Film Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy – Vol 2

Film Review: Guardians Of The Galaxy – Vol 2

The measure, and ultimately, success, of a film of this genre is directly proportional to its VFX content. In the second installment of Guardians of the Galaxy, the Guardians’ team, led by Peter Quill aka Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), confront the Sovereign, a tribe of golden-skinned humanoids. The Guardians’ team member Rocket has stolen precious batteries…

Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –6th May, 2017 – 12th May, 2017

Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
6th May, 2017 – 12th May, 2017

મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. આજથી ચંદ્રની દિનદશા શરૂ થયેલી છે તેથી 25મી જૂન સુધી તમારે નાની મોટી મુસાફરી કરવી પડશે. ઘરવાળા સાથે ટ્રાવેલિંગના પ્રોગ્રામો બનાવી શકશો. જે કામ કરશો તે શાંતિથી કરી શકશો. નવાકામ શોધવામાં મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. ચંદ્રની કૃપાથી સેલ્ફકોન્ફિડન્સ વધી જશે. નવા કામ કરવાનું મન થશે….

Parsee Gymkhana Wins 68th Salar Jung Cricket Tournament

Parsee Gymkhana Wins 68th Salar Jung Cricket Tournament

Champions Parsee Gymkhana (PG) played brilliantly to win the grand finale of the 68th Salar Jung Community Invitation Cricket Tournament, beating Souvenir CC by 40 runs in the finals, at Islam Gymkhana on 1st May, 2017. PG’s Aakarshit Gomel starred in the game with an incredible, unbeaten 87 in 55 balls, smashing 12 fours and…

Caption This! – May 06, 2017

Caption This! – May 06, 2017

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 10th May, 2017. . . . . .[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 “Aay ‘ispital’ maa Godiwala nu bhonu malsay” – by Dhurandhar Bhatwadekar     [/otw_shortcode_info_box]

Why Great Music Matters

Why Great Music Matters

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times is delighted to bring our readers a column, as promised, dedicated to reviving what used to be one of our Community’s core cultural mainstays – Western Classical Music. It is our privilege to have on board, one of its leading connoisseurs – the eminent Khushroo Santook, Chairman of the National Centre…

Yazdi Desai Withdraws Dinshaw Tamboly’s Recommendation For NCM

Yazdi Desai Withdraws Dinshaw Tamboly’s Recommendation For NCM

This week had the Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community buried in debate yet again, as BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai announced, at the annual FPZAI (Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India) meeting held last weekend, his decision to recommend the community’s distinguished, progressive philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, for appointment as the Parsi Member on the National Commission for…

Alexandra Bids Farewell To Its Stalwarts

Alexandra Bids Farewell To Its Stalwarts

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color_class=”otw-silver” css_class=”boxed”]By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The start of the month, 1st May, 2017, marked the end of an era for The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution, as they bid farewell to some of the stalwarts of the Institution. A number of respected educationists, who have served the organisation for numerable years, were felicitated…

Religious Insights By Panchgani’s Panthaki Er. Hoshang Bhandara

Religious Insights By Panchgani’s Panthaki Er. Hoshang Bhandara

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Panthaky of Panchgani Agiary, Er. Hoshang Bhandara speaks with PT Reporter, Khushroo Mehta on various Zoroastrian virtues for the spiritual and mental upliftment of every Zoroastrian.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] PT: What, as per our religious essence, should be the virtues of a true Zarthosti? Er. Bhandara: I will read this out to you. “He is not…

Appeal:  THE SAVE RANI BAGH BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION

Appeal: THE SAVE RANI BAGH BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION

  Dear Friends, The Save Rani Bagh Botanical Garden Foundation has set up an online petition, http://www.saveranibagh.org/petitionN.php, to register public opposition to BMC’s shockingly anti-people proposal to increase the entry fee for visiting VJB Udyan, from Rs.5 to Rs.100 per adult and from Rs.2 to Rs.25 per child! We appeal to you to sign the petition, ‘We oppose BMC’s…

Ahmedabad’s Parsis Fight To Bring Back The Vultures

With vultures under the threat of extinction, Ahmedabad’s Zoroastrian community has come up with a plan to restore vultures to the area, to help with the traditional funeral practice of dokhmenishini. Around 30 years ago, there were over 80 million vultures in India, which was more than enough to take care of the funerary needs…