Love is a double-edged sword that can cut as well as heal. If we are under the illusion that love is some external commodity available for consumption, we may fantasize that perhaps someday, someone will manage to package it into a free, small, plastic gizmo that we sometimes find at the bottom of a cereal…
[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] Marvellous is the power of thought. Thinking is as natural to man as breathing. Thought has lifted man above the level of the animal world. It has raised…
Awareness Will Pay To Keep The Demagogues At Bay! Dear Readers, Though not particularly reckoned as a literary genius, I tend to gravitate towards the writings of American comedian, popularly known as Groucho Marx, especially when it comes to the definition of a few terms… like when he says, “Politics is the art of looking…
‘Bigfoot in the Park’ ‘‘These creatures don’t need our protection, they need our absence”. This would probably be true for all non-humans but in the film its referred to the extinct dinosaurs which inhabited the earth aeons ago and which were ‘revived’ a quarter century ago by the brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg. It’s the fifth in…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 13th June, 2018. Winner: “Can I borrow 2 eggs from you? Mara var ne bae eeda no poro joiyech!” – By Rumi Umrigar
. The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League along with Xtremely Young Zoroastrian’s (XYZ) Daraius Daredevils organised its annual Dae Mah Jasan at the gym and pavilion on 2nd June, 2018. The evening commenced with a Fancy Dress competition hosted by Bezaan Shroff and Vahista Pallonji, with over twenty-five children competing across six categories,…
Industrialist and Philanthropist, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla was conferred an honorary ‘The Doctor of Humane Letters’ degree by University of Massachusetts (USA) in Worcester on 3rd June, 2018, for his efforts in providing life-saving vaccines at affordable prices. Established on 12th June, 1966, the Serum Institute of India (SII) is one of the world’s largest vaccine…
Vote With A Conscience This article is not to advocate for any candidate nor influence any voter. This write up is to place facts about two candidates and let the voter decide. The others I won’t bother as they have no history about serving the community in any manner. These people pop up during elections…
Pune Parsi Rugby players, 23-year-old Khusnaz Jogi and 24-year-old Vahbiz Bharucha, were recently selected in the West Zone National Rugby Team, after qualifying in their selection camp, held in Goa from 26th March to 7th April, 2018. Powered with rigorous training sessions, the girls represented the West Zone XV’s team at the National Inter Zonal…
On 2nd June, 2018, India’s leading eye specialist and authority, Dr. Cyres K. Mehta was awarded the prestigious Swiss Eye Research Foundation Award for ‘Excellence In Research’. This recognition is bestowed by the Swiss Eye Research Foundation only once every two years, in validation of a volume of significant, published original research done internationally. Dr….
The life of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw is set to be documented by ace filmmaker Meghna Gulzar in a biopic produced by Ronnie Screwala. Sam Maneckshaw’s career spanned over five decades and he participated in five wars as a significant leader of the Indian Army. He is widely respected for his contributions as the Chief…