Every year, a number of our humdins visit our original motherland – Iran – for religious, cultural and nostalgic reasons. ‘Dini Travels’, founded by Diniar Mehta, is the Community’s First Choice as travel/tour operator for all such travel-packages to Iran, as it ranks highest when it comes to customer satisfaction in terms of all aspects…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 2nd October, 2019. Winner: Modi: Stick with me instead of her – we are both orange – you on the outside and me on the inside! By J J Kerawalla (Baroda)
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]When it comes to Traditional, Ethnic or Western men’s wear in our Community, one needs not look beyond Kaizad Wadia’s fine fashion and perfect fits. He dresses his eclectic range of clients with impeccable style and timeless grace – be it our traditional wear like Daglis, or the more formal custom clothing like…
On 18th September, 2019, the members of Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) celebrated the Ardibehest Amshaspand parabh with a Jashan performed by Ervads Zarrir Bhandara, Jal Birdy and Kairus Pir, in the presence of Dr. Ervad Rooiyanton Peshotan Peer and Mrs. Thrity Peer. Attended by around 50 Parsis, the parabh was sponsored by Nilufer and Phiroz…
Cross Bread Dear Readers, These past days have left us with a sad taste in our mouths… both news pieces are related to an aspect considered close to sacrosanct by our community – food. This week saw the passing away of the much-loved, nonagenarian restauranteur – Boman Kohinoor – senior partner of the iconic Britannia…
On 21st September, 2019, WZCC held its 16th AGM (India Region) at a glittering function at West End Hotel in Mumbai, which saw ample attendance with senior officials and members of WZCC, their guests and dignitaries. The post-AGM program was, ably compered by Behroze Daruwalla, Chairperson, Global WE-Wing and Hon. Secretary-India Region. Capt. Percy Master,…
CRICKET India Women Win First T20: Outstanding bowling effort from Team India and Player of the Match, Deepti Sharma (3-8) in four overs, helped the Women in Blue win their first T20 encounter by 11 runs against South Africa Women at the Lalabhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. Batting first, India notched up 130-8 in 20…
On 14th September, 2019, Advocate Lion Prof. Dr. Firdos Shroff, Director, The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., received the Special HEF Award for Academic Excellence at the hands of Prof. Dr. R Gopal, Director, D Y Patil School of Management, Belapur and Meheli Shroff, brother, in recognition of his exemplary services in the field of Higher Education…
NCPA rings in its much in demand International Jazz Festival 2019 from the 11th to 13th of October this year. Having shared the itinerary for Day 1 and Day 2 earlier, Day 3 of the International Jazz Fest, dated 13th October, will comprise, for the first act Yuval Cohen Sextet (5:00 pm) which comprises Bandleader, Yuval Cohen,…
When a horde of scantily clad women descend (literally!) upon a guy, it could mean one of two things – either the guy is extremely good looking or well-heeled and gullible. ‘Hustlers’, scripted and directed by Lorene Scafaria, who had chanced upon an article by Jessica Pressler in the New York Magazine, lays bare the…
Infinite Painter is one of the most feature-packed apps for digital artists, with dozens of brush presets and the ability to create your own, along with layers, blending, editing tools and more, plus the option to export your images as JPEG, PNG, PSD or ZIP. It has detailed tutorials and guides and a simple user…