Eight years ago, I had hoped for Parsi Times to become a household name in our community. It was founded with the aim of representing the true, unbiased and collective voice of our people. As I reminisce the years gone by, I am filled with a great sense of pride and joy in PT’s successful […]
Happiness is a broad term that describes the experience of positive emotions, such as joy, contentment and satisfaction. Research shows a direct connection between mental health and physical health – in addition to making you feel better, being happy brings you a host of potential health benefits… basically, ‘Being Happy’ leads to ‘Being Healthy’! Numerous studies […]
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, […]
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak! Dear Readers, It gives me great joy to present you our Parsi Times Jamshedi Navroz Special Issue. I hope this bumper issue brings you as much delight, as it has given us a sense of satisfaction and joy in presenting you pages brimming with ‘Positivity and Happiness’ – the theme of our […]
It’s been an eventful year, full of ups and downs – for all of us. Our Community’s prime concern went unaddressed, leaving us disappointed, as the non-responsive Government machinery failed to accede to the extremely reasonable request of a minority community known for its unparalleled contributions to the city and the nation. As a Trustee […]
There are practitioners and there are consultants, there are experts and there are also prodigies…. but there’s only one ‘Eye’nstein of Ophthalmology – and it’s none other than our very own Dr. Cyres Metha, whose accomplishments and breakthroughs in eye-care has not just the whole nation, but the entire world, raising a toast to his […]
India’s unparalleled Fitness Guru and Health Expert, also known as the Iron Man of India, and in every sense, the Nations Strength Coach, Kaizzad Capadia is the Co-Founder and Director of K11 Academy of Fitness Sciences – India’s foremost academic institution in the space of vocational education which has built careers for a record 50,000 […]
પતી: એય..ઉઠને, થોડુક વોકિંગ કરી આવીએ!! પત્ની: કેમ? હું તમને જાડી લાગુ છું? પતી: અરે જાડા હોય એ જ વોકીગ કરે એવું થોડુ હોય! ચાલવાથી તબિયત સારી રહે! ફીટ રહેવાય પત્ની: તમને હું માંદી લાગુ છું?? પતી: તારે ન આવવું હો તો પડી રહે!! પત્ની: એટલે તમારૂં કહેવાનું એમ થાય છે ને હું આળસુ છું?!! […]
જેહાન પોતાની પત્ની અને દીકરા રાયન સાથે સંજાણ ફકત બે અઠવાડિયા માટે પોતાના ઘરે આવ્યો હતો. એમ તો તે અમેરિકા રહેતો હતો પરંતુ દર બે વરસે પોતાના કુટુંબને લઈને નવરોઝ ઉજવવા સંજાણ અવશ્ય આવતો હતો. સંજાણમાં એના મમ્મી જરૂ અને પપ્પા જહાંગીર તથા તેના માસી-માસા, કાકા-કાકી એમ થોડા સગાસંબંધીઓ સંજાણમાંજ રહેતા હતા. આ બે અઠવાડિયામાં […]
“Novruz promotes the values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families as well as reconciliation and neighborliness, thus contributing to cultural diversity and friendship among peoples and various communities”. Zoroastrianism’s 7 festivals include Navroze and the 6 Gahambars – all festivals of the agricultural season. These are dedicated to Ahura Mazda, Lord of Wisdom […]
As children it only took a lollypop or video game to bring that smile back to our face. It was so easy to be happy. Small things made us happy, but with time, we move the goal posts. It takes a balance of successful careers, relationships, financial security and other determinants to make us happy. […]