Congrats To The New BPP Board Greetings to new BPP Board for completing one year so successfully! As my late mother used to say –“vakhat toe panina rela ni maafak vahe chhe!” Here’s wishing the team more power and success. I love reading PT! My special favourites are Noshir Dadrawala, Dara Khodaiji and Ruby Lilaowala….
Dear Readers, Would you believe it’s December already? Seems like just yesterday when we stepped into 2016 and already we stand on the threshold of 2017! How time flies! We can’t help but look back on the year that was… on the things we’d planned to do this year, and smile on the memories of…
CRICKET India Wins 3rd Test Against England: Winning the toss, England opted to bat first at Mohali. During their first innings they scored 283 in 93.5 overs with Jonny Bairstow (89 runs). Amongst the bowlers India’s Mohammed Shami grabbed 3-63 while Umesh Yadav and Jayant Yadav picked two wickets each. In reply, India put up…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. ગુની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી તમારા હાથે ધર્મનું કામ થઈને રહેશે. કોઈના મદદગાર બની જશો. નાણાકીય બાબતની અંદર મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. અચાનક નાના ધન લાભ મળતા રહેશે. કોઈ બાબત ખરાબ થવાની હશે તો તેનો ભાસ તમને પહેલા આવી જશે. ફેમિલી મેમ્બરની ડિમાન્ડ પૂરી કરવા માટે…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsis, especially seniors, are known for their preference for choosing Fixed Deposits as their preferred financial instrument. However, with the change in the economy and policies, it would be more prudent to opt for financial instruments that provide greater income, likes Bonds and Mutual Funds, which offer the benefits of FDs and with…
Two weeks ago Shirin Merchant wrote a beautiful article in Parsi Times called ‘15 Ways To Show Your Dog Your Love’. Meherbai got an ‘aha-moment’, an inspiration, a revelation, a Eureka and phoned her entire group of friends that the next ‘Chai pe Charcha’ will be on ‘A Few Ways To Show Your Husband Your…
On 29th November, 2016, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) decided to peacefully part ways with its seven-year old youth wing, ZYNG, via a majority vote based on the motion proposed by Trustee Noshir Dadrawala and supported by Chairman Yazdi Desai and Trustee Kersi Randeria. Since this was trustee Zarir Bhathena’s first meeting after his recovery…
In a path-breaking development taking place at the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the four majority Trustees – Chairman Yazdi Desai and Trustees Noshir Dadrawala, Kersi Randeria and Zarir Bhathena – have taken a positive and bold step to resolve the problem of Housing for over 30 families of our community, who were kept waiting to…
Short films usually have a deep underlying message attached to them — social, political or religious. They also come with baggage — that of finance, distribution and exhibition constraints although their ultimate aim is to be screened at Film Festivals. All three shorts, screened on Sunday 27th November by aspiring filmmaker Nozzer Pardiwala, have a…
When once asked why he didn’t make romantic films, Alfred Hitchcock had famously replied, “If I made Cinderella, they would be looking for a body in the coach.” Vidya Balan had made Sujoy Ghosh’s female-centric Kahaani a sleeper hit, with its climax unfolding in the dying moments of the film. Four years later, the suspense…
Frankly, the initial half hour of the film set me wondering as to which gender and age segment of filmgoers it was targeted at. Even an hour later, I was clueless! Selena (Kate Beckinsale), the death-dealing vampire, is on the run from both the Lycans (werewolves) and their traditional rivals — her double-crossing vampire camp….