Lately, a video clip has been making rounds on social media portraying the Parsi community in questionable light. It argues with skewed logic whether Parsis at all helped India or only themselves. The comments made by the narrator and the conclusions drawn by whoever scripted this narrative are ludicrous, to say the least! ‘Parsi, thy…
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 22nd December 2021. [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…
The Significance Of Dogs In Zoroastrianism Since the past two years, I have seen an increasing number of dogs being abandoned on the streets. A number of people, sadly including us Parsis known for our dog-loving nature, have simply left these noble creatures on the roads to fend for themselves. Many simply die out of…
The thrilling GBRWA’s (Godrej Baug Resident’s Welfare Association) All-Parsees sports event concluded on 12th December, 2021 (having commenced on 3rd December) at the Eco Park at Godrej Baug, which seemed to have come alive with much excitement after almost two years of silence, and saw participation and presence from children and adults. The event was…
As we prepare to usher in the New Year, it’s time to visit Yesterday Once More – a walk down memory lane at the Experimental Theatre on 7th January, 2022 at 7.00 pm, with a group of talented artistes like Sonia Saigal (vocals), Harmeet Manseta (keys/piano), Chris Fonseca (guitar), Ryan Fernandes (bass) and Denzil Fernandes (drums), featuring…
AwesomeScreenshot is a versatile Chrome Extension which can take screenshots of whatever is on your screen – be it an image or a video. It makes screen sharing fast and easy. You could record both – screen and camera. Once recorded, you can instantly save your stuff on the Cloud Link or Google Drive or…
Meherbai and Meherwanji were in their fifty-sixth year of marriage, which was full of ups and downs – high highs and low lows. Meherbai got married at twenty-one and had her fair share of ups and downs too. But she constantly worked on improving her marriage and told Meherwanji that they should spend the remaining…
Dear Readers, Little did we know what awaited us when we merrily crossed over from 2019 to 2020. Who would’ve thought that life would never be the same again, as Covid descended upon all humanity. A year later, weary with loss and fear, but still holding on to faith and hope, we entered 2021, with…
Clinches Second Formula 2 Win This Season On December 11, 2021, India’s racing star Jehan Daruvala, part of the Red Bull Racing Junior Team, pulled off a sensational victory, in Formula 2 at the Yas Marina Circuit. The main support race for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix saw Jehan start on Pole (first),…
Our most sacred Pak Shriji Iranshah Atash Behram building in Udwada, constructed 130 years ago in 1894, and the other structures in the complex, needed extensive restoration and conservation work. Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Pvt Ltd undertook the restoration at the request of Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor of Iranshah Atash Behram. The Iranshah Atash Behram…
When Will Some Trustees Start Demonstrating Their Trustworthiness?? Over the past month, numerous readers have been inquiring with PT as regards what is happening at the BPP post the Hunger Fast observed by Trustees Noshir H. Dadrawala and Kersi J Randeria, and as result of which all five Trustees unanimously agreed to step down and…