On the occasion of ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on 31st May, 2018, designated by World Health Organisation (WHO) to spread awareness throughout the world on the ill effects of using Tobacco, Lion Daara Mehta and Dr. Arnavaz Havewala installed a ‘Quit Tobacco’ creative, conceptualised by Unmesh Thanawala of the NGO, ‘Voice Against Tobacco’ at Mumbai…
The Gamadia Colony Recreation Centre (GCRC) organized a Dae Mahino Jasan on 2nd June, 2018. Attended by members of GCRC, the ceremony concluded with a Humbandagi, followed by distribution of chasni to all present.
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times congratulates and celebrates the success of our fab students and young achievers who have done exceedingly well in their academic performances in the Board exams across schools and colleges in India. Kudos to all our bright sparks who make our community proud![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Diligent Delnaz! 18-year-old Delnaz Mehta of Jai Hind…
The Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NPC) presented its 70th Annual Cultural Programme themed ‘Salaam India’ on 2nd June, 2018, at the Damodar Natyaghruha Auditorium, Parel. Sponsored by the WZO Trust, the event was compered by Naznin Govadia, with Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor as Chief Guest, and Senior Inspector Cyrus Irani as Guest of Honour. Seventy…
Love is a double-edged sword that can cut as well as heal. If we are under the illusion that love is some external commodity available for consumption, we may fantasize that perhaps someday, someone will manage to package it into a free, small, plastic gizmo that we sometimes find at the bottom of a cereal…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Marvellous is the power of thought. Thinking is as natural to man as breathing. Thought has lifted man above the level of the animal world. It has raised…
Awareness Will Pay To Keep The Demagogues At Bay! Dear Readers, Though not particularly reckoned as a literary genius, I tend to gravitate towards the writings of American comedian, popularly known as Groucho Marx, especially when it comes to the definition of a few terms… like when he says, “Politics is the art of looking…
‘Bigfoot in the Park’ ‘‘These creatures don’t need our protection, they need our absence”. This would probably be true for all non-humans but in the film its referred to the extinct dinosaurs which inhabited the earth aeons ago and which were ‘revived’ a quarter century ago by the brilliant filmmaker Steven Spielberg. It’s the fifth in…
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 13th June, 2018. Winner: “Can I borrow 2 eggs from you? Mara var ne bae eeda no poro joiyech!” – By Rumi Umrigar
. The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League along with Xtremely Young Zoroastrian’s (XYZ) Daraius Daredevils organised its annual Dae Mah Jasan at the gym and pavilion on 2nd June, 2018. The evening commenced with a Fancy Dress competition hosted by Bezaan Shroff and Vahista Pallonji, with over twenty-five children competing across six categories,…
Industrialist and Philanthropist, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla was conferred an honorary ‘The Doctor of Humane Letters’ degree by University of Massachusetts (USA) in Worcester on 3rd June, 2018, for his efforts in providing life-saving vaccines at affordable prices. Established on 12th June, 1966, the Serum Institute of India (SII) is one of the world’s largest vaccine…