation to her 80th Birthday bash mentioned, ‘Arni is 18 with 62 years of experience!’ Arni confirms the adage that aging is a must for all, but growing old is a…
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 24th August 2022. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…