Cultivate The Art Of Giving During The Festive Season During the festive season, we allow our spendings to skyrocket – we get a little more self-indulgent, we are more liberal with our purse-strings in making purchases for our family and treating friends. We revel in a smugly pleasant sense of satisfaction when we give to […]
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Tech Know With Tantra – ProtonMail – Encrypted Email
ProtonMail is the world’s largest encrypted email service with over two million users. It brings easy-to-use email encryption to your mobile device by seamlessly integrating PGP end-to-end encryption. ProtonMail also provides a modern user interface with a full set of innovative features such as customizable swipe gestures and the ability to send expiring emails. Using Protonmail […]
Film Review: The Girl In The Spider’s Web
“So you’re a cop?” inquires a character midway through the film. As if on cue, comes the prompt reply, “No, worse – I’m a journalist.” One was left wondering whether the film was a case of investigative journalism… Based on the characters in the Millennium book series (this one being the fourth) by the late […]
Caption This – 24th November
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mailparsitimes@gmail.com by 28th November, 2018. Winner: Deepika to Ranveer: “Eloko ni pehramni nu cover barabar khisama mukiday!” -By Jehangir Daruvalla
Mehernosh, Fareez Excel In Athletic Championship
Mehernosh Bamboat and Fareez Vasania did the Community proud in the Maharashtra State Level Athletic Championship that was held in Pune from 16th to 18th November, 2018. Making a mark for themselves on the track, Mehernosh secured Gold medals in the 100m and 200m race, each, in the 40+ category; while Fareez Vasania grabbed 3 […]
‘Rayo Racing’ Conducts Jaguar’s ‘Art of Performance Tour’
Jaguar Land Rover India’s ‘Art of Performance Tour’ – a series of dynamic drive experience events, that was flagged off in Hyderabad, earlier in April this year, recently organized its Mumbai chapter on the 17th and 18th of November, 2018. Consisting of 27 drive experience events planned across various cities of India that highlight the […]
PT Push – Khushnuma Dubash
. PT: Tell us a little about yourself. Khushnuma: I started off as a 16-year-old writer with Parsi Times and have gained experience as a copywriter and content specialist with many organisations including Ogilvy & Mather, The Hindu and ‘ItsHerWay’ – an international start-up. I realized the scope of starting my own business, and decided […]
Sanjan Day Celebrations
The community celebrated Sanjan Day at the grounds surrounding the Sanjan Stumb on 16th November, 2018, with a jasan ceremony led by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor and performed by three mobeds at 9:30 am. The celebratory programme commenced with Paricheher Daviervala welcoming the gathering, while Marzban Wadia reiterated a song, followed by Vada Dasturji […]
Letters To The Editor
Re: Parsee General Hospital – Potential Loss of US $ 22.5 Million by Parsee Community Referring to the article in the Parsee Times and other leading newspapers and social media, dated 17th November 2018, the President, Mr. Homa Petit has clearly stated the facts of the potential loss to the Community if this project does […]
બળદે ગધેડાની સલાહ માની!
બીજે દિવસે તબેલામાં પેલી વાલપાપડી જેમની તેમ તે બેગારીને માલમ પડી અને બળદ તો લાંબા તાંટીયા કરી જમીન પર સુઈ રહ્યો અને હાંફવા લાગ્યો. તે પરથી તે બેગારી તો એમજ ધારવા લાગ્યો કે તે જાનવર માંદુ પડયું છે તેથી તેની હાલત પર દયા આણી તે વિશે તેના શેઠને ખબર આપી. તે વેપારી પામી ગયો કે […]
યથા કયારે ભણવો?
ઘેરમાંથી બહાર જતાં બહારથી પાછા ઘેરમાં દાખલ થતાં, કોઈને મળવા જતાં, કોઈની સાથે વાત કરવા અગાઉ, કોઈબી ખુશાલીના પ્રસંગે, આફત યા મુશ્કેલીમાં આવી જતા વળી કોઈ બેઠેલું ઉઠે અને તેની ખાલી જગ્યા ઉપર આપણે બેસવા અગાઉ યથા મનમાં ભણી બેસવું. આ બાબદોમા મનમાં યથા ભણવો. અષેમ કયારે ભણવી: જ્યારેબી આપણા વિચાર જરાબી બગડે ત્યારે તે […]