The Real Meaning Of Christmas
A tiny baby was born in a humble stable at Bethlehem and that was when the story of Christmas started. The baby grew to become the ‘King of Kings’, teaching humanity that LOVE is the only way to live life. LOVE is the real meaning of Christmas. It is so easy to love those who…
Dial ‘M’ For Wellness! Get Mickeymized!!
India’s No. 1 Holistic Health Guru, Dr. Mickey Mehta has been the talk of the town for his innumerable initiatives and drives that motivate and empower the concept of fitness- both physically and spiritually. Having had an eventful 2017 thus far, in keeping with an inexorable line of successes, Dr. Mickey was recently invited to…
Caption This – December 23, 2017
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 27th December, 2017. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “Lady: “Congratulations Sir! Madame has given birth to a Baby-‘Boi’!” Shark: “I had a feeling something fishy was going on!” – By Marazban…
FILM REVIEW: TIGER ZINDA HAI
‘Shikar toh sab karte hain lekin Tiger se behtar shikar koi nahi karta.’ This needless allusion here is to wonderboy Avinash Rathore aka Tiger (Salman Khan, as if we didn’t know), who single-handedly, sometimes with the help of a bazooka, knocks off a mini-army in the barren tracts of Abu Dhabi, which is attempted to…
“Go Green Now – There’s No Plan(et) B”, Says BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria
. Our community has always been known to be at the forefront of answering the call of civic responsibility, especially when it comes to being sensitive towards our environment and the upkeep of the city. The Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community has its belief firmly rooted in maintaining the sanctity of our natural elements – fire, air,…
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017 Is Here !
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#fce8a1″ css_class=”boxed”]What started as a mere idea incubated by Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor with the aim of bringing together Zoroastrians from all across the globe in celebration of our culture and glorious heritage, gained the much-appreciated support from our Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and the rest, as they say, is history! Fast-forward to…
‘Together Towards Tomorrow’ At 11th WZC, Perth
When the very first Iranshah Udvada Utsav was held in December 2015, Australia was awarded the host nation for the 11th (Adult) World Zoroastrian Congress for the year 2018, as decided at the Global Working Group meet. Brandishing the motto, ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’, four days, dated 1st to 4th June, 2018, will celebrate the coming…
Return To Roots – The Zoroastrian Homecoming!
Return to Roots, the five-year old Zoroastrian youth-oriented global initiative is gaining momentum worldwide, with an increasing number of Zoroastrians showing an interest to participate in the movement which seeks to strengthen community identity amongst Zoroastrian youth the world over, by reconnecting them with our culture and past glories. Launched at the North American Zoroastrian…
આ પપ્પા એટલે?
પપ્પા એટલે ખાલી એક નામ? પપ્પા એટલે ખાલી એક દેખાવ જ? પપ્પા એટલે ખાલી એક પદ? પપ્પા એટલે ખાલી બાયોડેટામાં નામની પાછળ લાગતુ અસ્તિત્વ? ‘ના’. પપ્પા એટલે પરમેશ્ર્વરના પુરાણો કરતા પણ વધુ પ્રેકટિકલ પ્રેરણાદાઇ પુસ્તક… આપણી સૌથી મોટી તકલીફ એ છે કે આપણામાંથી ઘણા પુરાણો વાંચવાની અને સમજવાની વાતો કરે છે પણ ઘરમાં બેઠેલા પપ્પાને…
બીકણ સસલી
બીકણ સસલીને માથે ચણીબોર પડયું અને એ ગભરાઈને ‘દોડો! દોડો!’ આકાશ તૂટી પડયું એમ બોલી ઝડપથી દોડવા લાગી અને એને જોઈ બીજાં પ્રાણીઓ પણ દોડવા લાગ્યા એવી જરીપુરાણી વાર્તા લખી હું મારા પ્રિય વાંચકોને બોર કરવા માગતો નથી. તમારી સમક્ષ એવી ‘સસલી’ની વાત કરવા માંગુ છું કે જે ઉસ્તાદો કા ઉસ્તાદ પહોંચેલ માયા અને ભલભલાંને…