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  • Community News
  • Features
    • Chomp & Cheers
      • Chomp & Cheers

        Chomp & Cheers!

        October 30, 2021 PT Reporter

        Gourmet Catering: Next Level Cuisine And Catering!

        March 27, 2021 PT Reporter

        Super Starters To Kick In New Year’s Eve!

        December 26, 2020 PT Reporter

        Chomp & Cheers Presents ‘The Festive Spread’

        August 15, 2020 By Mahafrin Gotla Umrigar

        Chomp & Cheers Presents Chef Delzad

        August 8, 2020 PT Reporter

        Chomp & Cheers Presents Chef Delzad

        August 1, 2020 Chef Delzad K Avari
    • Profile
      • Profiles

        Jasmin Arethna: A Passion For Cycling

        July 24, 2021 Razvin Namdarian

        Freyaz Shroff: Making The Difference

        September 26, 2020 PT Reporter

        Katayun Saklat – Stained Glass Artist Extraordinaire

        June 20, 2020 PT Reporter
    • Religion
      • Religion

        Removing Negativity From Your Life

        June 18, 2022 PT Reporter

        Ahuro Takesho – Increase Positivity In The World

        June 18, 2022 Ervad Zarrir Bhandara

        Let’s Celebrate Wisdom!

        June 11, 2022 Noshir H. Dadrawala
    • Health
      • Health

        The Importance Of Sleep For Managing And Reversing Diabetes

        June 18, 2022 Dr. Trishala Chopra

        Yes, Type 2 Diabetes Is Reversible!

        June 11, 2022 Conscious Living by Dr. Trishala Chopra

        Feeling is Healing!

        April 16, 2022 Dr. Danesh Chinoy

        How To Treat Your Skin Allergy

        January 22, 2022 By Padma Shri Dr. Mukesh Batra (Homeopathy)

        To New Year… And A New Beginning!

        August 14, 2021 Dr. Danesh Chinoy

        Monsoons And Acne

        July 3, 2021 By Padma Shri Dr. Mukesh Batra (Homeopathy)
    • Horoscope
      • Horoscope

        Numero Tarot By Dr. Jasvi

        July 3, 2022

        Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
        02 July – 08 July 2022

        July 2, 2022

        Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
        25 June – 01 July 2022

        June 25, 2022

        Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
        18 June – 24 June 2022

        June 18, 2022

        Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
        11 June – 17 June 2022

        June 11, 2022

        Numero Tarot By Dr. Jasvi

        June 4, 2022
    • Pet Puja
      • Pet Puja

        Sit, Stay And Don’t Poo On 2022!

        January 1, 2022 Shirin Merchant

        The Dog’s Guide To Making Friends And Influencing People

        November 20, 2021 Shirin Merchant

        Pet Puja: Fun Things To Do At Home With Your Pooch!

        August 14, 2021 Shirin Merchant

        Pet Puja: Acupuncture For Pets

        July 11, 2020 By Dr. Brijesh Raj

        Appeal: Donate to the Aware Foundation

        May 16, 2020 PT Reporter

        Pet Puja: How Do You Prevent Your Stress From Affecting Your Dog?

        May 9, 2020 Shirin Merchant
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    • Travel
      • Travel

        Empress Worldwide Travelz

        October 12, 2019 PT Reporter

        Travel Like Royalty With Empress Worldwide Travelz

        September 28, 2019 PT Reporter

        Saving the Earth in a Rickshaw!

        April 27, 2019 Razvin Namdarian

        Greetings from Farohar Travels!

        February 16, 2019 PT Reporter

        Love Is A Five Lettered Word: P-A-R-I-S!!! Spend VALENTINE’s Day in The World’s Most Romantic City!

        December 22, 2018 PT Reporter

        The Perfect ‘VALENTINE’ Equation: ‘PARSI In PARIS’!

        December 1, 2018 Poras Saklatwalla
    • Finance
      • Finance

        5 Things To Do At The Start Of The New Financial Year

        March 26, 2022 By Yazdi Tantra, Chairman, Zoroastrian Cooperative Bank Ltd.

        We Can’t Predict. We Can Prepare!

        July 31, 2021 Mehran Felfali

        Financial Management Basics For The Youth

        May 8, 2021 Marzee Kerawalla

        Should You Contribute To VPF In Its New Avatar??

        March 13, 2021 Marzee Kerawalla

        Is Professional Wealth Management For You?

        January 23, 2021 Marzee Kerawalla

        This Diwali, Add Divinity To Your Wealth!

        November 14, 2020 Marzee Kerawalla
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    • Education
      • Education

        Parsis and Education in India – Part I

        The Road Less Taken

        Understanding Learning Disabilities – Part III

    • Ruby’s Column
      • Ruby’s Column

        The Significance Of Number Four

        June 11, 2022 Ruby Lilaowala

        Vote For Vikaji Vaghmaru!!

        May 27, 2022 Ruby Lilaowala

        Dhanjisha And The Bogus Baba!!

        May 21, 2022 Ruby Lilaowala
    • Lifestyle
      • Lifestyle

        Psychological Perspective: The ‘Bois Locker Room’

        May 16, 2020 Aviva Damania

        Resolving Family Conflicts During (And After) The Lockdown

        May 2, 2020 By Aviva Damania

        Healing At Home With Taichi

        April 18, 2020 Kashmira Shaw Raj

        Fitness Funda Of The Week By K11 – Train With Passion + Intensity

        May 4, 2019 PT Reporter

        Fitness Funda Of The Week By K11 – Don’t Turn Your Back On Lat Pull Downs

        April 13, 2019 PT Reporter

        Yin And Yang: The Balance Of Life

        June 30, 2018 PT Reporter
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    • PT Push
      • PT Push

        PT Push – Firoza (Tarapore) Shroff and Kainaz Tarapore, ‘Jophiel’

        November 21, 2020 PT Reporter

        Brilliant, Bubbly, Beautiful Binaisha!

        December 28, 2019 PT Reporter

        The Perfect Time For Fudge: ‘NINE 15’!

        August 31, 2019 PT Reporter

        ‘Ammara’ By Kainaaz Mehta

        May 18, 2019 PT Reporter

        PT Push Presents Anosh Yazdani

        April 27, 2019 PT Reporter

        PT Push – Khushnuma Dubash

        November 24, 2018 PT Reporter
    • Special
      • Special

        Meherbai’s Mandli Asks, “How Did You Meet?”

        July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

        Slán (Goodbye), Pallonji Seth!

        July 2, 2022 Noshir H. Dadrawala

        Magical Monsoon

        June 25, 2022 Noshir H. Dadrawala

        Father As Best Friend In Life!

        June 18, 2022 Noshir H. Dadrawala

        June Offerings At NCPA

        June 4, 2022 PT Reporter

        Adieu BPP

        June 4, 2022 Noshir H. Dadrawala
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  • Editorial
    • Letters To Editor
  • Entertainment
    • Entertainment
      • Entertainment

        Caption This – 2nd July

        July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

        Caption This – 25th June

        June 25, 2022 PT Reporter

        Caption This – 18th June

        June 18, 2022 PT Reporter

        Caption This – 11th June

        June 11, 2022 PT Reporter

        Caption This – 4th June

        June 4, 2022 PT Reporter

        Caption This – 27th May

        May 27, 2022 PT Reporter
    • Humour
      • Humour

        Meherbai’s Mandli Meet For Some Elaar-Pelaar

        January 29, 2022 Ruby Lilaowala

        Meherbai’s Mandli Discusses Marriage!!

        October 9, 2021 Ruby Lilaowala

        Cyrus The (Not So) Great!

        August 14, 2021 Cyrus Broacha

        Cyrus The (Not So) Great!

        July 3, 2021 Cyrus Broacha

        The Navroz Awards!

        March 20, 2021 Cyrus Broacha

        Cyrus The (Not So) Great

        February 13, 2021 Cyrus Broacha
    • Reviews
      • Reviews

        Film Review: Runway 34

        April 30, 2022 Hoshang K. Katrak

        Film Review: 83

        December 25, 2021 Reviewed by Hoshang K Katrak

        Gourmet Catering: Next Level Cuisine And Catering!

        March 27, 2021 PT Reporter

        Film Review: BLOODSHOT

        March 14, 2020 Hoshang K. Katrak

        Film Review: LES MISERABLES

        March 14, 2020 Hoshang K. Katrak

        Film Review – ONWARD

        March 7, 2020 Hoshang K. Katrak
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  • Gujarati
    • Gujarati

      મુંબઈ સમાચારની 200મી વર્ષગાંઠને દિને પીએમ મોદીએ સ્ટેમ્પ ઓનરિંગ લોન્ચ કર્યું

      July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

      તમારા જીવનમાંથી નકારાત્મકતા દૂર કરો

      July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

      એક ધાર્મિક આંતરદ્રષ્ટિએ ચોમાસુ

      July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

      Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
      02 July – 08 July 2022

      July 2, 2022 PT Reporter

      વિશ્ર્વમાં હકારાત્મકતા વધારો

      June 25, 2022 PT Reporter

      યઝદના ધબકતા હૃદયને જોવા માટે પ્રવાસીઓ માટે નવો રૂટ રજૂ કરવામાં આવ્યો

      June 25, 2022 PT Reporter
  • Sports
    • Sports

      Parsee Gymkhana Clinches Madhav Mantri Tournament!

      December 4, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti

      Defending Champs Parsee Gymkhana Retain Talim Shield Title

      November 6, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti

      Tête-à-tête With Adille Sumariwalla

      July 17, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti

      Parsi Cricket Pioneers Of 1886 Honoured At Lord’s!

      June 26, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti

      Triple Honours For Parsee Gymkhana Cricket Team!

      March 27, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti

      Tête-à-tête With Star Cricketer – Arzan Nagwaswalla!

      March 20, 2021 Binaisha M. Surti
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Category: Profile

Jasmin Arethna: A Passion For Cycling

Profile, Special July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 Razvin Namdarian 0 Comments

Most of us learnt cycling as children. Some consider it an essential life skill that stands us in good stead for the future. As Parsis, certainly that sense of balance is important when our young boys make the imminent transition from bicycles to the omnipresent motorcycle! But for some, like Jasmin Arethna and her sister […]

Freyaz Shroff: Making The Difference

Profile September 26, 2020September 25, 2020 PT Reporter 0 Comments

. Born in Mumbai, Freyaz relocated with her family early on to the USA, where she completed her high school, college and graduate school and holds an MBA in International Business and Marketing. Despite her expansive and super successful corporate career, in mid-2018, Freyaz chose to step into a direction that spoke more to her […]

Katayun Saklat – Stained Glass Artist Extraordinaire

Profile, Special June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Born in 1938 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) to Homai and Rustam Saklat, Ketayun’s paternal grandparents lived in Kashmir, her father being the very first Parsi to be born there. He relocated to Calcutta in 1928 after his marriage working with Singer Sewing Machine Company. Ketayun’s mother, Homai, a homemaker, was a fabric-painter. Katayun schooled at The […]

Mehru Tangree – The Pride Of The Girl Guide Movement!

Profile November 23, 2019November 22, 2019 Binaisha M. Surti 0 Comments

. Born and raised in Secunderabad, Mehru Tangree moved to Kolkata later in life. Her love for children saw her choose teaching as a profession in Loreto Bowbazar School, where taught for over 25 years! When the Parsee Guide Company (Kolkata) was formed in 1968, she was its first Guide Captain, completing the ‘Preliminary and […]

Digital Dominion With Dravasp!

Profile November 16, 2019November 15, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

.. PT: Tell us more about what you do… Dravasp: I am responsible for design, management, and translation of print media and online websites requirements via eCommerce platforms. Professionally I help deploy the finished product on fast, reliable and scalable dedicated servers around the world with the help of Content Delivery Network tools to bring […]

Banking Visionary – Homai Daruwala

Profile, Special November 2, 2019November 1, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

. Homai Daruwalla heads the sole Community Bank of our Community – The Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd., as its trailblazing Chairperson. She has been the former Chairperson and Managing Director of Central Bank Of India. Born in Bombay to Rati and Ardeshir Daruwalla, as the eldest of three siblings, Homai Daruwala schooled at JB Vachha […]

Behnaz Todiwala – A Class(ical) Act!

Profile April 20, 2019April 19, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Based in Surat, Behnaz Todiwala is the Art Director and Founder of the globally renowned Utkarsh Dance Academy LLP, dedicated to preserving India’s cultural heritage through Classical and Indian Folk dances, for the past 25 years. A Bharatnatyam connoisseur, staunchly committed to the practice for 39 years now, Behnaz Todiwala is a Gold Medallist in […]

Ashoi Dantra Represents India in ‘World Teen Supermodel’ Pageant, Fiji

Profile April 6, 2019April 7, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Parsi Times is delighted to share the great news of 18-year-old, dynamic college student, Ashoi Dantra from Jer Baug, Byculla, who is currently representing India in the prestigious ‘World Teen Supermodel Pageant’, that is taking place over an 8-day global platform (31 March to 7 April, 2019) in Fiji, under ‘The World Supermodel Production and […]

Jamshed Bhagwagar Represents India At Global Youth Festival in Sri Lanka

Profile April 6, 2019April 7, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Bringing great pride upon the community and the country, Baroda’s twenty-five-year-old youth icon, Jamshed Bhagwagar, was invited by the Government of Sri Lanka to represent India at the International Youth Conference held at ‘Yowun Pura – The City of Youth’, at Hambantota, Sri Lanka, from 25th March to 3rd April, 2019. Jamshed was one of the […]

’Coz We Just Can’t Get Enough Of ‘Aapro Broacho’!

Profile, Special Issues March 16, 2019March 15, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Ever since Parsi Times was able to coax/coerce/convince the One-Man-Laughter-Army, aapro Cyrus Broacha, to start the exclusive, hilarious, super-hit column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great’ with us, we have been inundated with mails from readers across India and even PT patrons from the world over for ‘more!’… in the words of one of our readers, […]

Vivacious Monaz Mevawalla

Profile February 2, 2019February 1, 2019 PT Reporter 0 Comments

Mumbai’s Monaz Mevawalla is a well-known Television star and has appeared in a host of tele-serials including Chupke Chupke (SAB Sony), Rishtoon Ki Dor and Meet Mila De Rabba (Sony), Jab Luv Hua (Zee TV), The Great Indian Comedy Show (Star One), Zindagi Teri Meri Kahani (Sahara One) and Lo Kallo Baat (Reliance Big Magic); […]

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