Sir JJ High Schools’ Alumni Association celebrated their annual get-together with an evening of prayers and fun on 20th May, 2017, with a jasan in honor of their benefactor and founder of the school Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet, which was performed by ex-student, Er. Yazdi Dhalla, and his son. President of the Alumni Association,…
10-year-old Darayus Daji, son of Delnaz and Er. Nadir Daji was ordained a Navar at Rustom Faramna Agairy (Dadar) on 7th May, 2017. Er. Darayus learned his prayers under the guidance of Er. Parvez Pavri, and the Navar ceremony was performed by Er. Aspi Katila and Er. Kersi Karanjia. The family thanks the Trustees, mobeds,…
Ten-year-old Yohann Makujina, son of Rukshana and Er. Fredy Makujina, was ordained Navar at Rustom Faramna Agiary, Dadar on 11th May, 2017, Roj Zamyad, Mah Adar. The Navar ceremony was performed under the guidance of Er. Kaizad Karkaria by Er. Aspi Katila and Er. Jehaan Darbari. The family thanks all the Trustees, mobeds and staff…
Nekzaad and Shazaad Olpadwalla emerged victorious at the ‘Open International Taekwondo Championship 2017’, held in Amritsar from 19th to 21st May, 2017. With over 500 participants competing in various age groups, 8-year-old Nekzaad won a silver medal in his 27-30 kgs weight category, while 7-year-old Shazaad clinched a bronze medal in the 30-32 kgs weight category….
In the 1st Division inter-club table tennis league held from 15th-18th May, 2017, under the Mumbai City District TT Association, Parsee Gymkhana (PG) – represented by Zubin Taraporewalla, Arzan Khambatta, Rayomand Marolia, Sarosh Shroff and Hoshang Katrak – played exceptionally to retain their First Division spot. After outplaying MLWB ‘E’ and CCI on the first…
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 31st May, 2017. . . . . .[otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”bordered” border_color_class=”otw-blue-border” border_style=”bordered” rounded_corners=”rounded-10″ background_color=”#c4dbff”] Winning Caption “Jaldi ja!! Papeta-na-gosh ma atla motta-motta bota che!!” – by Vedu Gheewala [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 25મી જૂન સુધી ચંદ્રની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારા હાથથી સારા કામ થશે. તમારા મનને મજબૂત બનાવી જે પણ કામ કરશો તેમાં ફત્તેહ મળશે. ચંદ્રની કૃપાથી તમે જે પણ ડિસીઝન લેશો ભવિષ્યમાં તેનો ફાયદો અને નુકસાન જોઈને કરશો. ઘરની વ્યક્તિની ડિમાન્ડ પૂરી કરી શકશો. ધનની…
. CRICKET Mumbai Indians Win IPL 10: Mumbai Indians won nail-biting, thriller of the finals – beating Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run – to clinch the title of champions of the IPL 10. Batting first, Mumbai managed just 129-8 in their 20 overs as Krunal Pandya top-scored with 47. For RPS, Jaydev Unadkat, Adam…
The fifth and latest in the Pirates franchise coming six years after the last is also the shortest in terms of running time. It’s back to the familiar premise as the perpetually sozzled—obviously on Caribbean rum—Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johny Depp, on familiar territory) is shown botching up a bank robbery attempt : he’s found asleep…
The Perfect Surprise! Dear Readers, It was indeed surprising to all in our community when we got to know that our Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor would be filling in the prestigious position of Parsi Member on the National Commission of Minorities. What a perfect surprise! Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, the youngest of our high-priests, who…
A walk down memory lane will reveal that not so long ago (a half-century or so), Kashmir was the preferred location for – and synonymous with – Hindi romantic films. Shammi Kapoor’s Junglee, Kashmir Ki Kali, Jaanwar, and younger brother Shashi’s Jab Jab Phool Khile are some of the films that come immediately to mind….