Thank You! Dear Readers, First off, let me convey heartfelt thanks on behalf of Team PT for the overwhelming response to our Jamshedi Navroz Special Issue. Your constant feedback and generous appreciation of our efforts equips us with all the encouragement and motivation, to sustain and better the quality of content delivered to you, in…
It’s that time of the year when young and veteran Zoroastrians start pepping up for a Muscle-show. Parsis have always been big names in powerlifting and bodybuilding sports, and this championship takes the legacy forward by entering into its 5th successful year. Conceptualized in 2013 by Roozbeh Balsara of DPCG, partnered with the trustees of…
Kudos To A Great Jamshedi Navroz Issue! Congratulations on the fabulous Navroz issue of Parsi Times. We thoroughly enjoyed reading the issue, especially ‘Motorcycle misfits of the World’ by Kerfegar Eduljee. Hailing from a family of automobile enthusiasts, it’s always a treat to read his articles. His language and fluency with words are always pleasant and…
It is the Holy month of Avan according to the Shehenshahi calendar. Avan (Persian Aban) is the Divinity or Energy of Ahura Mazda presiding over the Waters. The name Avan is derived from the word Aap or Aapo. It is a Divine Cosmic Force that purifies and sustains the entire cosmos. In the Avesta, this…
Every Yazdi Karanjia play is a family-affair with Yezdi’s talented family members in the cast (Gher-No-Ghambar). However, Yezdi carries this play entirely on his shoulders as always while delineating the role of the protagonist Dinshawji, taking us down memory lane to the original play in which Dinshaw Daji played the stellar role. Lukewarm at the…
Statutory Warning: This play is injurious to health because you may fall off your seat while laughing, especially during the first half! Any play from Silly Point Productions is not at all silly since laughter is serious ‘business’ for them. (Pun on ‘business’ intended considering the ticket prices!) This play picks you up from the very first…
Phillauri is the story of a friendly but confused ghost and age-old traditions, peppered quite liberally with Punjabi folk songs. Kannan (Suraj Sharma – Life of Pi) is a Canada-returned Punjabi boy due to marry his childhood sweetheart Anu (a comely Mehreen Kaur Pirzada in her first Hindi film). But as the disinterested Kannan is…
Coming exactly 60 years after the iconic women-centric Mother India, Anarkali of Aarah – starring Swara Bhaskar – tells the story of a rural folk dancer Anar(kali) of Aarah village in Bihar. Anarkali (Bhaskar) is the feisty and plucky lead singer of a troupe which specialises in entertaining locals with bawdy folk songs. Though the…
Two kinds of exploration have always intrigued and baffled humans: the mysteries of the deep (oceans) and the secrets of space. Director Daniel Espinosa has helmed this outer-space sci-fi horror thriller of six scientists and astronauts attempting to collect data from Mars. It’s a motley group consisting of hot-headed technician Roy Adams (Ryan Reynolds), the…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 29th March, 2017.
We the undersigned three trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet wish to record our angst at the repeated personal attacks over the last few weeks on Chairman of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, Yazdi Desai, in advertorials published under a column called ‘Parsi Darshan’ in the Mumbai Samachar. The language used is not only in poor…