[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The Bawajis love for their bikes is perhaps more legendary than Romeo and Juliet’s! It is impossible to have an issue dedicated to the theme of our Parsi culture, without an article on this endearing aspect of the epic romance of Parsis and their bikes. Bike connoisseur Kerfegar Eduljee shares…[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The title of…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]On May 24, 2017, a Hyundai i20 car lost control and turned table, while speeding on a Hyderabad Flyover. A stream of vehicles flanking a political convoy simply drove right past, but 20-year-old Hyderabad resident, Shayan Bisney, came to the rescue with his friends and helped save the life of the accident-victim. Our…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy School of Art, the oldest art institute in Mumbai and definitely one of the most respected and premier institutes of art stands testament to the fact that Parsis have always, not only appreciated but been true connoisseurs, promoting fine art in India. Its hallowed portals have honed the talents…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Not too long ago, Western Classical Music formed an integral part of the Parsi culture. The affinity still remains in most Parsi homes. Khushroo Suntook, Chairman of NCPA and leading connoisseur of Western Classical Music, supports Parsi Times’ endeavours to re-ignite the love for this – one of the most polished genres…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Philanthropy and charity is unanimous with Parsi culture. ‘Parsi Thy name is Charity’ is a common saying. Who better than our community’s leading visionary and philanthropist, Dinshaw Tamboly, to share his thoughts on the evolution of the concept of philanthropy in our community today![/otw_shortcode_info_box] When Parsi Times’ Asst. Editor, Delaveen, requested me to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The declining count of the Parsi population is a grave matter of concern as this poses a great potential threat to our rich traditional and cultural heritage. Dr. Katy Gandevia, Programme Coordinator of Jiyo Parsi, a GOI initiative to arrest the declining Parsi Population, highlights the importance and relevance of this scheme to…
Meherbai always says, “Dikra, I am not superstitious at all – touch-wood, touch-wood! Only, I don’t walk under ladders and I stop in my tracks when I see a black cat (mui avvar kaari bilari).” She refuses to see that the black kitty is also God’s creature like any of us and has as much…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Our Sudreh and Kusti is most effective and protects us best when we perform the Kusti ritual correctly and at the stipulated times. One also needs to do the right ritual gestures at the right words. PT Reporter Jamshed Arjani catches up with our Community’s leading religious scholar and priest, Er. Dr. Ramiyar…
To begin with, the title as well as the subject matter of the film is risqué, at best. In tackling this bold and gritty subject, Akshay Kumar seems to have temporarily forsaken his superstar aura and dauntlessly dived into a subject the current PM holds dear to his heart — Swachh Bharat campaign. Keshav (Akshay),…
‘Atomic Blonde’ — the title apparently borrowed from the song Blondie by the group Atomic– is an out-and-out one woman show. Its 1989, before the Berlin wall is set to come crumbling down. MI6 undercover agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is sent to Berlin for a two-fold reason—to probe the death of an MI6 agent…