[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered”]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] . Ahura Mazda, Thou dost create man; Thou dost not create his character. It is man’s own creation. Man is its maker and it springs from within him. It…
Be prepared for and accept whatever challenges you may attract in life For these are meant to make you grow in strength and wisdom These experiences should make you better, not bitter. For centuries, men and women the world over, across race and creed, have asked the question, “Why, God, why?”, when disaster strikes. And,…
Three Cheers! Dear Readers, It’s been a good week for the community – we have three delightful reasons to rejoice! The first, of course being our very own Police Inspector Cyrus Boman Irani bringing great pride onto our community for being awarded the distinguished ‘President’s Police Medal For Meritorious Service’, on the occasion of our…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 31st January, 2018. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “Kejriwal: “Hmmm… let’s see… how do I fudge the budget?” Rahul: “Hmmm… let’s see… how do I budge from fudging things!”…
History is seldom recorded by the vanquished and, as such, is frequently inaccurate. The film opens to a slew of disclaimers, no doubt prompted by the dictates of the censors to appease the ‘senas’ who had objected to the inaccuracies in the film, which is inspired by the Sufi poet, Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s 1540 epic poem,…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. રાહુની દિનદશાનું છેલ્લુ અઠવાડિયું બાકી છે તેથી આ અઠવાડિયામાં તબિયતની ખાસ સંભાળ રાખજો. ખાવાપીવાથી થતી માંદગીથી પરેશાન થશો. રાહુને કારણે તમે ખોટી ચિંતાઓથી પરેશાન થશો. 3જી તારીખ સુધી કોઈ સાથે ખોટી બોલાચાલીમાં પડતા નહીં. રાહુને કારણે આ અઠવાડિયામાં લેતીદેતી કરવાની ભુલ કરતા…
Leading Canine Behaviourist and Trainer, and Parsi Times columnist (Pet Puja) Shirin Merchant was recently felicitated with the ‘First Women Award’, organized by Ministry of Women and Child Development at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 20th January, 2018. Hosted by Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Shirin was felicitated by the Hon’ble President of…
A son was born to a marine engineer Jehangir Gandhi and his wife Ratimai, nee Commissariat on 12 September 1912 at the Tehmulji Nariman Parsi Lying-in Hospital (the most popular maternity home of Parsis for almost a century). He was the youngest of five children, the elder four being Dorab, Faredoon, Tehmina and Aloo. Originally…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] There’s been an increasing buzz in the air with words like ‘Bitcoin’ and ‘Cryptocurrency’ and ‘Bitcoin Blockchain’ etc., being used with increasing regularity, proportional to your growing confusion. Shahrzaad Parekh demystifies these concepts for your simpler and better understanding, as only a bawa can – with ‘Bitcoin For Bawas’. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . A…
On 24th January, 2018, Parsi Times was delighted to break the news (on Facebook) regarding our very own Police Inspector Cyrus Boman Irani being conferred the prestigious ‘President’s Police Medal For Meritorious Service’ by the Government of India, on the wake of our 69th Republic Day. Police Inspector Cyrus Irani (attached to the Special Branch…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered”] Celebrating 100th Avan Roj Humbandagi At Bhikha Behram Kua [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Over the last nine years, every month, our community members come together at the sacred Bhikha Behram Kua to attend a Humbandagi held on Avan Roj (Shahenshahi calendar). On 23rd January, 2018, this blessed and unifying event commemorated its centennial celebrations, performing…