This year, Jamshedi Navroz graces us on Tuesday, 20 March, 2018. The associated colour this year is ‘grey’ and the animal is ‘dog’. In most homes, especially Irani household, a Haftseen table will be set, decorated with seven items since seven is considered a lucky number, and each of these seven items begins with the letter sin (s) in Persian […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 13મી એપ્રિલ સુધી શુક્રની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તબિયતમાં સારા સારી રહેશે. દરેક બાબતમાં એકટીવ રહેશો. ખર્ચ કર્યા પછી પણ નાણાકીય મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. ઓપોજીટ સેક્સનું એટ્રેકશન વધી જશે. તમને ગમતી વ્યક્તિ તમારા મનની વાત સમજી જશે. ગામ-પરગામ જવાના ચાન્સ છે. લગ્ન કરવા […]
For many young Western Classical Music (WCM) enthusiasts, learning this form of music does not progress beyond being a hobby or passion. Even of the immensely talented ones – in vocal or instrumental – only a few pursue a career as professional musicians. In more recent times, the scenario appears to be changing as Western Classical […]
. Shahvir Tarapore- Cricket Umpire Former first class cricketer from Karnataka and veteran umpire, Shahvir Keki Tarapore has had a long and illustrious career spanning 26 years and is only the third Indian umpire after Suresh Shastri and Amiesh Saheba to have officiated in 100 first-class matches. On the international front, he has umpired […]
I had visited the London School of Economics, and after having fortified with some ale and a light lunch at the popular pub George IV, I was strolling along the Portsmouth street when I was rewarded by a quaint sight, The Olde Curiosity Shoppe and under its name was mentioned, ‘Immortalized by Charles Dickens’. It […]
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“The Parsis, the kind and talented lot.” That’s how we’re described in India. From Dadabhai Naoroji, to the Tatas, all the way to Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw and Supreme Court Judge, Justice Rohinton Nariman. Parsis occupy imminent positions in almost every field. We are hailed as ‘The Jewels of a Crown called India’. Growing up, […]
The buzz around the Total Solar Eclipse 2017, which was visible in full glory for Northern USA on August 21st, 2017, drew equal attention of Indian astro-enthusiasts as well. Known as the Great American Solar Eclipse, it started around 9:15 IST and lasted two minutes, forty seconds, with the moon completely obscuring the sun, resulting […]
Saal Mubarak and Jai Hind! Dear Readers, On behalf of Team Parsi Times, it gives me immense pleasure to present you with our Bumper Special Navroze Issue, which celebrates our quirky, adorable Parsi Culture. This issue brings you all that’s promised and more… it aims to reconnect you with the essence of ‘being Parsi’ in […]
Sanobar Pardiwalla, Stuntwoman Sanober entered this physically audacious profession at the young age of 12 by performing stunts for an advertisement. Today, she has over 200 films to her credit, amongst a lot of other commercial assignments. Her latest Bollywood flick in which she performed stunts was ‘Jagga Jasoos’ and is currently preparing her art […]
About Arashasp Shroff: A graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts Business Management, from the globally renowned Culinary Institute of America (NY, USA), Arashasp’s genius got him handpicked to attend the exclusive concentration program in Advanced Wine and Hospitality in Napa Valley, California. Soon he was recruited for JW Marriott’s Leadership Program and shared […]