When I was just a little boy, Mumbai was called Bombay. Bombay the beautiful, it was the ‘Urbs Prima in Indis’ and rightly so. It was green, it was clean. There were footpaths to walk on and the roads were for vehicles. It was Bombay upto Mahim, and Bandra was the suburb. Buildings were old […]
This week, Chef Delzad two delicious and refreshing cocktails to help you beat the summer heat! Those who prefer non-alcoholic drinks, can skip adding the alcohol and turn it into a yummy mocktail! Gin ‘n’ Melon Cooler Ingredients: Water-melon – ¼ small; Mint – 5 – 6 leaves; Gin – 45 ml; Lime juice – […]
Sweat just 10 minutes a day and lose belly fat, flatten your tummy with short and effective fat burning workouts at home! Try these aerobic exercises to get rid of the annoying belly fat and improve your health. The systematic and scientifically-proven workout needs no equipment or coach, you can easily do the belly workout at home […]
Once there was a king in ancient India who presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. However, the necklace got lost or stolen and his people searched all over but were unable to find it. Some said it could have been picked up by a bird. So, the king then asked his subjects […]
As the nightingale sings to the rose in a transport of delight, so will I weave the songs of my love for Thee. Then listen, my beloved Lord, unto the songs I sing. I will come to Thee with my hymns of praise and glorification. I will eulogize Thee with my songs of adoration. I […]
There is no doubt that Parsis are creatures of big love and great passion. Their tempers, humours, wiles – often whimsically oscillate between avid love and fervent hate. The realm between love and loathing is almost non-existent! Now, as a brood, we are easy-going but eccentric, loud yet lively, boisterous but benevolent, with a zest […]
If there is one sentence that parents get fed up of hearing through the summer vacations, it’s “I’m bored!” Invariably, this is the lament of most kids during the vacations and the summer of 2020 has been rather unique to say the least! With the lockdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, children’s frustration levels […]
– A Day To Rededicate Ourselves To Zarathushtra’s Message Of Spreading Happiness – Roj Khorshed of Mah Dae is observed as Zarthosht no Deeso – the day on which our beloved Prophet, Zarathushtra, passed away from this material world to the spiritual world. Zarathushtra’s era is shrouded in mystery. While Greek sources place his birth […]
. Wayne Fields said in his nursery rhyme, “The best six doctors anywhere and no one can deny it, Are sunshine, water, rest, air, exercise and diet. These six will gladly you attend, if only you are willing, Your mind they’ll ease, your will they’ll mend, and charge you not a shilling”. . There is […]
On 21st May, 2020, after a span of two years, the Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) released the under-construction building in Godrej Baug, that it had sealed for the non-payment of Land Under Construction (LUC) dues. The Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees followed up diligently with the BMC and were successful in getting the property released, after […]
Those Three Words… Dear Readers, If nothing else, the extended lockdown, brought on by the Pandemic, has forced even the not-very-reflective kind of fellow beings amongst us (you know, the ones who proudly dismiss any deeper conversations, with a boastful – ‘I’m not really the meditating type’) to ponder life beyond the here and now. […]