Dear Readers, As expected, and as had been predicted earlier by healthcare professionals, there has been a constant surge in the number of cases testing positive for the Coronavirus, calling for that many more appointments with the doctor. And with October marking a change in season, there will be a greater number of people falling […]
Tag: 3rd October 2020
Caption This – 3rd October
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 7th October, 2020. WINNER: Monkey on the Left: We are doomed! The PM has cracked the monkey-code! Middle Monkey: Oh my God!! What we gonna do?? Monkey on the Right: Chill guys! […]
Parsi Embroidery: A Heritage Of Humanity – III
. In the early stage of development, embroidered yardage was covered on all four sides as if bordered within a frame. This yardage is called gala in Gujarati and its enclosed patterned space gave its name to the Gara. Parsi women following Indian tradition began designing kors or borders to match the inner embroidery, then […]
Tribute – Navzar Phiroze Dotiwala
(Passed away on 30th September. 2020) . With deep grief, we break the sad news of the passing away of Parzor’s Friend and Supporter – Navzar Phiroze Dotivala, of Jamshedpur, on 30th September 2020. Always smiling and ready to help, his unassuming personality hid a deep determination to always be at hand to help humanity, […]
The ‘Parsi Times LIFELINE’ Effect
In our issue dated 19th September, 2020, we had launched the ‘Parsi Times LIFELINE’ initiative, to create awareness in our readers about the financial difficulties that so many of our community members, especially seniors, have been facing, due to the ongoing pandemic. We assured our readers that we would forward cases received by us to […]
The Zen Series: The Four Monks
In this twelfth part of ‘The Zen Series’, the short story, ‘The Four Candles’ throws much light on that which needs to be deeply understood! Four monks decided to meditate silently, without speaking for two weeks. They lit a candle as a symbol of their practice and began. By nightfall on the first day, the […]
Walmart In Talks To Invest In Tata Group’s ‘Super App’
Walmart Inc is in talks with the Tata Group for a potential investment of up to $25 billion in the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate’s new ‘Super App’, according to media sources. The ‘Super App’, proposed to be hosted under a Tata Sons subsidiary, aims to create a digital services behemoth offering a wide range of products in the retail […]
The Illusion Of Life
A great sage in ancient India was giving a discourse on attachment and how it hinders the soul’s progress. “Give up everything to the Lord, ” said the sage, upon which a foolish pupil got up from the crowd, saying that the piece of cloth covering his body was all he had by way of […]
SII To Produce 100 Mn Extra Vaccine Doses
On 29th September, 2020, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) – the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, announced that, along with Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, a public-private global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunisation in poor countries, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, it looked to accelerate the […]
Smile Therapy
Did you know it was World Smile Day on the 2nd of October, 2020? A smile can win a thousand hearts. A smile can mend a broken heart. Try smiling a bit more and you’ll see a noticeable difference in the fabric of the air around you. Do you want positivity to illuminate your life? […]
Shahen-ni-Baaj Performed In Udvada To Usher In Good Times
A Shahen-ni-Baaj was performed under the auspices of Udvada Nine Families Shahenshahi Athornan Anjuman, on 26th September, 2020 (Roj Mohor – Mah Ardibesht, YZ 1390), wishing away the ill effects that the pandemic has caused to humanity. Er. Kobad Bharda performed the Baaj Ceremony at the Udvada Doongerwadi premises at 9:40 am. Alongside the Baaj, […]