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 12th December, 2018. Winner: Rakhi: Main Abla Nari aur yeh Brahmachaari! Deepak Kalal: As usual, iski mat gayi hai maari!! -By Rayomand Z. Postwalla
Kedarnath could be succinctly described as a 20-minute film on natural calamity wrapped around in a 2-hour romantic drama. Mansoor (Sushant Singh Rajput), a Muslim lad of modest means and temperament, ekes out a living transporting pilgrims 14 km from Gauri Kund up to the holy town of Kedarnath. Love blossoms when he comes across…
The 6th Asian Gujo Karate Federation (AGKF) Championship and Festival, 2018 held at Jakarta, Indonesia, from 22nd to 25th November, 2018, witnessed numerous Yudansha Kobujitsu Karate Doh Federation (India) students, trained under 6th Dan Black Belt, Shihan Jehangir Shroff and his son, 3rd Dan Black Belt, Rohaan Shroff, make a mark at the competition. Organized…
‘Jiyo Parsi’ – the Government of India’s undertaking which supports our community’s efforts in arresting the declining Parsi population and aid in its increase – kicked off its latest Campaign titled ‘Jiyo Parsi – CARE Movement’. Having tasted a fair amount of success in its previous two campaigns, the new campaign is based on a…
The Karname-e Ardashir-e Babakan or the Book of the Deeds of Ardashir, son of Babakan, is a legendary Middle Persian tale written during the Sasanian period (226 – 651 A.D.). This book narrates the epic adventures of the man who not only builds a great Persian empire but resurrects the Zoroastrian religion like the proverbial…
Pursuant to the decision given by Hon. Mumbai High Court in the ‘Metro’ case on 30th November 2018, a spate of misplaced malicious criticism and allegations have been made by some ill informed community members, castigating me for what they perceive to be an anti-community role played by me. The vile and vicious criticism levelled…
For over 300 years now, our Community’s most sacred Dokhma in Mumbai, Doongerwadi (Estb. 1672), which is spread over 55 acres, atop the Malabar Hills area, has been unparalleled in terms of providing solace, serenity and according respect to the deceased as well as mourners. As one of our oldest and most holy structures maintained…
Letter To The Railway Minister: Letter To Prime Minister’s Office: Letter To Ashwini Bhide, MD, MMRCL: Letter To State Housing And Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri: Chain E-mails To CM Office: Letter To Devendra Fadnavis, CM, Maharashtra: A Record Of CM’s First Meeting With…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]On Thursday, 6th December, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor had issued a clarification regarding the MMRCL speculations and accusations to the Parsi Media. Though originally meant for release in print form, it was shared on digital media and has received reactions, indicating tremendous confusion based on the lack of truth and hearsay that is…
Genre: Horror, Thriller Rating: 2/5 88 minutes Director: Driederik van Rooijen Reviewed by Hoshang K Katrak Films of the horror genre are largely dependent on a dark, sombre background, jumpscares and a background score to match. Hannah Grace has all that in good measure. And of course a little bit of the church with a…
Parsi Times pays a special tribute to the luminary of our times. He was a towering legend, quite literally. The ad and theatre guru, who had mentored, amongst others, Kabir Bedi, Shiamak Davar and Karla Singh, and sired three children – Raell, Quasar and Shazahn from stage luminaries Pearl, Dolly Thakore and Sharon Prabhakar, respectively,…