Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times presents the second of our three-part series on ‘Understanding Learning Disabilities’ with Mental Health Professional, Kashmira Kakalia, a qualified and highly-experienced Special Education Teacher and a certified Audiblox trainer. Kashmira works with students, adults, families and communities, employing the ‘Narrative Therapy’, with the aim of promoting students with LD on…

Vendidad – The Law Against Forces of Evil

Vendidad – The Law Against Forces of Evil

ByNoshir H. Dadrawala

Among ancient Zoroastrian sacred texts, the Vendidad is probably the most significant – both historically and liturgically, and yet, it is condemned as an outdated ‘Zoroastrian Penal Code’ and the work of babbling Magi priests obsessed with imaginary demons and magic. Interestingly, the very word ‘magic’ is derived from the Magi, a clan of priests…

RZM Torans

RZM Torans

ByDelaveen Tarapore

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The adage of the entrepreneurial spirit being ageless finds perfect substantiation in the story behind ‘RZM Torans’ – a glass-and-bead garland initiative, named after the initials of the three dynamic, age-defying sisters, Roda Mistry (80 years), Zarine Mistry (76 years) and Maharukh Mistry (72 years). They have indeed proven that age is…

Hands That Help

Hands That Help

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c0e6fa” css_class=”boxed”] HANDS THAT HELP As promised, Parsi Times is delighted to bring you ‘Hands That Help’ – a fortnightly column dedicated to our readers, who have expressed a strong desire to volunteer their time and efforts towards helping our community, and our society at large, by selflessly participating in a cause bigger…

Chomp And Cheers: Lemon Chicken and Macaroni Salad

Chomp And Cheers: Lemon Chicken and Macaroni Salad

ByPT Reporter

Lemon Chicken Ingredients: 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts; Flour (for dredging); 2 tbsp. Butter; 2 tbsp. Olive Oil; 3 tbsp. Flour 2 Lemons, juice of; 3 cups Chicken Broth; Salt and Pepper; hot cooked Basmati Rice; fresh Parsley, chopped; Lemon Slice (to garnish). Method: Pound chicken breasts with a meat pounder to a uniform thickness. Dredge lightly in flour, shaking off excess….

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part I

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part I

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Is your child struggling at school? Does he or she fear reading out loud, recite a poem, writing a paper or attempting a math problem? Does he / she frequently want to take breaks while studying? Every kid has trouble with homework from time to time, but if a certain area of learning…

Praying The Right Way

Praying The Right Way

ByJamshed Arjani

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Er. Dadachanji highlights the following important guidelines to strengthen the power of our prayers, by praying in the right manner…[/otw_shortcode_info_box] We should pray one Ashem Vohu in the morning when we wake-up and venerate the ground as Asfandarmad Ameshaspand takes care of the earth. This one Ashem Vohu is equivalent to praying it…

Man Eats To Live; He Lives Not To Eat

Man Eats To Live; He Lives Not To Eat

ByPT Reporter

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book,  ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Man who eats not, has no strength to work for righteousness and fight against wickedness. Man must therefore eat. A healthy and a strong body is indispensable for…

Singing And Barking In The Rain!

Singing And Barking In The Rain!

ByShirin Merchant

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Shirin Merchant shares tips to help our four-legged, best friends survive the monsoons[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The monsoons may come in as a relief from summer, but it’s not too blissful for your pooch who’s wondering when the rains will stop so he can go out and play! The season with its dampness, humidity and grey…