Shakespeare recognised the remarkable recuperative, curative and invigorating properties of sleep. To him, sleeplessness was one of the greatest curses of man, it put one out of harmony with nature, ruining both body and mind. Fifteen hundred years before Shakespeare, in ancient Greece, sick people were brought to the temple of Morpheus, the God of dreams, and left there overnight to recuperate. In the tradition of…
Parsi Times is delighted to present a column where we get all our readers’ questions pertaining to religion, answered by our Community’s religious most respected and learned religious scholars and priests. PT invites and encourages all our readers to send in any queries or uncertainties you may have, related to our religion. Mail us at…
With extensive use of the smartphone, comes a modern spine ailment called the ‘Text Neck’ or ‘Tech Neck’, also known as ‘Anterior Head Syndrome’ or ‘Forward Head Posture’. Its symptoms include headaches, neck pain, tingling in arms, stiffness and fatigue. This Repetitive Strain Injury can cause problems along the entire length of the spine. In…
Re: Your Editorial In PT Issue Dated 10 November, 2018 Thank you for the very inspiring and motivating editorial last Saturday. It’s really a sad situation when seniors have to spend their last days lonely, ignored and sometimes at the mercy of maids who make their lives even more miserable. We, the seniors of Rustom…
U-Dictionary is an app which translates English to thirty-eight languages directly. Once you download the offline pack, you can use the dictionary even when you are not connected online. The unique Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in this app, allows you to just click a sentence or phrase from your smartphone and gives you the translation…
Happiness Is Pursuing Purpose, Not Success Dear Readers, Most of us believe that success leads to happiness. We constantly chase something or the other, that will lead us to ‘success’. Our sense of success is competitive and quantifiable – in terms of our progress in our lifestyle and relationships, and across our financial, professional and…
[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] Zarathushtra alone of all mortals, sayest Thou Ahura Mazda, first knew Thee as Thou art and heard Thy words and brought the glad tidings of hope to the…
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 21st November, 2018. Winner: “Spidey: “Atlo laddha jevo motto thai gayoj, ne chaddi ajun bi bor thi perej!!”” -By Rohinton Bajagalia
‘Good thoughts, good words, good deeds,’ reminds father Bomi Bulsara (Ace Bhatti) to his 20-something buck-toothed son Farrokh (Rami Malek) in their London home, the family having migrated from Zanzibar a half decade earlier. That was in 1970, working as a baggage handler at Heathrow, and in the earlier moments of the film. Cut to…
Allow us to introduce ourselves – Farohar Travels. Our story began a couple of years ago with one great idea – to organize perfectly crafted holidays and travel experiences for the discerning traveler. Being an emerging player in the travel market, we specialize in innovative, planned packages for escorted group tours, customized family holidays, destination…
The third chapter of WINGS’18, the community’s annual, premier Sports and Cultural Festival, had our community members flocking in large numbers to the Rustom Baug Grounds, to partake of the fun, festivities, dynamic display of talent and some seriously thrilling entertainment – all through the four days of the exciting extravaganza, 8 – 11 November,…