On 5th February, 2018, Roj Daepadin, Mah Sheherevar, the Parsi Community of Surat was shocked by the sudden passing away of actor and director of Gujarati Parsi Drama and Teacher at Cambay Institute of Commerce, Mehernosh Noashirwan Karanjia. The Samast Surat Sheher Parsi Anjuman and President of Surat Parsi Panchayat, Jamshed Dotivala organised a condolence…
‘Fraud’ian Slip! As Indians, we are painstakingly used to the word, ‘Fraud’. Heck, not only are we used to it, but are subconsciously getting trained to even calibrate our reactions with increasing leeway – for example, it’s not a ‘decent enough’ fraud to make us raise our eyebrows if it hasn’t run into thousands of…
[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] . Great is the glory of truth. It shines like the star Tishtrya. Truth is the queen of virtues. Truth is the good Mazda-worshipping religion. Truth is truth…
Love Is All We Have! Thanks for those two LOVELY Valentine write-ups – Darling Bomi uncle would always made us laugh the moment we met him – even as kids when he came to visit dad. He was a true romantic. And Noshir’s ‘Love, Live and Let Leave’ licence was so full of essence! Also, your…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#b3a8b3″ css_class=”boxed”]Dr. Shilpa Desai is India’s first renowned Health Psychologist. Her unique body of work revolves around mental conditioning of people through counselling & nutritional interventions. She is consultant Nutritionist for Portugal, Spain & the American Soccer Academy. She has been recipient of many global honors and awards including ‘The Global Community Award”…
Early on in the film one of the central characters in the film mouths the dialogue “In our job we cannot afford confusion”. This line could very well have been spoken by writer-director Neeraj Pandey as viewed throughout the first half of the 160 minute film. The lengthy opening disclaimer too is understandable – after…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Embarrassing habits of your pooch that you’ve been mortified to ask anyone about![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Our relationship with our dogs go back over time immemorial. Yet, when it comes to understanding our canines’ crazy quirks, we are often left stumped! With all the love and joy dogs bring us, they also manage to baffle us…
All thought is energy. It has immense power. It can create your surroundings. A thought can heal or harm another. Be careful of what you create – healing or harming – because it will come back to you like a boomerang as your outward circumstances – either as lots of health, wealth, peace of mind…
The dawn of February 11th saw many vintage and classic beauties, both two-wheeled and four, congregate at Horniman Circle – Fort, Mumbai for the Annual Vintage Car Fiesta held by Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI). A symphony of sounds and pitch filled the air. Die-hard enthusiasts and others, were up early to…
Many people regard ‘Ritual’ and ‘Reason’ as being anti-thetical. In reality, both are complementary factors in the process of spiritual growth. Prayers and rituals are born of man’s adoration for that unseen power underlying the mystery of life. Each religion prescribes its own set of practices as a means of adoration or worship or to…
The repair and construction work at Udvada Railway Station, which mainly called for raising the height of the platform so as to bridge the gap between the platform and the train, has finally concluded and hopefully there will be no more accidents or fatalities due to the earlier ‘death gap’. With Parsi Times reporting and…