Agriculture Is Man’s Noblest Profession

Agriculture Is Man’s Noblest Profession

[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] Ahura Mazda sent Zarathushtra for the support, care and guidance of the tillers of the land. Agriculture is the staple industry of mankind. Culture and civilization begin when…

Review: Indu Sarkar

Review: Indu Sarkar

First, the title – an astute ploy by director Bhandarkar to bear out part of the lengthy disclaimer that Indu Sarkar is a work of fiction. This, despite the director, who’s also co-scripted the film, going on record to say that “The film is 70% fiction and 30% documented fact”. Indu Sarkar – a pun…

Review: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

Review: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

Sounds like a geography lesson, but the only experience one takes away from ‘Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets’ is the hazards of watching a film of this genre, viz. Sci-Fi. The 3D effects are certainly a saving grace though. Even though VFX is all about conception and illusion, how futuristic can film-makers…

Rayomand Banajee’s Podium Finish In MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship

Rayomand Banajee’s Podium Finish In MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship

Indian motorsports veteran and eight-time Formula Racing and Karting Champion, Rayomand Banajee, returned to the race track after 9 years, competing for the first time in the MMSC FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship. Racing in a Volkswagen Ameo, with a total time of 14.364, Rayomand completed third, recording the fastest reaction time of the entire…

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part II

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times presents the second of our three-part series on ‘Understanding Learning Disabilities’ with Mental Health Professional, Kashmira Kakalia, a qualified and highly-experienced Special Education Teacher and a certified Audiblox trainer. Kashmira works with students, adults, families and communities, employing the ‘Narrative Therapy’, with the aim of promoting students with LD on…

Vendidad – The Law Against Forces of Evil

Vendidad – The Law Against Forces of Evil

Among ancient Zoroastrian sacred texts, the Vendidad is probably the most significant – both historically and liturgically, and yet, it is condemned as an outdated ‘Zoroastrian Penal Code’ and the work of babbling Magi priests obsessed with imaginary demons and magic. Interestingly, the very word ‘magic’ is derived from the Magi, a clan of priests…

RZM Torans

RZM Torans

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The adage of the entrepreneurial spirit being ageless finds perfect substantiation in the story behind ‘RZM Torans’ – a glass-and-bead garland initiative, named after the initials of the three dynamic, age-defying sisters, Roda Mistry (80 years), Zarine Mistry (76 years) and Maharukh Mistry (72 years). They have indeed proven that age is…

Review: Indu Sarkar

Review: Indu Sarkar

First, the title – an astute ploy by director Bhandarkar to bear out part of the lengthy disclaimer that Indu Sarkar is a work of fiction. This, despite the director, who’s also co-scripted the film, going on record to say that “The film is 70% fiction and 30% documented fact”. Indu Sarkar – a pun…

પ્રાર્થના કરવાની યોગ્ય રીત

પ્રાર્થના કરવાની યોગ્ય રીત

સવારની પહોરમાં ઉઠતાની સાથે અષેમ વોહુ ભણવું જોઈએ અને જમીનને પગે પડવી જોઈએ કારણ અસ્ફંદાર્મદ અમેસાસ્પંદ આપણી પૃથ્વી-ધરતીની કાળજી લે છે. એક અષેમવોહુ ભણીએ એનો અર્થ તમે એક અષેમવોહુની સરખામણીમાં દસલાખ વખત પ્રાર્થના કરો છો કારણ અશોઈની અસરથી તમે જ્યારે સવારના ઉઠો છો ત્યારે તમારૂં મન શાંત હોય છે. સરોશ યશ્ત હદોખ્ત આપણને સૂચન કરે…