The two-day annual Table-tennis extravaganza, hosted by Parsee Gymkhana (PG) on 11th and 12th February, 2023, concluded with hosts Parsee Gymkhana walking away with Gold in the three main events, in addition to their presence in Jumbled Doubles. Seventy-seven competitors battled it out across six events with players coming even from Surat and Navsari. The…
The Bandra Parsee Association (BPA) celebrated its 74th Annual Day, at the Bai Avabai Petit Girls High School on 29th January, 2023. The event witnessed a good turnout of members and guests. Chief Guests for the function – Dr. Nozer and Ruby Sheriar and Daina Marfatia were felicitated by BPA President – Sam Choksey and…
Meherbai hosted a simple theme-based Valentine’s Day lunch at her house. The Mandli was served heart-shaped pakoras as starters (with beer), heart-shaped pizzas and a huge, heart-shaped cake followed by heart-shaped chocolates. Everything was relished by the Mandli and as usual…, Keki’s Khadhri wife reminded her husband, “Keks! Go ask Meherbai if we can take home the left-overs!”…
This is an interesting app initiated by the Research Project of Google for people unable to speak or use technology with their hands, eg. those with cerebral palsy. This App enables you to activate customized preset communications by making facial gestures, such as smiling or looking up. With your face, you can Play text-to-speech phrase;…
Celebrating Love! Dear Readers, With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the time when singles repent for not having mingled enough, and the attached miss the freedom to mingle! One could tend to feel a little lonely if you’re missing that ‘special someone’ to celebrate the occasion with, considering we live in a…
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 15th February 2023. [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…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી .+ ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. હાલમાં શુક્રની દિનદશા શરૂ થયેલી છે તેથી તમારા મોજશોખ ખુબ વધી જશે. શુક્રની કૃપાથી જે પણ કામ કરતા હશો તેમાં તમને ભરપુર જશ મળશે. તમારૂં અશાંત મન શાંત થઈ જશે. તમારાથી નારાજ થયેલી વ્યક્તિ તમને સામેથી કોન્ટેકટ કરશે. તમને મળવા આવેલી વ્યક્તિનું…
Gut problems are an epidemic in our society. Often undiagnosed, these problems lead to loads of uncomfortable symptoms that mainstream medicine struggles to treat. My practice, however, specializes in uncovering the root cause of a person’s symptoms, so as to achieve the best of their health, naturally. One common gut problem is ‘SIBO’. This condition…
83-year-old Gev M. Dhunjibhoy, a permanent resident of Bhopal City since September, 1961, is one of the senior-most members of the Bhopal Parsi Panchayat. He shares how the city of Bhopal got its first and only Parsi Aramgah. (Courtesy: Col. Firoze B. Allavali, President – Bhopal Parsi Anjuman) 1At the time of my coming to…
Love is a many splendid thing… Complex, simple, confusing, irritating, exhilarating and so much more. Not all love is the romantic kind. We love all things… people, animals, nature, the air we breathe, the sunshine on our face and that wind on our backs. As humans, we are born to love, we were made to…
Redevelopment was fast catching up in Nagpur. Once a peaceful area dotted with old bungalows with huge gardens, mostly owned by Parsis, New Colony suddenly became a hub of building activity. Old bungalows were being sold since these were no longer feasible to maintain. Families had shrunk in number, so living in huge places requiring…