January: Confidence is the key to success. Fight for your right. Be practical. Follow your intuition. Search the right path to reach your destination. Don’t rush without thinking. (Lucky number: 8) February: This is a temporary karmic phase – as you sow, so shall you reap. This is the time to pay karmic debts. A…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT pays tribute to our venerated saint Dasturji Jamshed Sohrab Kukadaru, on his death anniversary (5th September 1900), by our ace writer and religious scholar, Noshir H. Dadrawala.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] He was a Saint who led a Simple life – A Priest but not Pedantic – An Alchemist but he never abused the knowledge or…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Some teachers go beyond being educators or even mentors. Their commitment and dedication to education and students makes them influencers who set the platform and the pace to ensure bringing out not just success but greatness in their students. For Our Teacher’s Day Special, Parsi Times is delighted to share the views of…
Last week, our External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj criticised Bollywood celebrities like Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan who opted for ‘surrogacy’ for making this procedure ‘fashionable’. This article is neither for nor against surrogacy – who are we to judge other people’s needs and compulsions? What is worrying is that surrogacy has become a…
The Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) children from Dadar Parsi Colony, namely ‘Behram’s Battalion’ had an interactive session with the Senior Citizen Association on 27th August, 2016 at J B Vachha High School. Forty XYZs put up a Parsi skit along with some dance numbers, a game of housie and some ‘on the spot surprise games’…
Dear Readers, Yes, the politics is back, Just when we thought things are finally moving, we seem to be hitting a stalemate again. And no points for guessing who gets sacrificed at the political altar – as always – the community. And as boring, repetitive and sordid as we may find the details, it is…
At the recent Mumbai Snooker League Championship conducted by the ‘Billiards and the Snooker Association of Maharashtra’ on 20th August, 2016, at Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana, the Elphinstone Cricket Club Team, ‘Elfies Stars’, captained by Cyrus Mistry, were crowned Champions after defeating Khar Gymkhana Team, ‘Italian Stallions’ by 3 frames to 1.
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]This is my third address as BPP Chairman to our community through the ‘BPP Connect’ . On behalf of my Board of Trustees, I would like to update you on the ongoings of the past month. I’m thankful to Parsi Times for extending this platform free of cost.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Housing: With a heavy heart…
The Lagan Lounge, Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s matrimonial initiative, held its quarterly event on August 20, 2016 at the Dadar Athornan Madressa hall. This time, the number of Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian participants increased with a count of over 20 individuals more than those participating last time – taking the count to a total of 66 spirited guys…
Cricket Australia Beats Sri Lanka, Wins Contest And Series: The 4th ODI between the Aussies and the Lankans ended with World Champions Australia clinching a victory by 6 wickets. Australia won the 5 match series with one more game to go. Sri Lanka put up 212 runs. John Hastings picked up 6/45 in his 10…
The film’s tagline is ‘Life always tests you with those special virtues that exist inside you’. When a young, rebellious girl from Jodhpur who’s witness to an acid attack on a defensless, innocent girl, takes it upon herself to pay the culprit in the same coin, the convoluted legal system marches her off for three…