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, […]
Category: Profile
Vivacious Monaz Mevawalla
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); […]
Greatness, Grace and Goodness Personified
Happy Birthday, Shri Ratan Tata!
. One of India’s leading industrialists, Ratan Tata is the ex-Chairman of the largest Indian conglomerate, Tata Group of Companies, currently holding the post of Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group which controls some of the major companies including Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Consultancy Services, Indian […]
Delnaz Wins First Runner Up At ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant
On 14th July, 2018, Delnaz Balsara Sharma was crowned the First Runner-Up in the national, prestigious ‘MRS. INDIA SHE IS INDIA 2018’ Pageant, held at ‘The Umrao’ in the country’s capital. The pageant, recognised as the official pageant to send its respective winners for the ‘MRS. UNIVERSE’ and ‘MRS. EARTH’ international beauty pageants, was held […]
Homai Daruwalla Makes A Community Call
Born in Bombay to Rati and Ardeshir Daruwalla, as the eldest of three siblings, Homai Daruwalla schooled at JB Vachha Wadia School, pursuing the Commerce stream from Poddar College and completed her Articleship from the prestigious Kalyaniwala and Mistry Associates. Being extremely career oriented, she has dedicated the larger part of her life to her […]
Meet Chef Danesh Vakshoor – The Man Behind SodaBottleOpenerwala’s Amazing Breakfast Menu
SodaBottleOpenerwala’s recently launched breakfast menu has managed to tickle and satiate the taste buds of everyone alike with their Parsi classics like Bun Maska and Paneer Akuri, innovative Malabar Hill French Toast and Mushroom on Khari, to Mumbaikars’ favourite classics like Pancham Puriwala ka Puri Bhaji, Bohri Kheema Pav and Eggs Kejriwal. This unique breakfast […]
Marzee Kerawala – Leading Financial Advisor
Marzee Kerawala started his full time financial advisory in January 2008, right at the peak of the last bull market. From then to August 2013 was a difficult time for financial planning professionals. Equity markets were sluggish and the period was marred with Lehman crises, Satyam fiasco, weak macroeconomics, dollar trouble just to name a […]
Dr. Prof. Meher Master-Moos
By Asst. Editor Delaveen Tarapore with inputs from Dr. Jasvi Doshi PT: Can you share some of the highlights of your life growing up? Meher: Born in Bombay in 1943, I grew up with strong family values. I spent most of my childhood in Delhi, Hyderabad and Bombay, before moving to Tanganyika for nine years […]
‘Iranshah’ Is Everything To Me – My Passion, My Life!
PT: How did your appointment as Parsi Member to the National Minority Commission (NMC) come about? Vada Dastur Khurshed: Honestly, I was as surprised as everyone else! In fact, I was abroad last month when I received a phone call from the H’ble Minister of Minority Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, and he informed me […]
Burjor Dustoor – Multitalented Actor
Burjor Dustoor is a well-known actor who’s dynamic talent spans across all mediums – theatre, Bollywood, Hollywood, International feature films, TV serials, TV commercials, music videos, et al! Though he’s also regarded as a travel connoisseur and a foodie, it is his acting talents that he is best known and loved for. A professional theatre […]
Khushroo Suntook: The Man With A Mission
Khushroo Suntook BA, LLB, Advocate, FCS, is a descendant of a distinguished line of lawyers. His maternal great grandfather, Sir Dinshah Davar, and grandfather, Justice Jehangir Davar were celebrated judges of the Bombay High Court. His father, Nariman Suntook was Mumbai’s leading solicitor and senior partner of M/s Mulla & Mulla, & Craigie Blunt and […]