[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Not too long ago, Western Classical Music formed an integral part of the Parsi culture. The affinity still remains in most Parsi homes. Khushroo Suntook, Chairman of NCPA and leading connoisseur of Western Classical Music, supports Parsi Times’ endeavours to re-ignite the love for this – one of the most polished genres…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Philanthropy and charity is unanimous with Parsi culture. ‘Parsi Thy name is Charity’ is a common saying. Who better than our community’s leading visionary and philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, to share his thoughts on the evolution of the concept of philanthropy in our community today![/otw_shortcode_info_box] When Parsi Times’ Asst. Editor, Delaveen, requested me to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The declining count of the Parsi population is a grave matter of concern as this poses a great potential threat to our rich traditional and cultural heritage. Dr. Katy Gandevia, Programme Coordinator of Jiyo Parsi, a GOI initiative to arrest the declining Parsi Population, highlights the importance and relevance of this scheme to…
Meherbai always says, “Dikra, I am not superstitious at all – touch-wood, touch-wood! Only, I don’t walk under ladders and I stop in my tracks when I see a black cat (mui avvar kaari bilari).” She refuses to see that the black kitty is also God’s creature like any of us and has as much…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Our Sudreh and Kusti is most effective and protects us best when we perform the Kusti ritual correctly and at the stipulated times. One also needs to do the right ritual gestures at the right words. PT Reporter Jamshed Arjani catches up with our Community’s leading religious scholar and priest, Er. Dr. Ramiyar…
To begin with, the title as well as the subject matter of the film is risqué, at best. In tackling this bold and gritty subject, Akshay Kumar seems to have temporarily forsaken his superstar aura and dauntlessly dived into a subject the current PM holds dear to his heart — Swachh Bharat campaign. Keshav (Akshay),…
‘Atomic Blonde’ — the title apparently borrowed from the song Blondie by the group Atomic– is an out-and-out one woman show. Its 1989, before the Berlin wall is set to come crumbling down. MI6 undercover agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent to Berlin for a two-fold reason—to probe the death of an MI6 agent…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. આ વરસમાં નાણાકીય મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. આખા વરસમાં ગુરૂ તમને પૈસાની ખેંચ નહીં આપે બને તો બોન્ડ કે ગોલ્ડમાં રોકાણ કરી લેજો. વરસની શરૂઆત સારી નહીં રહે. ચિંતાઓથી ઘેરાયેલા રહેશો. બચ્ચાઓના ભણતરની ચિંતા, ઘરમાં રિપેરીંગનો ખર્ચ કરવો પડશે. 18મી ઓગસ્ટ સુધી રાહુ…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]There is hardly an aspect about our Parsi culture more intrinsic than Theatre, or as we call it – ‘Natak’. Watching a play before heading out for dinner is an integral and unbroken Navroze ritual. Though Parsi Theatre has evolved over the decades, it has sustained its unique ‘Parsipanu’ even today. Our Community’s…
Be it New Year or birthdays, the accompaniment to dhan-daar is usually macchi no patio or tareli macchi. You go to Udwada on a pilgrimage and it would not be deemed complete if you were not served the boi for lunch or dinner. At weddings or Navjotes, there are the saas ni macchi enthusiasts and…