“Stories have the power to hurt or heal,” says a child’s voice at the beginning of the film. In this film, adapted from the series of stories by Alvin Schwartz, one wonder what power this film could have – to hurt, heal.. or horrify! Set in 1968 during Halloween (that’s a given), in the small…
Set in Madhopur, Bihar, in 2005, with joints having names like ‘Murgh Donald’ and ‘Shotgun Shaadi Band’ (the film, incidentally, was initially titled ‘Shotgun Shaadi’) abound in this unending drama of forced marriages from the girl’s side (for a change), in cases where exorbitant dowry is demanded. Hukam Singh (Javed Jaffrey), who specializes in such…
On the occasion of celebrating NJ’s silver jubilee year of wealth creation, at the recently concluded NJ PBC 2019 meet, India’s largest congregation for financial planners, which was held at Mumbai’s Sahara Star Hotel on 4th August, 2019, our community’s leading financial planners – Maher Dhamodiwala, founder of Financial Artists; and Marzee Kerawala of NiveshIndia,…
Last year, the Community’s premier service-oriented organization, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI), launched ‘Soulmates’ – an initiative aimed at assisting our single bawas and bawis to find their companions for life. ‘Soulmates’ provides the crucial platform for our Community’s youngsters to meet and mingle, and hopefully bump into their potential life-partners and get…
On 7th August, 2019, the premiere ‘International Women Leaders Forum’ (IWLF) held its prestigious Awards Ceremony – the 6th Flagship ‘Business Leadership Conclave: Leadership And Innovation Awards 2019’ – at a glittering ceremony in Mumbai’s Novotel, where Parsi Times’ Editor-in-Chief, Anahita Subedar was honoured with the ‘Leader In Media’ Award, in recognition of her comprehensive…
On 3rd August, 2019, ‘OH! THOSE PARSIS!’: A to Z of the Parsi Way of Life’, written by eminent lawyer and writer, Berjis Desai, was launched by Senior Counsel and former Advocate General of Maharashtra – Darius Khambata, at a glittering function held at the Gallops restaurant in Mumbai. “Every age has its bard. The…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose efforts…