On Religious Adultery Every religion, no matter what its philosophy may be, is founded first and foremost on the percept that we reduce our selfishness and serve others. Though different prophets have laid emphasis on different philosophies, all religions are manifestations and expressions of the same eternal truths. When we migrated from Iran, we were…
Dear Readers, We are citizens of the world’s largest democracy, and democracy, as you know, is based on an informed citizenry that votes into power its preferred representatives who go on to form a government. That’s the first half. The second half is ensuring that these representatives deliver on the promises made to us voters,…
BPP athletes once again made their mark at the All Parsee Jal Pardiwala Athletic meet held on 4th and 5th February, 2016 at the University Grounds. Individual Age-group Championships were swept away by five BPP girl athletes namely, Nayomi Sirvala (Under-8 Category), Sherry Farog and Spanishta Kasad (Under-10 Category), Tanya Vakil (Under-12 Category) and Tania…
‘Split’ has James McAvoy playing Kevin, diagnosed with a dissociative identity disorder and assuming 23 apparent identities — as Barry, as Patricia, or as the lisping 9-year-old Hedwig. As Dennis, he attacks the father of Claire (Haley Lu Richardson), before driving off with the girl and her two teenaged colleagues Marcia and Casey (Jessica Sula…
Lion is intended to be a moving tribute to the 80,000 children who manage to get lost in the streets of India every year. Based on the autobiography ‘A Long Way Home’ by Saroo Briesley, the film begins in Khandwa (MP) in 1986, when five-year-old undernourished Saroo (essayed by eight-year old debutant Sunny Pawar), after…
Married for 10 years and First Lady for a shade under three years, Jacqueline Kennedy has been arguably the most popular and charismatic First Lady of the US, even after her remarriage five years after her husband John F. Kennedy’s assimilation. Chilean director Pablo Larrain’s Jackie is an account of her interview to Life correspondent…
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[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In celebration of Avatar Meher Baba’s 123rd Birth Anniversary, Parsi Times shares an insightful and touching explanation of ‘Pure Love’, in the words of Baba himself…[/otw_shortcode_info_box] We must first under-stand what ‘Real Love’ means. Selfish motives, even in what people call love, often deceive them and they mistake selfish feelings for love. I…
The second Gambhar honoring Prof. Firoz and Sunamai Davar, organized and financed by their daughter and current APP Trustee, Prof. Armaity Davar, was held on 5th February, 2017, by The Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat (APP) at the Lalkaka Hall, Parsi Sanatorium Grounds. Attended by over five hundred humdins, a delicious menu of ravo, akuri, papdi papeto…
CRICKET IPL Auctions: Rising Pune Supergiant picked up England all-rounder Ben Stokes for a whopping Rs 14.5 Cr (Crores), becoming the most expensive buy of the season. English fast bowler Tymal Mills was taken by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 12 Cr. Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan became first cricketers from Afghanistan to be picked…
18-year-old Jehan Daruvala holds the distinction of being the only Indian driver to register a win at a Grand Prix, having won the New Zealand Grand Prix at the Chris Amon Circuit in Manfeild. In the first race of the weekend, Pedro Piquet held onto the lead winning the race, while Jehan had to settle…