Letters To The Editor

Letters To The Editor

Thanks Noshir Dadrawala! Your issue dated, March 11, carries a beautiful article on Holi written by Noshir Dadrawala. He compares the triumph of good over evil with fire playing a central role to our Zoroastrian belief in similar vein. Very informative as well as interesting. Thanks Noshir. Nergish Dordi (Ness Baug)  . All Is Not…

Salgreh Of Punjiaji Agiary, Nargol

Salgreh Of Punjiaji Agiary, Nargol

On 19th April, 2017, Mah Adar, Roj Khordad, Nargol’s Punjiaji Agiary celebrated its 76th Salgreh with a jasan ceremony at 10:00 am in agiary premises, performed by five priests, Er. Sohrab Bharucha, Er. Rayomand Dastur, Er. Hoshang Govadia, Er. Zubin Fatakia and Er. Soli Panthaky. Devotees participated in a humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni…

Rustom Kanga Immortalizes Wife With Book Launch!

Rustom Kanga Immortalizes Wife With Book Launch!

Singapore based former pilot, 79-year-old Rustom J. Kanga, paid a romantic, touching and enriching tribute to his late wife, Suna, who succumbed to illness in 2015, by completing her final project – a book she had been working on since 2014, which throws light on the Parsi community in Singapore. Immortalising his wife’s legacy titled,…

Meherzaad Bugwadia Wins ‘Mr. Personality’

Meherzaad Bugwadia Wins ‘Mr. Personality’

Meherzaad Bugwadia, from Rustom Baug, won the ‘Mr. Personality’ title at the ‘Face Of Maharashtra’ Competition at the finals held in Pune, on 17th March, 2017. Meherzaad was selected amongst the top six from Mumbai, after competing with seventeen boys across various rounds including introduction, ramp walking and question-answer rounds. Winning the title as well…

Film Review: Sonata

Film Review: Sonata

One thing’s for sure – there’s not a moment of sannata in Aparna Sen’s latest offering ‘Sonata’. The loquacious and prosperous red-wine-loving Bengali banker Dolon (Shabana Azmi), who doesn’t waste an opportunity to spray herself with the choicest French perfumes, ensures that. Aparna Sen, who plays the role of a Brahmin Sanskrit professor, Aruna (Oru)…

Film Review: MAATR

Film Review: MAATR

The Nirbhaya  incident put Delhi firmly on the map as the rape capital of India.  The moment you know that Maatr is a film on rape and violence against women, you would be prepared to watch a film of revenge. There are no court cases here—just raw, brutal acts of retribution which would keep you…

Adar – The Divinity Of Light And Life

Adar – The Divinity Of Light And Life

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you our monthly ‘Religion Special: Parab Series’, by our religious scholar and cultural expert, the erudite Noshir Dadrawala. Every month, we share with you a deeper understanding of this auspicious day of the month – the Parab – when the mah (month) and the roj (day) coincide. Here’s celebrating this…