Zoroastrian Prayer Hall At Pune It is indeed heartening to learn that the dreams of so many of once-Zoroastrians can be fulfilled and now they can return to the Zoroastrian fold and have the solace for praying in front of the community fire. It is indeed a bit of nitpicking to gloat or ridicule saying that it…
Dear Readers, Today’s issue of Parsi Times is one which truly celebrates the human spirit, and leaves us in awe and inspired, when we read about the seemingly impossible feats that one can achieve – immaterial of the tragedies that destiny riddles you with – when you make up your mind to overcome these. Yes…
Did you know that there are a lot of parallels between Einstein’s thoughts on time, space, nature and divinity and our own Indian philosophy? A philosophical understand of Einstein’s famous time and space equation is enriching – for example, to our senses, the earth is stationary and the sun is continuously in motion. To our…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]If music, like Shakespeare said, is the food of love, Western Classical Music nurtures the Parsi soul! Parsi Times is delighted to bring you our monthly column promoting Western Classical Music by leading connoisseur, Khushroo Suntook, Chairman of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). Mr. Suntook re-acquaints you to the joys…
Twelve year old, Er. Malcolm Bajan, a Std. VII student from Lotus Valley International School, Noida was recently ordained Martab on 4th January, 2018, at the Rustom Faramna Agiary, Dadar, Mumbai. One of Delhi’s youngest Navar Martabs, Er. Malcolm completed his ten-day Martab ceremony under the guidance of Er. Kaizad Karkaria, Er. Aspi Katila and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]As we make our way into a brand new year with renewed goals and hopes and dreams, let us always remember the basics of our existence and identity as proud Zoroastrians. When we walk the path laid down by our great Prophet Zarathushtra, happiness, peace and success are imminent. In this conclusive part…
Imagine the plight of this planet a couple of decades hence — overpopulated to the extent of being almost uninhabitable, with dwindling resources and unmanageable waste. Scientists have been confounded. But not Hollywood’s filmmakers. Director Alexander Payne and co-writer Jim Taylor seem to have found the ultimate remedy. The film opens somewhere in the future…
The bear is carnivorous, but it can also be cute and cuddly, as Paddington 2 – following up on its hugely successful earlier instalment of 2014 – tells us over a delightful and rapturous 102 minutes of fun-filled fantasy. The marmalade-loving Paddington Bear (adroitly voiced once again by the talented Ben Wishaw), is now firmly…
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 3જી ફેબ્રુઆરી સુધી રાહુની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારે પહેલા તો તબિયતની કાળજી લેવી પડશે. થોડા બેદરકાર રહેતા મુશ્કેલીમાં મુકાશો. પેટની માંદગીથી પરેશાન થશો. રાહુને કારણે ડોકટરની પાછળ વધુ ખર્ચ કરવો પડશે. શેરબજારના કામથી દૂર રહેજો. તમારા પૈસા પાછા મેળવવા માટે તમારે મુશ્કેલીનો…
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 10th January, 2018. [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 “Standing Cat: I really AM Puss-in-Boots! Just couldn’t afford the GST anymore!” – By Zara E. Master (New Delhi) . [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
We thank all our readers for sending in an overwhelming response to our New Year Contest. Congratulations to the following Top 3 Winners! . Ding Dong Tolls The Bell – By Ruby Daruwalla Ding dong tolls the bell, With its chime, the year 2017 fell. The whole world tried to pick it up, and…