Jasans At Gamadia Colony

Jasans At Gamadia Colony

Gamadia Colony Recreation Centre organised a Dae Mahino jasan on the eve of 10th June, 2017, performed by Er. Viraf Bhesania and Er. Pashan Anklesaria of Vatcha Gandhi Agiary. The programme concluded, after a humbandagi followed with chasni served to twenty-five devotees, on a pleasant note thanks to the efforts of Committee members, Mehernosh Patel,…

Dr. Rumi Beramji Awarded ‘Doctor Of Literature Honoris Causa’

Dr. Rumi Beramji Awarded ‘Doctor Of Literature Honoris Causa’

On 3rd June, 2017, eminent Parsi Acupuncturist, Dr. Rumi F. Beramji was conferred the highest honour of degree – the ‘Doctor Of Literature Honoris Causa’ through the Zoroastrian College under the OIUCM, at an international conference organized by All India Shah Behram Baug Society (for Scientific and Educational Research), an NGO in Special Consultative Status with…

Chomp And Cheers: Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms and Apple Cider Sangria

Chomp And Cheers: Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms and Apple Cider Sangria

Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms Ingredients: 2 tbsp. Butter; 1 tbsp. Olive Oil; 700gms Boneless Chicken cut into cubes; 2 diced Onions; 4 Garlic Cloves, minced; 16 Button Mushrooms chopped lengthwise in 2; 2 tbsp. Flour (maida); 2 teacups Milk; 1 cup shredded Cheese; 1 and 1/2 tsp. Salt; 1 tsp. Black Pepper; 1/2 tsp. Paprika;…

Know Your Bombay

Know Your Bombay

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you lesser known, amusing facts about our beloved Bombay. Explore this city’s history with these informational nuggets! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Sewri Mangrove Park: Located along the eastern edge of South Mumbai, the Sewri Mangrove Park comprises 15 acres of mangroves in the mudflats between Sewri and Trombay and was declared a protected…

Caption This! – June 17, 2017

Caption This! – June 17, 2017

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 21st June, 2017. . . . . .[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 “Mona ma thi bor nikal! Bahman Mahino chalu che moro!” – by Rohinton Bhagalia   [/otw_shortcode_info_box]  

Let Me Not Lack Will, O Mazda!

Let Me Not Lack Will, O Mazda!

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book,  ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] The man of character and the man of talents and the man of intellect accomplish great things in the world, but it is the man of resolute and…

Film Review: Bank Chor

Film Review: Bank Chor

Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi provided some antics in their ‘Masti’ series. In the long awaited ‘Bank Chor’ (the title’s refrain sounds conveniently like the Indian expletive — and  one guesses, deliberately so), Champak Chandrakant Chiplunkar (RD) and his inept cronies from Delhi, Genda (Vikram Thapa) and Gulab (Bhuvan Arora) hijack a bank. In the…

Film Review: Phullu

Film Review: Phullu

This film by any other name would have been just the same.  The film begins impressively with a high-angle shot of a cremation in a village. Cut to a village simpleton Phullu (Sharib Hashmi) staying with his mother (Nutan Surya) and sister Tara (Trisha).  Phullu runs errands for the women-folk of the village, doing their…