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 29th August, 2018. Winner: “Sonia: Beta we can’t eat now! We are on a fast! Pappu: But Mumma!! Pizza is ‘Fast’ food only!!!!” -By Piran Tarapore
Heaven is the best and the shining and the all happy abode of the righteous. So bright is its light that words can describe it not, nor tongue can tell. Beyond compare is the bliss that the denizens of heaven enjoy. It is the place of eternal peace and rest and joy. Ahura Mazda, the…
“Although the events are dangerously true, this is a work of fiction”. Reminiscing on the opening title-card of the film, one could have had absolutely no idea how ‘dangerous’ – fabled or not – it would turn out to be. And that, probably, would be the only prism through which the Indian censors would view…
Sequels are not always successful, despite the makers’ best commercial motives and despite how hard the storyline – and budget – is stretched! For those who missed out on the 2016 prequel, Harpreet ‘Happy’ Kaur (Diana Penty) was in the title role with Pakistan as the backdrop. This one shifts base to its more affluent…
– Chicken Soup For The Parsi Soul! – . . On the eve of 24th August, 2018, author, teacher and poet – the dynamic Veera Sanjana released her second brilliant book, #LOVEBYTESLIFEHACKS, at a stylish event, at Crossword Bookstore in South Bombay, hosted by model and Television celebrity, Parizad Kolah Marshall, with ace comedian and…
The Hindu Perspective: Raksha Bandhan (Bond of Protection) is celebrated on the Purnima or full moon day of the auspicious month of Shravana. The festival commemorates sibling love, particularly between brother and sister. The sister ties the Rakhi on her brother’s hand as a symbol of her love and talisman for his good health and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Genevieve Dubash is an animal activist, who has been feeding and caring for independent animals on the streets for 23 years. Currently, she provides food to almost 60 such ‘Roadies’ (with the support of animal lovers) covering the areas of Gamdevi, Bhavans College, Babulnath, New Khareghat Colony, parts of Old Khareghat Colony and…
ઈરાનના ઈતિહાસમાં આપણા પવિત્ર પુર્વજોમાં કેટલાક દિવ્ય પુરૂષો હતા જેમના માથાની આસપાસ દિવ્ય તેજ હતું પરંતુ અશો જરથુષ્ટ તેમાં સર્વશ્રેષ્ઠ હતા. દરેક પવિત્ર કાર્ય કરતા પહેલા તેમને યાદ કરાય છે. આજે ખોરદાદ સાલ નિમિત્તે તેમના જીવનની બાબતો રજૂ કરી રહ્યા છે જે વાંચતા આપણે કયારેય કંટાળતા નથી. કયાની વંશના નેકદીલ અશો પાદશાહ લોહરાસ્પના રાજ્યઅમલ દરમિયાન…
કોલેજના છેલ્લા વર્ષમાં અભ્યાસ કરતા રેહાનને બપાવાજીનો નેવુમો જન્મદિવસ ઊજવવાનો સૌથી વધારે ઉમળકો હતો. બપાવાજીની પોતાની ખાસ ઈચ્છા નહોતી. નાનપણમાં દરેક જન્મદિવસ ઉંમરમાં વધારો થયાનો આનંદ આપે છે પણ આ ઉંમરે તો જન્મદિવસ જીવનમાં એક વર્ષ ઓછું થયાનો અહેસાસ કરાવે છે. એમાં ઉજવણી કરવા જેવું શું છે, બપાવાજીને વિચાર આવ્યો. કુટુંબના આગ્રહથી એ છેવટે માની…
Daena, the moral and religious conscience of man, accompanies the soul, after his bodily death, to the next world. It leads the soul to the abode of weal or woe, according to the righteous or wicked life led by the soul upon earth. On the dawn of the fourth day after death, the soul of…
Finding and sorting news can be difficult and clunky. ‘Palabre’ is a wonderful app that focuses on the topics you want to read about, with popular categories and some sources from where you can get them. You can use the categories provided or create your own. Almost every site has an RSS feed these days,…