Lebanese poet philosopher Kahlil Gibran beautifully sums up the essence of relationships with the lines: “Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but…
All Parsees Sports Foundation organised the ‘35th Jal D. Pardivala Annual Athletic Meet 2018’ under the auspices of the Navroze Baug Play Centre, Mancherji Edalji Joshi Memorial Trust Dadar, Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League, Federation of Zoroastrian Associations for Welfare and Culture (FOZAWAC) on 3rd and 4th February, 2018, at the University Stadium,…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The bond between soul-mates is magical, inexplicable and impossible to replicate or substitute. When souls are united spiritually, then human bonds are not the reserve of mortal realms. When companionship, friendship, selflessness and fun form the essentials of a love story, it becomes immortalised as a surreal experience embodied in love that is…
February 14 is celebrated the world over as ‘Mush Day’, also known as the Feast of Saint Valentine Valentine’s Day or more popularly, simply, Valentine’s Day. It celebrates one of the noblest of all the human emotions and virtues – Love. Indeed a foul-word, but so sweet, so noble. Soft to hear, neither gross nor…
On the Occasion of Valentine’s Day, Here’s what the PT PUNdit has to say… Valentine’s Day Tips By The PT PUNdit Some of us are born flirts, But the rest of us aren’t the as-evolved twirps… You see love is simple – it doesn’t need a perfect plan, Over-planning could result in our young Bawis…
Parsee rising stars Frenaz Chipia of Gujarat and Zubin Taraporewalla of Maharashtra played brilliantly to reach the coveted round of 32 at the 79th Senior Table-Tennis Nationals held from 25 – 30 January, 2018, at Ranchi. The tournament witnessed Zubin beat arch-rival Ravindra Kotian of Maharashtra 4-0. Both Zubin and Frenaz, will soon be representing…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his budget for the year 2018-19 in parliament a couple of days ago. The Rail Budget was also presented as part of the Union Budget. In this article, we analyse key budget proposals, and their impact on the salaried class, investors, senior citizens and consumers. A standard deduction of Rs….
Just over a month ago, on the 25th of December, 2017, a Dadgah, ‘Asha Vahishta – The Zoroastrian Center’, was inaugurated in Pune, under the umbrella of Association for Revival of Zoroastrianism (ARZ), which opened its doors to intermarried Parsis and their children, as also Zoroastrian enthusiasts who sought greater insight into Zoroastrianism. Within this short…
During times of trials and tribulations in the past, our ancestors shielded and protected our sacred Shreeji Pak Iranshah by shifting it to different centres from time to time, which include: Sanjan (669 years), Bahrot Caves (12 years: 1393 – 1405 AC), Vansda Forest – 14 years: 1405 – 1418 AC), Navsari (313 years: 1419…
Tabla maestro, Dr. Aban E. Mistry (6th May, 1940 – 30th September, 2012) was posthumously presented the ‘First Lady of India’ award, on 20th January, 2018, by Hon’ble President of India, Ramnath Kovind, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. In an event organised by the Ministry for Women and Children Development and officiated by MP,…
Leading Canine Behaviourist and Trainer, and Parsi Times columnist (Pet Puja) Shirin Merchant was recently felicitated with the ‘First Women Award’, organized by Ministry of Women and Child Development at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 20th January, 2018. Hosted by Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Shirin was felicitated by the Hon’ble President of…