Cama Park, Andheri organized All-Parsee box-cricket (underarm) tournament on 13th and 14th May, 2017, with 13 teams participating across Mumbai. This six-a-side, five-over contest witnessed engrossing knock-out stages. In the first semi-final, with the scores tied, Malcolm Baug and CJ witnessed a super-over. The heroic efforts of Shavir Afshai of Malcolm Baug managed to take […]
Tag: 3 June 2017 Issue
Nowroze Baug Holds 4th Box Cricket Tourney
On 28th May, 2017, the Nowroze Baug Play Centre organized the ‘4th Annual All Parsi Box Cricket Competition’ at the playground. 32 teams of 6 players each (with one compulsory female player) competed for the trophy. Chief Guest Aditya Tare, who plays for IPL’s Delhi Daredevils and is the record-holder for most dismissals by a […]
PYLA’s Annual Floodlit Volleyball Tourney
On 27th May, 2017, the Parsee Youth League of Ahmedabad (PYLA) hosted its ‘Annual Floodlit Volleyball Tournament’ at the Parsi Sanatorium grounds. Witnessed by a crowd of over 100 people, the tournament was played between six teams which were divided into two groups of three teams each. The top two teams of each group advanced […]
Taichi: Wholesome Fitness For Children
Just being physically fit no longer ensures a happy child. They need to be mentally strong, calm, confident, grounded and level headed especially in the face of competition. Taichi for children has become a pressing need given the pressure of expectations on their little shoulders. An exclusive martial art form, Taichi ensures the holistic development […]
Check It Out (2017-06-03)
Jiyo Parsi Visits Pune Jiyo Parsi is organising a fun-filled evening on 10th June, 2017, from 5pm to 7pm, at the Community Hall, Bai Jeejeebhoy Building, Lulla Nagar, Pune. Register before 9th June 2017 on 09822291743 or call Nilufer Laher on 7083332615, between 4 pm to 8 pm.
Caption This! – June 3, 2017
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 7th June, 2017. . . . . .
Sports Roundup – 3rd June 2017
CRICKET England Win A Thriller Against South Africa: An all-round show by England brought them victory by a 2 run margin against South Africa. Batting first, England scored 330-6 in 50 overs. Ben Stokes continued his great form here too post the IPL, and scored 101. Buttler contributed 65 while skipper Eoin Morgan made 45. […]
NumeroTarot (As Per Your Birth Month)
January (Lucky No. 8; Lucky Tarot Card: Strength): It’s time to start afresh – a good time to start new ventures. You need to get real and realise that all that glitters is not gold. Seek advice on financial matters. Students will do well. Travel is indicated. Think twice before taking any decision. . February (Lucky No. […]
Film Review: Wonder Woman
Move over Batman, Spiderman, Superman—-! In the DC comics, Wonder Woman is of Greek nationality. In this, the first female superhero film in 12 years and the first to be directed by a female director, the protagonist is the gorgeous Jewish, Israeli–born Gal Gadot (Fast and Furious, Batman v. Superman : Dawn of Justice). It’s […]
Film Review: Dear Maya
Ostensibly Manisha Koirala’s comeback film — after her doughty and victorious fight with the big C — Dear Maya is about love, languishing and loneliness. The film begins with shots of 15-year-olds Ana (Madiha Imam) and Ira (Shreya Singh Chaudhry) in Loreta Convent, Shimla, reading aloud an amorous passage from a romance novel. Ana has […]
Film Review: Baywatch
Adapted from the TV series Baywatch, which premiered in 1989 and aired throughout the 90s through to 2001, Baywatch the movie, in alliterative language may be described as having sun, sand, surf, swimsuits, skin but no sex, and well, certainly not sleazy. With such an overt title and especially with its television predecessor, one barely […]