Monsoon 2022 finally seems to have arrived bringing relief from the sweltering heat of the Indian summer. In our opinion, monsoon is magical and mood enhancing. We agree that in cities like Mumbai, heavy rains along with high tide can cause flooding, disrupt traffic and even bring trains to a grinding halt. But this happens […]
“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” — Billy Graham ‘Father’s Day’, celebrated annually on the third Sunday of June, will be observed this year on 19th June, 2022. History: Did you know that ‘Father’s Day’ was conceptualised in the […]
Quasar Thakore Padamsee presents Lungs, an intensely intimate, intricate and funny play about imperfect love in an imperfect world. Written by critically acclaimed British playwright Duncan Macmillan, this play is about a couple who contemplates about having a child in a world that seems doomed to implode because of overpopulation and climate change. A profound topic laced with […]
Of the five sitting trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), I was the only trustee who decided not to recontest, despite being eligible for one final term of office at BPP for five years. It is a decision that I do not regret. Almost thirty-five years ago my mentor, Late Russi M Lala (well-known […]
It’s funny how we live in a time of protein shakes, Gatorades and so called energy fused smoothies, while we try to fight this constant feeling of feeling drained , saturated or downright anxious. Our body, soul and mind functions on energy. We need energy to supplement our stamina and vitality. Energy supplements our ability […]
In the interest of our community members not falling for the misleading figures published as regards the Stamp Duty and Registration expenses that would be payable on converting their ‘Leave and License flats to Tenancy’, Parsi Times is once again reproducing the CORRECT FACTS and FIGURES for the benefit of our readers. As you can […]
Well known author and journalist Christopher Hitchens once said, “The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them.” This is indeed a profound truth. Universally and not just within our community, smooth and sweet-talking politicians make tall promises leaving voters feeling short changed post elections. Right now, some candidates have […]
Tenancy For ALL Or Tenancy For THE RICH? On 21st February, 2020, the 3 trustees – Armaity Tirandaz, XerxesDastur and Viraf Mehta – passed a Resolution regarding the conversion of Leave & License to Tenancy. The following is an excerpt taken from the Resolution as regards community members being allowed to convert from L&L to […]
Based on a complaint by Team CTC, the Chief Election Commissioner has taken an extremely serious view of the violation of the Code of Conduct by Parsi Junction. The email is produced verbatim and speaks for itself, with emphasis provided by us:
With the basic aim of ‘Building Trust, Rebuilding Credibility’, Team CTC, comprising Kersi Randeria, Dr. Adil Malia, Lion Daara Patel, Hoshang Jal and Er. CA Farhad Hozdar, shares its Vision via its ‘10 Commandments’, broadly covering its Objectives as under: HOUSING: Even as Housing is a much discussed and much debated subject and for obvious […]
“Will work as part of the new Board, as effectively, as honestly, as dedicatedly, as I have done over the last six-and-a-half years” Two days from now, all of us – the candidates and the community members – will sleep peacefully, some happily, some not so happily. However, we would have all heaved a sigh […]