Anahita Desai To Contest BPP Elections 2018

Anahita Desai To Contest BPP Elections 2018

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The BPP Elections are just a couple of months away, with the date for voting declared as of Sunday, 1st July, 2018. Even as the Community eagerly awaits the formal announcement of candidates, Anahita Desai has come forward and confirmed her candidature towards campaigning for the seat of a trustee that will fall…

Haftseen Table
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Haftseen Table

This year, Jamshedi Navroz graces us on Tuesday, 20 March, 2018. The associated colour this year is ‘grey’ and the animal is ‘dog’. In most homes, especially Irani household, a Haftseen table will be set, decorated with seven items since seven is considered a lucky number, and each of these seven items begins with the letter sin (s) in Persian…

International Women’s Day 2018
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International Women’s Day 2018

This year, International Women’s Day comes on the heels of unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. Sexual harassment, violence and discrimination against women has captured headlines and public discourse, propelled by a rising determination for change. The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, is “Time Is Now: Rural And Urban Activists Transforming Women’s…

Gamadia Boy’s Hostel Revamp Records Excellent Progress

Gamadia Boy’s Hostel Revamp Records Excellent Progress

. BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria conceived the movement of reaching out to our philanthropic Community to come forward and donate funds towards the repairs and restoration of the over 80-year-old Gamadia Boy’s Hostel. In keeping with our commitment to Community Causes, Parsi Times took on the onus of being the effective media vehicle which helped…

I Love The Ladies

I Love The Ladies

…And God made women and blessed the world with Moms, Sis’, Wives of course, lovely Daughters who love their pops to the umpteenth level; Aunts of all sizes, doting Nieces and the pretty girls that make the tedious, gawky years of puberty more liveable, keep the middle age in check and old age in comfort,…

Fiesta D ’Elegance

Fiesta D ’Elegance

The dawn of February 11th saw many vintage and classic beauties, both two-wheeled and four, congregate at Horniman Circle – Fort, Mumbai for the Annual Vintage Car Fiesta held by Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI). A symphony of sounds and pitch filled the air. Die-hard enthusiasts and others, were up early to…

Valentine’s Day Contest Winners

Valentine’s Day Contest Winners

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Dear Readers, thank you for the overwhelming number of entries sent in. It has been a fun and hilarious few weeks pouring through all the entries – with Valentine-love dedicated to not just beautiful relationships but even the quirkiest of things – right from the ‘Parsi Poro’ and ‘Dhansak’ to a guitar…

Beyond Love…

Beyond Love…

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The bond between soul-mates is magical, inexplicable and impossible to replicate or substitute. When souls are united spiritually, then human bonds are not the reserve of mortal realms. When companionship, friendship, selflessness and fun form the essentials of a love story, it becomes immortalised as a surreal experience embodied in love that is…

Dastaan-e-Darab

Dastaan-e-Darab

February 14 is celebrated the world over as ‘Mush Day’, also known as the Feast of Saint Valentine Valentine’s Day or more popularly, simply, Valentine’s Day. It celebrates one of the noblest of all the human emotions and virtues – Love. Indeed a foul-word, but so sweet, so noble. Soft to hear, neither gross nor…