Happy New Year! Dear Readers, Transitioning from 2021 to 2022 may have been a lot more subdued than we’d have liked, with the third wave rearing its head… but over the past couple of years, we have learnt to find and cherish the little joys in little things, and celebrate moments instead of occasions. Club-parties […]
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 5th January 2022. WINNER: Salman: ‘Kat’s are feline and Tiger abhi zinda hai! Katrina: Yahi teri attitude par hum sharminda hai!! Vicky: Tiger-shiger kuch nahi – tu sirf ek parinda […]
The NCPA beckons you to start New Year on a nostalgic note with ‘Yesterday Once More’ (Experimental Theatre on 7th January, at 7.00 pm), featuring songs from the Golden Age of pop – by the Carpenters, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick amongst others. CITI-NCPA Aadi Anant: From Here to Eternity (Tata Theatre on 8th January at […]
On Christmas day, 25th December, 2021 Panthaky Baug (Andheri, Mumbai) came alive to celebrate its Golden Jubilee with much pomp. Organised ably by the new PWC Committee (comprising Zubin Sodawaterwala, Eric Lath, Shahrokh Bulsara, Zubin Elavia, Mahiyar Khambatta, Percy Dangore and Kursuh Wadia), the event was held in complete adherence to the mandatory Covid protocols. […]
The Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe Incorporated (ZTFE), in its 160th year, held a virtual (online) Annual General Meeting on 18th December, 2021, to ensure the health and safety of its members, in keeping with the surge in COVID-19 infections, mainly the Omicron variant. The ordinary business of the AGM included the election of the Management Committee, […]
Pilamai from the Baug was a busybody who dabbled in everything. Her well-trained, hen-pecked husband did all the house-work, with the result that Pila had the whole day to herself. Her sons told her to “take it easy” and play with her grand-children. Pilamai thought, “Just as well the sons are living separately. They want […]
January (Lucky No. 8; Lucky Card: Strength): A little struggle and fight is part and parcel of everyone’s life – this is temporary phase for you. Face it with confidence. Life is a merry go round. Don’t take anything to heart; this phase will end soon. You will be able to take the world in […]
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The family physician or family doctor is a vanishing breed. Young new doctors don’t seem interested in ‘family medicine’ anymore. Way back in August 2019, the Times of India reported that the General Physicians Association (GPA)’s Greater Mumbai branch had 3,000 members, while the Indian Medical Association (IMA)’s Mumbai list had 13,000 doctors. Apparently, the […]
Team Parsee Gymkhana (PG) had a magical season, emerging as the dominating and leading club in Mumbai’s cricketing arena by winning three back-to-back titles in a row, in all three formats of the game, making history as the first club from the city to do so and becoming the most successful team of Mumbai. Team […]
– Lessons Learnt By Pet Parents In 2021 – “You need to help me NOW!” a lady screamed at me over the phone. “My Figaro has pooped on my carpet for the 100th time and I am fed up!” 2021 was the year that dog lovers abruptly decided was a good year to bring home a […]