There are many things that you will find unusual when you step down in Amsterdam, not counting the fresh clean air, of course. Wherever you go, you see people cycling. There are said to be over 800,000 bicycles in Amsterdam – that is more bikes than the people! People cycle for almost everything – work,…
It’s a beautiful clear morning, you wake up fresh with the clear crisp mountain air in your breath. You step out quickly because not every day can you witness this breathtaking sight – the glowing Kanchenjunga Peak in the distance! While the rest of the area around is still enveloped in the dark blue of…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In continuation of our weekly travel column, ‘Wanderlust’, this week Travel Guru, Narendra Agarwal highlights the small town of Saputara in Gujarat that offers everything that one needs to rejuvenate. If you’re tired of the increasing levels of pollution in the city and wish to escape it before the summer vacations end, Saputara…
It was the month of May, hot as hell and all Meherbai’s friends were abroad on vacation. “Marerey! Sorabji Shakespeare was so right about the middle of May being hot and stuffy when he wrote ‘Beware The Ides Of May!’”, she said. “Arreyrey! What ‘Gotala Ma Goss’ you are doing! It is ‘Beware the Ides of March’.” “March…
When it rains, it pours! And it is pouring here in Mumbai and around. The transformation is immediate and obvious. The city transforms with its flooded streets, delayed public transport system and harried commuters. The country side transforms differently. The brown gives way to the green, the white and grey of rivers gives way to…
Mumbaikars! Imagine lounging on a deck chair on the side of a river, feet dipped in cool mountain spring water, day time temperatures hovering around the 18 degree Celsius mark, a cool refreshing drink in hand and the sound of busy birds ringing in your ears. Then, the ding-dong of the doorbell violently pierces through…
It was 5 am in the morning. It was raining. Daylight was breaking behind the mountains on the side of which our cottage was perched. There was an urgency in our movements – we needed to hit the road as soon as possible to beat the tourist traffic which would start pouring in for the…
Isn’t there a connection between the earthy scent that emanates from the soil when touched by the first raindrops, and the nostalgia it triggers? The word describing that scent is ‘Petrichor’. Now if one were to forage the length and breadth of this concrete jungle for that perfect patch of soiled paradise, replete with nature’s…
By P.T. Reporter Khushnuma Dubash Twenty-two children of Activity High School leant the real essence of ‘Unity in Diversity’ by grabbing the opportunity to perform at the International Folk Festival in Turkey. With over thirty counties participating in showcasing their authentic folk dances, the children from Activity School were proud representatives of Team India. The…
જ્યારે આપણે રેતાળ સમુદ્ર કિનારાનો વિચાર કરીએ ત્યારે આપણી નજર સમક્ષ સૌપ્રથમ આવે છે ગોવા. હા ગોવાનો દરિયા કિનારો, સફેદ રેતાળ દરિયાકિનારો અને સોનેરી સૂર્યાસ્ત, ગોવામાં રતન જેવા ઘણા જ સુંદર રેતાળ દરિયા કિનારાઓ છે અને આવું જ એક સુંદર મણી જેવું છે ‘હરનાઈ’. મુંબઈથી હરનાઈ ૨૩૦ કિલોમીટર દૂર છે. મુંબઈથી જૂના મુંબઈ ગોવાના બાય…
Parsi Times is proud to showcase a few images taken by and reproduced here with the permission of Burzin Rushi Siganporia – a 24 year old Architect hailing from Surat. He has worked under notable Architects within our community like Hafeez Contractor and Jimmy Mistry. Photography is one of his hobbies. Here are some random…