On Pateti, Navroze and Khordad Saal, several members of our community will throng the theatres to watch a farcical Parsee naatak in which Indian cinema has its roots firmly entrenched. Filmmakers have never hesitated (in fact have gone to extra lengths) from caricaturing communities in films and us Parsees have been soft targets. A dagli […]
Winner: Meher Sutaria The holy days of Muktad are here A time to remember and welcome the dear Fravashis and all noble souls, of the departed With whom we had once, sorrowfully parted. We welcome them and seek their blessing We want them to know that we are expressing Our profoundest love which will never […]
The portly couple along with their Daschund walked in right on time for the consult. After the initial pleasantries, I started off by asking what the problem was. “Duchess needs a husband,” the woman stated matter-of-factly, looking down at me over her gold-rimmed spectacles. Seeing my astonished expression, the man explained, “Freny thinks our dainty […]
It’s an accepted fact that many of us have some of the most unusual and funny surnames. In fact, we would hold the record for having the longest surnames, were it not for those interminable South Indian surnames! The longest Parsi surnames, so far include Sodawaterbottleopenerwala (25 alphabets) and Workingboxwalla (15 alphabets), which are currently […]
Our community has different religious titles which are applied before the names of individuals, like ‘Behdin’ for the non-priestly sect and ‘Osta’, ‘Osti’, ‘Ervad’, etc. for priests. These religious titles are based on the religious status of people and are prefixed before their names, when mentioned in prayers and rituals, like the Jashan, Afringan and […]
Parsi Times is privileged to share Navroze Greetings sent to our readers from aapro Rahul Gandhi, MP, Lok Sabha
Eggs are God’s gift to Parsis. This beautiful gold in white glob enwrapped in a cocoon of calcium carbonate, gives us good nourishment, and pleasure at the same time by titillating our gastronomic senses. It is one of the most versatile culinary wonders which helps churn out some of the quickest and most pleasurable dishes. […]
No matter what you’ve accomplished in life so far, no matter if you are male or female, rich or poor, educated or a moron, chances are, you have a bit of ‘Parsipanu’ in you. It comes as a package-deal with our genes and chromosomes. Other communities call it Parsi-eccentricities but that doesn’t cramp, suffocate or […]
The only category left unexplored by the Filmfare folks is that of ‘Best Casting Director’. With Akshay Kumar in the eponymous Rustom, based on the celebrated Nanavati case of 1959, this lacuna should hopefully be addressed. But first things first. The film, ‘suggested by actual events’, bears striking resemblances to the incidents of the 1959 […]