When the Chairperson of the Censor Board Pahlaj Nihalani endorses a film, the industry is all ears. ‘A Flying Jatt will create history and remind the viewer of (the 1975 sleeper hit) Jai Santoshi Maa’, the great man opines. But then, Nihalani forgets that history comes in various hues and disparate shapes and sizes. And…
Previous generations had a somewhat shorter life-expectancy compared to today’s but they led happy and contended lives compared to today’s stressed-out-in the lap-of- luxury generation. We live longer since science has pulled back the barriers of death but what is the quality of those extra years of life? What modern science cannot cure, it merely…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The sacrosanct Baj ritual is intrinsic to almost all the rituals performed by priests, during and after performing ceremonies, tasks and even normal activities. In this regard, Ervad Pervez Karanjia, Panthaky of the Sodawaterwalla Agiary (Dhobi Talao) demystifies this in a discussion with PT Writer Jamshed Arjani, in a special two part series.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] PT:…
True to its tradition, 112 year old ‘Parsi Ambulance Division’ celebrated the 70th Independence Day by hoisting the National Flag on 15th August, 2016 at the Parsi Ambulance Division Headquarter building, opposite Metro Cinema.
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Though our monthly column, ‘BPP Connect’, is scheduled to appear on the first Saturday of every month, Parsi Times was requested to publish an urgent piece of information, in the interest of the community, which upon considering the following news, we readily decided to share with our readers. We will continue with our…
BREAKING NEWS!!! MUNCHI CAMA MOVES CC OFFICE FOR A STAY ORDER Even as PT publishes in this issue about BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai’s letter expressing angst about Trustees Viraf Mehta’s and Armaity Tirandaz’s refusal to sign the agreements of our hopeful community members, who have been allotted housing in the last few weeks, it appears…
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 August, 2016. 27th August 2016 “Twinkle, Twinkle now I’m a Bawa star, after gorging on their ‘patia and dhan dar’.” – by Aspi Adi Driver.
CRICKET India Lose Number 1 Ranking As 4th Test Match Gets Abandoned Rain played spoil sport yet again as the fourth Test match between India and West Indies was abandoned after just 22 overs were bowled at the start of the game. This particular Test match goes down in history as the third shortest match…
On the 20th of August, 2016, which marked the Birth Anniversary of India’s Ex-PM, Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi, the Mumbai Congress Minority Wing (MCMW) felicitated select members of the Parsi community for their achievements, with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Awards’, at the YIAMAS Hall, in South Mumbai. Chief Guest, MP, Ashok Raoji Chavan (President, Maharashtra…
Parsi Times is delighted to offer our readers a ‘Magical Makeover’ by Expert Arshis Javeri, which will include professional hairdo by ‘Makeover Salon’ and a profile shoot by renowned Bollywood still-photographer, Ketan Mehta, at Bazyan Mistry’s specialized workspace, ‘Talisman Studios’. Look stylish and get famous! Interested? Mail your picture along with a reason for opting…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Report by Swati Kalra Arora, with Inputs by Shelly Subawalla[/otw_shortcode_info_box] On Saturday August 20, 2016, the Delhi Parsi Anjuman celebrated a warm heartfelt Navroze with the Parsi community getting together to eat, drink and be merry. The Parsi community in Delhi, though small, tries its best to bring in all festivals and other…