[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]We Love Our Bollywood masala films and Bollywood loves us Parsees right back in return! Every once in a while do we get to see flicks portraying us. Parsi Times film critic Hoshang K. Katrak gives us a peek into a myriad choice of films which had a Parsee connection[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On Pateti, Navroze…
Parsi Times is privileged to share Navroze Greetings sent to our readers from aapro Rahul Gandhi, MP, Lok Sabha
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]No ‘real’ Parsi meal feels complete without the accompaniment of meat and eggs. ‘Eeda’ or eggs surely deserve to be knighted in our Parsi cuisine as our Gastronomical Nirvana! Perhaps beating even chocolates when it comes to being the comfort food for us Parsis! And meat is our birthright – and boy, do…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Every first Saturday of the month, Parsi Times presents the newly instituted column, ‘BPP Connect’ which aims to bridge the disconnect between the community and the caretakers we elected – The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). Extending transparency, in a never-been-done-before media endeavor, to keep the community abreast of all issues and efforts undertaken…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]This week witnessed an outrage amongst our community members through mediums like Whatsapp and Facebook, as news about our holy angel, Asho Farohar’s motifs being embedded onto men’s shoes in the name of fashion, went viral. PT Special Correspondent Delaveen Tarapore brings you a comprehensive report.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] At a shop selling men’s shoes in…
Jam-e-Jamshed (JJ), the community’s oldest (184 years old) weekly newspaper has teamed up with its five-year-old and equally popular counterpart, Parsi Times (PT), under the sole management of Parsi Times Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., which will have a common board of Directors. The aim behind this unison is two-fold – to add to the commercial viability…
After long discussions and dwelling in great options, I picked Benaz as the first to be a part of the PT Makeover with me. Benaz is the perfect example of, “big things come in small packages”. This little bundle of joy is a power station of ambitions, zest and energy. It’s beautiful to witness the…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]he continual advent of new technology in two-wheelers, especially motorcycles, constantly increases not only their reliability but also their safety quotient. But no matter how safe they are made, there are still some essentials we need to deal with, especially during the monsoons. Kerfegar Eduljee brings you a few basics of motorcycle care…
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, the first Knight of Bombay, the first Indian Baronet, the pride of Parsis, and the first to delve deep into his pockets to bring succor to those in distress, was born 233 years ago on 15th July 1783 in Bombay, to Jejeebhoy and Jeevibai at Yatha Ahuvario Mohlla, somewhere near where Crawford…
PT: Could you sum up in brief the raging controversy about you allegedly “banning” Jam-e-Jamshed from giving it any more BPP advertisements? YD: I have been primarily looking after the Trust’s finances and working hard with Zarir Bhathena to battle the heavy paucity of funds and liquidity that the BPP is currently undergoing. We have…
Trustee Armaity Tirandaz was sent a number of questions but chose to maintain a politically correct stand, as under: “My commitment is and will always be to the community’s interest implicitly. I would say that since a sitting trustee is also the owner of your newspaper i.e. Parsi Times, in my opinion it should be…