Dear Readers, The festive season is always the best part of the year, especially for our small but fun-loving, close-knit community. A large number of our ‘vhalas’ – relatives and loved ones – return and converge in Aapru Bombay to partake in all the festivities – from lagans and navjotes to some of the very […]
Tag: 9th November 2019
Thana Anjuman’s New Managing Committee
At the Annual General Meeting of the Thana Parsi Anjuman held on 21st September, 2019, the following are the elected Trustees of the new Managing Committee: Percy Karani – President; Rumi Kasad – Vice President; Pouruchisti – Secretary; Dilshad Mistry – Jt. Secretary; Dara Wadia – Treasurer; Vishtaspa Sethna – Treasurer; and members – Kersasp […]
New Varasiyaji Calf For Surat’s Atashbehram
After the passing of the sacred Varasiyaji of Surat’s Shenshai Atashbehram (20th October, 2019), a new Varasiyaji calf was handed over to the Surat Parsi Punchayet for the Atashbehram. The Ijavani ceremony (Yajashne) will be performed on 9th November, 2019 (Mah Khordad, Roj Ashishvangh) for the four-month-old Varasiyaji calf, named Phirozshaw, who had been kept […]
Tata Power Partners With Rockefeller Foundation To Set Up 10,000 Renewable Microgrids In India
India’s largest integrated power company, Tata Power, has partnered with the Rockefeller Foundation to work together on a new venture, TP Renewable Microgrid, to accelerate distributed energy access in rural India. The venture will develop a network of 10,000 solar mini-grids over the next seven years, which is expected to bring clean energy to 50,00,000 […]
NCPA Presents Mud Morganfield Live
NCPA Presents multi-award-winning Blues star, Mud Morganfield, live in concert. The eldest son of legendary bluesman Muddy Waters, Mud’s singing is firmly in best of traditions of Chicago Blues. Also an acclaimed song writer backed by the best musicians playing Blues today, his award-winning album, Son of the Seventh Son, was nominated in the Best […]
Seasons Of Nature And Seasons Of Life
. Spring is the queen of the seasons. It is the youth of the year and ever brimful of hopes is youth. The snow begins to melt, rivers begin to flow, birds begin to fly and the plants begin to grow. Spring revives new life and new spirit all around. Fresh and sweet, bright and […]
TechKnow With Tantra: Tetris Classic 1984
If you wish to replay your favourite childhood games, Tetris Classic 1984 will take you there! There are many versions of this original game, with bells and whistles and extra color and controls, but the Classic Version is THE original! No annoying currencies, no boosts, no special moves – just the occasional video ad when […]
Film Review: Bala
“DDLJ jaisa ending hoga kya?” asks a character, referring to the blockbuster of the 90s. This is just one of the many films alluded to in Amar Kaushik’s latest, written with wittiness by Niren Bhatt. The theme of male ‘premature’ issues seems to be captivating audiences of late. Just a week after ‘Ujda Chaman’ hit […]
Film Review: Hellaro
“Sinners are not punished. If they were, there wouldn’t be so many men in the world,” says one of the women, fettered by generations of bondage to their menfolk through ignorance stemming primarily out of unfounded beliefs. The first Gujarati film to win the Golden Lotus Award, while winning Best Feature Film at the […]
Pain And Prayer
. “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore, trust the physician and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility.” – Kahlil Gibran Just the other day, I was at my school reunion. During the […]
WINGS’19 – It’s Here!!!
WINGS’19 – the community’s biggest and Number One ‘All-Parsi Sports, Cultural and Talent Festival’, held in association with the Sir Ness Wadia Pavilion and with Parsi Times as Media Partner – kicks off today, 9th November, 2019, at the Rustom Baug Grounds, 6:00 pm onwards. The mega Fest comprises 250 teams and 800 participants, competing […]