When things become old, we replace them with something new… a blitzkrieg of advertisements catch our eye, tempting and luring us to buy the new and dispose the old. We then boast about new purchases… “My triple door fridge,” or “our ultra-modern music-system.” Alas, soon, markets get inundated with newer, better and more advanced versions…
I’m sure all of us are only too familiar with the three basic principles or tenets of our religion – Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds. So then, what’s the fourth one? Is it some kind of a missing link? Like the fourth wise man? No dear readers, the ‘Four Keys or Pillars’ of…
It’s the seasonal festival of spring and a time when Mother Nature herself seems to have a spring in her feet! Summer, autumn and winter also have their charm, but spring is perhaps the most charming season among them all. Temperatures are moderate, the days get longer and nights turn shorter… migrating birds return to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Not too long ago, Fire-fighting was a common career choice in the Parsi community. The walls of many Parsi homes still proudly bear those black-and-white photos of our erstwhile ancestors, standing upright in their crisp, fire-fighting uniforms, with that stern-yet-accomplished smile upon their faces, which speaks of their heroic tales of rescue….
For the first time in all these years of greeting the community on Jamshedi Navroz, I feel the need to say a little more… My term as a trustee started with great promise, as our trio – Late Zarir Bhathena, Noshir Dadrawala and I – with the active support of then BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai,…
The following is my response to the WhatsApp message circulated on social media, titled ‘Save the N M Wadia Dharamshala at Udvada’ by Sarosh Mistry and other social media messages from Adv. Khushru Zaiwala: 2It may be pointed out that occupancy rate for all Dharamshala at Udvada is about 30% annually, primarily due to Parsi pilgrims preferring day…
Much To Look Forward To! Dear Readers, There is indeed much to look forward to, as we prepare ourselves and our homes, to once again welcome the sprightly Spring season, marked by the celebration of the most auspicious Jamshedi Navroz – just a few days away now! Our hearts bloom alongside the lush trees and…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 23rd March 2022. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
Commending the efforts of Lion Daara B Patel for his yeoman services through the pandemic, Lions Clubs International has awarded 10 Oxygen Concentrators through the Office of Toronto Netralya Lions Club, Toronto, Canada, to enable him continue his exemplary work through the third Covid wave. These portable Oxygen Concentrators, providing pure, medical-grade oxygen, prove life-saving…
While legendary Hollywood comic-actor, Mel Brooks, once said, “Humour keeps the elderly rolling along, singing a song,” comedy king Charlie Chaplin stated, “If you don’t laugh, you’ll die!” Why did they say this?? When you laugh, it’s an involuntary explosion of the lungs. The lungs need to replenish themselves with oxygen. So, you laugh, you…
This is a free Chrome Extension which makes a huge difference to the quality of your communication. Whatever you type in Gmail, Messenger, Google Docs, Social Media or on Chrome, Grammarly automatically checks your grammar, pointing mistakes and offering suggestions for the correct grammatical syntax. It even suggests reframing sentences based on the context and…