Cyrus Dastur, founder of the eminent SHAMIANA Short Film Club, is set to make his Bollywood debut as Producer, with his first Hindi flick, ‘Sweetie Desai Weds NRI’, releasing on 2nd June, 2017. Cyrus has co-produced this youthful musical comedy which will be released pan-India across 900 theatres next month! With songs by Atif Aslam,…
Seth Edulji Rustomji Soonawalla Agiary at Mahim celebrated its 104th Salgreh on 30th April, 2017 (Roj Sarosh, Mah Adar), with a Jasan ceremony on behalf of the Trustees, led by the Panthaky, Er. Kersasp Sidhva, along with thirteen mobeds, creating a divinely atmosphere. The jasan witnessed a mix of four generations of Mobeds, ranging between…
The Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA) commemorated 30 glorious years, on 29th April, 2017, in the presence of all eight Presidents, at Houston. Hosted by the Zoroastrian Association of Houston at its center, along with their Congress Legacy 10th Anniversary Awards Function, the celebrations witnessed 90-year-old Er. Dr. Jehan Bagli, from Toronto,…
CRICKET Rahul Tripathi Stars As RPS Beat KKR: Rahul Tripathi’s massive 93 off 52 balls, with 9 fours and 7 sixes, helped RPS win by 4 wickets against rivals KKR in their own home den at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting first KKR notched up 155-8 in their 20 overs. Manish Pandey top scored…
Mutton Vindaloo Ingredients: 500 gms (1 inch cubes) of Mutton; 4 tbsp. Malt Vinegar to taste; 1/2 tsp. Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp. Turmeric Powder; 10 cloves Garlic; 1 inch piece Ginger; 6 Whole Dry Red Chillies; Oil; 2 small Potatoes; 2 medium chopped Onions; 2 Cloves; 4 Black Peppercorns; 2 Green Cardamoms; 4 slit Green Chillies;…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times shares excerpts from one of the all-time-classics – ‘In Search Of My God’ – which celebrates Zoroastrian history, religion and culture. What better way to rediscover the splendor of our great religion than by enriching the comprehension and exploring the brilliance of the greatest of all religions… by the grace of…
January (Lucky No. 3; Lucky Card: Empress) : Health will be fine. Do not worry about the little uncomfortable things that take place, they are a part of our lives and hence, all you have to do is adjust to it. Financial support is on the cards. . February (Lucky No. 6; Lucky Card: Lovers)…
Champions Parsee Gymkhana (PG) played brilliantly to win the grand finale of the 68th Salar Jung Community Invitation Cricket Tournament, beating Souvenir CC by 40 runs in the finals, at Islam Gymkhana on 1st May, 2017. PG’s Aakarshit Gomel starred in the game with an incredible, unbeaten 87 in 55 balls, smashing 12 fours and…
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 May, 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 “Aay ‘ispital’ maa Godiwala nu bhonu malsay” – by Dhurandhar Bhatwadekar [/otw_shortcode_info_box]
With vultures under the threat of extinction, Ahmedabad’s Zoroastrian community has come up with a plan to restore vultures to the area, to help with the traditional funeral practice of dokhmenishini. Around 30 years ago, there were over 80 million vultures in India, which was more than enough to take care of the funerary needs…
After providing clear and natural water for sacred rituals for 89 years, for the first time, the Rustom Faramna Agiary well at Dadar Parsi Colony, has, over the past week seen the well-water recede and has dried up. The Agiary’s Er. Kaizad Karkaria, expressed sadly that this had never happened before. The area’s Municipal and…