Caption This! – March 4, 2017

Caption This! – March 4, 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 8th March, 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 “Maaru pait to ahiya sudhi bahar niklelu, Your Majesty! Pachhi hu Patanjali Slimming Tabs leva laago!” –…

Chomp And Cheers: Hummus And Falafel Kebabs With Dressing

Chomp And Cheers: Hummus And Falafel Kebabs With Dressing

Hummus Ingredients: 1.5 cups dried White Chickpeas (soaked overnight in water); ½ cup Olive Oil; 3 chopped Garlic Cloves; 1 tbsp. Lemon Juice; ½ tsp. Red Chilli Powder; ½ tsp. Pepper Powder; ½ tsp. Cumin (Jeera) Powder; ½ cup Tahini or Roasted and Powdered White Sesame Seeds; sprigs of Coriander Leaves; Salt to taste. Method:…

Know Your Bombay! – 3rd March 2017

Know Your Bombay! – 3rd March 2017

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Lamington Road Lamington Road was named after Lord Lamington, the then Governor of Bombay (1903-1907) and is officially known as Dr….

Life Is Thy Greatest Gift, Ahura Mazda

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]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] Unquenchable is the thirst for life. A myriad of men and women pray unto Thee, Ahura Mazda, every moment for happy life and full life and joyful life…

BPP Connect

BPP Connect

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP updates the community on the current ongoings and all that has been worked upon in the past month.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . SERVICE CHARGES: The BPP recently decided to increase the Service Charges of residents of our BPP Baugs by Rs.750/- per month, starting 1st February, 2017. Why would the Board take…

Gender Parity – A Fundamental Zoroastrian Precept

Gender Parity – A Fundamental Zoroastrian Precept

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The Parsi Community leads from the front when it comes to the progress and success of its women. How could it not, when equality between the sexes has been ingrained into the very genesis of our beliefs – religious, cultural and social. Honoring the oncoming occasion of Woman’s Day on 8th March, 2017,…

ASHDEEN – Designing Heirlooms Of Tomorrow

ASHDEEN – Designing Heirlooms Of Tomorrow

Designer, author and curator, Ashdeen Lilaowala, under his eponymous label, ‘ASHDEEN’, has been instrumental in reviving the traditional Parsi gara embroidery works. Delhi-based Ashdeen often holds exhibition across India, and showcased his exquisite Parsi gara designs at Della Towers, Dadar, Mumbai, on 24th and 25th February, 2017. He presented the traditional gara embroidery designs with…