The Essence Of Easter Dear Readers, The summers in Mumbai, over the past few years, have been the harshest reminder of the maxim, ‘as you sow, so shall you reap’, with the rising greenhouse-gas levels increasingly heating up the summers, as we continue to, unfortunately, keep contributing to global warming. Temperatures have been breaking…
The Shady Saga of Munching Murgo and Dinky Derko In the Jungle of PP, there existed a very unique combination of trees, animals, mammals and birds… The trees were solid, basking in the glory of the past and looking down in amusement, and sometimes confusion, at what went on in the jungle… Deep… in…
The Parsee Youth League of Ahmedabad (PYLA) hosted the seventh edition of their Cricket Tournament from 11th February to 4th March, 2018, in memory of Late Gujarat High Court Advocate, Tehmpton Nanavatti who had been a great supporter of PYLA until his untimely death in 2010. The three teams – Royals, Stars and Blasters competed…
Parsi Times has been constantly updating the community about various measures undertaken by the Government of Gujarat to turn Udvada into a model village. Launched by PM Narendra Modi in 2014, the ‘Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana’ program necessitated each Member of Parliament to choose one village and convert it into a model town, by fixing…
On 20th March, 2018, a 16-member Parsi delegation from Mumbai and New Delhi met the H’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Parliament House, New Delhi. The delegation, organised and led by Dasturji Khurshed K. Dastoor, Zoroastrian representative at the National Commission for Minorities, constituted the following from Mumbai – Havovi Khurshed Dastoor, Sam Bulsara,…
On 18th March, 2018, the Malcolm Baug Zoroastrian Association held its dazzling annual musical night, ‘Starlight’ at the Baug-grounds, bringing to life an evening filled with great energy, fun and exceptional talent in our Community. With Media Partner Parsi Times, ‘Starlight’, in its third year in 2018, showcased a range of brilliant performers across all…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Parsi Times brings you the continuation of yet another interesting series titled, ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, written by our Community luminary, Zoroastrian scholar and visionary, and a writer par excellence – Noshir H. Dadrawala. The object of this series is to shed the light of truth on myths and fables and sift the…
“Based on true stories”, claims the info during the opening credits, even as the film portrays the events during a single ‘search and seize’ raid in Lucknow in 1981. Amay Patnaik (Ajay Devgn) is an upright (both physically and morally) Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax — a couple of elaborately staged scenes during the opening frames…
The political predicament in the Middle East has been at the forefront of humanity since the past several decades, exacerbated by the Munich Olympics massacre in 1972, followed by the evacuation of hostages at Entebbe, Uganda on 4 July 1976. Within a year of the latter, three films were made on the Entebbe incident —…
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India (WZCCI) and WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF) have announced a joint plan to support and promote Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian entrepreneurs, professionals and start-ups by funding selected projects in India with interest-free loans. Only the principal amount would have to be returned, over a pre-determined period. WZCCI and WZOTF invite…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” border_color=”#d09c2c” background_color=”#f0e0c3″] “As we step into a new dimension of spirituality, we need to understand that nothing happens without cause, except for divine interventions. All else needs a rationale. If everything ought to have a meaning, so does our existence. Have you found yours? Every soul’s software is good, with a few par…