. The Parsee Youth League of Ahmedabad (PYLA) (estd. 1980) hosted its annual floodlit night volleyball tournament at The Parsi Sanatorium Grounds, on the banks of the river Sabarmati. The tournament marked the eighth edition of the Jimmy Muglai Cup, in the memory of the Late Jimmy Muglai – a keen sportsman, body-builder and seven-time…
Baji Burjorji, 53, is a Marketing Executive. Thrice a week he is in the green space of Five Gardens, where he walks for 30 minutes with his friends. He does a small warm up and covers a distance of 2 km. He also allows some time for his stretches. Zenobia Pavri has been a regular…
Meherbai’s Mandli met on Father’s Day at her spacious house. Meherbai had ordered Whiskey Burgers, Fish Tikkas and Honey Chicken from her club; beer was kept chilled and for deserts, she had slabs of Jack Daniel liquor chocolates which she had broken into pieces and arranged artistically on a huge Bakarat -crystal dish. Banoo Batak: What…
Superstitious fatalism teaches that man is not a free agent who can shape the actions of his life. The movements of the stars regulate them. Inexorable and inevitable is fate. It holds universal sway. Nothing can alter what fate has set down. Immutable and irrevocable is the decree of fate. Everything happens as fate wills….
Julie loved food. So much that she would resort to stealing it. Her owners, the Shroffs, had to lock their kitchen door every night to keep her out of the garbage can, and took care not to leave any food lying around, because they knew she would steal it. And it wasn’t that she was…
Parsi Times is delighted to share that highly popular Numero-Tarot Columnist, Dr. Jasvi, was conferred the degree D. Sc (Doctor of Science) for her thesis, ‘Chaitnya – Creation of Runes’, at Mumbai’s Russian Center for Science and Culture, on 8th June, 2019, in the august presence of Dame Prof. Dr. Meher Master Moos; Dr. Chandra…
‘Keeping him safe is a full-time job’, says Max (voiced by Patton Oswalt) of his young master, baby Liam (Henry Lynch). This just about sums up the premise of the hour-and-half long sequel to the 2016 fairly successful and enjoyable, ‘The Secret Life of Pets’. Katie (Ellie Kemper) falls in love and marries Chuck. Her…
Undoubtedly for commercial reasons, Hollywood’s obsession with milking its successful franchises dry is well-known. And this is precisely what MIB:I is – a done-and-dusted plot laced with dry humour. To begin with, the title would seem to be a misnomer: ‘Man and Lady in Black’ would be more appropriate. The film begins with a very…
Parizad Viraf Baldawala, from Navsari’s Ava Baug, stood fourth in Navsari District, scoring 92.13% in the Gujarat Secondary Education Board exams, 2019, bringing great pride to the community and to her parents, Viraf and Baktawar Baldawala.
(Er.) Varzavand Hormuz Asphandiar Dadachanji completed his sampoorna Navar prayers from the Dadar Athornan Institute and was ordained Navar on May 21, 2019, at the Vatchagandhy Agiyary. Varzavand was ordained by his grandfather, Er. Asphandiar Dadachanji and Mama Er. Darayus Bajan. The ceremony took place under the leadership of Dasturji Dr. Firoze Meherji Kotwal. Varzavand…
The Gamadia Colony Welfare Association (GCWA) held its annual Jashan and entertainment programme on 8th June, 2019 at the Sethna Agiary Hall, Tardeo. The Jashan commenced at 5:00 pm followed by distribution of chashni and a Humbandagi by the ‘Ashoi’s’ – Gamadia Colony’s Dharmagyan Class. The entertainment programme kicked off with a Talent Contest at…