The East Bombay Bharat Scouts and Guides District Association organized a rally of the cubs and bulbuls on 16th April, 2017, to commemorate the Centenary Year of the International Cubbing Movement. Established in 1916, the centenary celebrations witnessed twenty-five cubs and hundred bulbuls assembling at the Pirojsha Godrej Pavilion at 8:00am, where they recited a…
Cheesy Fish Fingers Ingredients: 1-2 fillets Basa Fish or your favourite fish; 2 large Eggs; 2 tsp. smoked Paprika; 250 g Wholemeal Bread; 30 g Cheddar Cheese or Amul Processed Cheese; Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Method: Cut the fish lengthwise into 3 cm thickness. In a shallow bowl, whisk the eggs with the paprika…
Today, Parsi Times steps into its seventh year of publication. Staring in a small way under its previous editor, Freyan Bhathena, the Weekly has become extremely popular under the present editor, Anahita Subedar. With meaningful editorials and a team of versatile writers, Parsi Times affords the most interesting reading for the community Saturday after Saturday:…
CRICKET RPS Win A Thrilling Encounter V/s Mumbai Indians: Pune beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Batting first, RPS notched up a commendable 160-6 in their 20 overs, courtesy Rahul Tripathi (45) and Ajinkya Rahane (38). For MI, Karn Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah scalped 2 wickets each. In reply, MI managed…
11-year-old, Parzan Nariman, a class VI student of Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai, continues to excel on the athletics circuit at the city, district and state levels over the past six years, with a medals count totaling over a hundred, including sixty gold medals, under the guidance of his coach Dayanand Shetty. Parzan won…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]‘ECHO 2017’, Mumbai’s progressive student movement, commenced on 4th April, 2017, amidst much enthusiasm, at the Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship (ISME). The educational bonanza, held with the aim of bridging the educational disparity between public and private sector schools in India, held its finale on Saturday, April 8th, at the KC…
YOU’s Musical Evening 73rd Anniversary celebration of Youth’s Own Union (YOU) will be held on 2nd May, 2017, with a musical extravaganza by Jamshed Kotwal and his group, at 6:30pm, at R J J School, Fort, Mumbai.All are invited.
It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies, but, it does. Parsi Times is now seven years old. Seven is a favourite number all over the world. Many consider it to be a lucky number. There are seven days of the week, seven colours of the rainbow, seven notes on a musical scale, seven seas…
As readers already know, Meherbai and her Mandli of ‘girls’ (all over 70) were a Khanar-Peenar (eating-drinking) bunch who believed in enjoying life to the hilt. They all agreed that in a nation immune to scams, dirty-politics, rapes, poverty, lawlessness, the arrogance of politicians, Bans, demonetization and absconders, a mango-party is God-sent! Meherbai ordered 10 boxes…
Thanks Noshir Dadrawala! Your issue dated, March 11, carries a beautiful article on Holi written by Noshir Dadrawala. He compares the triumph of good over evil with fire playing a central role to our Zoroastrian belief in similar vein. Very informative as well as interesting. Thanks Noshir. Nergish Dordi (Ness Baug) . All Is Not…
The Boston Marathon, which was held on 16th April, 2017, saw two Parsis from India participating for the first time – Mumbai’s 62-year-old, Pervin Batliwalla and Delhi’s, Adil Nargolwalla, the Secretary of Delhi Parsee Anjuman. Adil is also the sixth Indian to have completed all 6 international marathons during the year. Speaking to Parsi Times,…