My association and voluntary support to promoters of Pureganic Products goes way back past five years – they are very genuine, humble and noble people. Their caring for community initiative taken by Team Parsi Times via its comprehensive reach to create the much needed health awareness every week amongst readers as well as community, has […]
“It’s true – the rich are different,” these words are uttered at one point in the film. Little would Grace (Samara Weaving), brought up as a foster child, have imagined that her wedding night excitement could extend to desperately attempting to save her life from her in-laws, with her husband Alex (Mark O’Brien) being a […]
“Never fall in love with the law”, warns senior criminal lawyer Tarun Saluja (Akshaye Khanna) while delivering a guest lecture to law students. This scene quickly turns to a film set where well-known but domineering director Rohan Khurana (Rahul Bhatt) is at work. Jump to his residence where assistant costume designer Anjali Damle (Meera Chopra) […]
The black tuxedo, invented in the late 1800s, was once the only gentlemanly option for special formal events. In recent years, bolder colors, creative styles and fashionable suits have replaced the staid look. Here’s a quick Q&A on Tuxedos with Kaizad Wadia! Q: From where does the Tuxedo get its name? Kaizad: Oddly enough it […]
On 24th July, 2019, Nazneen Engineer was conferred with a PhD from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, London), as a “Postdoctoral Researcher at the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies.” Her interest in Zoroastrian Studies grew after she attended the December 2007 World Zoroastrian Youth Congress in Australia, inspiring her to pursue […]
Lions Club of Bombay (Host), the premier legacy Lions Club in India and part of the Lions International District 3231A1, continued its tradition of celebrating Teachers Day by honouring distinguished teachers and academicians across diverse backgrounds, on 5th September, 2019, at Jade Gardens, Worli. President Lion Zubin Billimoria welcomed all and spoke of the indispensable […]
In the recently released Education World India School Rankings (EWISR) 2019-20, which lists the top thousand schools of India, the Mumbai-based J B Petit High School for Girls (Fort, Mumbai) topped the category under ‘Day Schools for Girls’, with the J B Vaccha High School (Dadar, Mumbai) coming in ninth on the list in the […]
On 1st September, 2019, Dr. Farokh Jamshed Master, Ph.D. M.D. (Hom), was conferred the Award of Excellence for outstanding and exemplary services in the field of Homeopathy by the prestigious London College of Homeopathy, UK, in a glittering ceremony held in Jaipur. This makes Dr. Farokh Master the first Indian to receive this honor. On the […]
To further their long-standing community services in Pune, the PZSM (Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal) inaugurated yet another much appreciated and needed activity, on 7th September, 2019 – special weekly classes for tots titled ‘Zappy Zoroastrians’, for Zoroastrian children in and around Pune. The fortnightly classes will be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of […]
The passing away of a loved one or even an acquaintance is indeed a tough situation to face. This is not an attempt to debate for or against the efficacy of the Dokhmenashini system. However, should we choose to have the last rites at the Doongerwadi, then there is protocol to follow. In recent years, […]
Twenty years ago, UNESCO requested me to create a programme on the Parsi Zoroastrians, as they realized that this community was facing demographic extinction. With the loss of culture, the world loses a part of its wisdom and UNESCO’s mandate was for us to record this culture. Even as a student and teacher of the […]