Caption This – 29th April

Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 3rd May 2023.   WINNER: Priyanka: With Citadel in my pocket, I’m on cloud nine! Alia: With Ranbir in my pocket – no clouds, just sunshine! By Viraf P. Commissariat […]

Caption This – 22nd April

Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 26th April 2023. .     WINNER: Penguin (Left): Why are we present only in Antarctica? Penguin (Right): And why aren’t we in any other nation? Penguin (Centre): It’s because we love to […]

Book Reviews: ‘The Story of My Life’ by Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla

‘The Story Of My Life’ is an autobiography by Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla, the granddaughter of noted philanthropist Seth Cursetjee Manekjee Shroff – whose statue in Byculla (Mumbai) is fondly referred to as ‘Khada Parsi’. Dosebai Jessawalla (1832-1911) was among the first Indian girls to get an English education, thanks to the insistence of her mother […]

Caption This – 8th April

Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 12th April 2023.   WINNER: Priyanka: Wasn’t this ride just so enjoyable and funny! Nick: It surely was incredible, Honey! Rickshaw Driver: If you’ll are done with the flirting, could I […]

Caption This – 1st April

Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 5th April 2023. . WINNER: KAREENA: Wondering if you are ‘BAJRANGI’ or a ‘SULTAN’ or ‘PATHAN’?? SALMAN: It depends on the circumstances – ‘KISI KA BHAI, KISI KI JAAN’!!! By Dezadd Dotiwalla  

A Little Bit Of This, Just A Dash Of That And What Have We?! Navroz Mubarak!!!

As we near 21st March, Ratimai tends to get mushy. “Darab, remember how we said ‘Pasand-e Kardim’ (the Parsi equivalent of ‘I do’) forty-three years ago, just on the very happy day of Jamshedji Navroz? “Harrumph!” reacted Darabsha. “Why the ‘harrumphing’? There is nothing to be grumpy about! ’Tis the season of plenty! Plenty of […]