They say, ‘life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother’. Mother’s Day is always special, but in 2020, it’s even more so! Gripped within those icy fingers of the Pandemic fear, there is this condensed realisation, that one really does not need a reason or a special day in May to celebrate […]
An old joke goes that a farmer, a surgeon and a leader were arguing about the world’s oldest profession (certainly not what the world otherwise believes!). The farmer insisted it was Farming… after all did God not give Adam all the animals and plants to tend as he gave him birth? The surgeon claimed it […]
How very often do we hear Rudyard Kipling’s quote, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers,” and other similar sayings celebrating the unparalleled importance and irreplaceable significance of a mother. Mothers are more to us than our bestest friends or siblings or fathers or grandparents. Her unconditional loving and giving starts […]
The end-result of all things evil is always good. This paradox is, to an extent, similar to the prevailing ‘Lockdown’ situation. My wife and I are keeping a happy distance and our verbal exchanges verge almost on civility! Good, isn’t it? Her cooking has improved, not à la Godiwalla, but one looks forward to her […]
. WINNER: To Mother Dearest – May In Peace You Rest! By Roshan Dastoor Mother, dear mother, Like you, there’s no other! You hush up our cries, And sing us lullabies, From the day we are born, As long as life goes on, When we mutter and stutter, You go all a-flutter To make us feel […]
This week, Chef Delzad shares easy-to-make recipes for you to try out on Mother’s Day and bring that million-dollar smile to her face! Try out Chilli Cheese Poppers, Parsi Style Pahadi Chicken and the Mother’s Day Special – the super-easy, no-bake, ‘5-Minute Microwave Mug Cake’! . Chilli Cheese Poppers Ingredients: Grated Mozzarella – 150 […]
Kaizad Patel, a Remi-Award winning Music Composer, has recently composed an original song named, ‘Love, Pray, Hope’, which he has arranged to be performed and recorded, by over eighteen talented international artists from across the world, who have all come together to share love and hope during these challenging and uncertain times of the Pandemic. […]
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 6th May, 2020. WINNER: Trump: Mare re! Jivto che! Ek toh khissa khaali ne bhapkaa bhaari! By Navaz Bharucha (Chennai)
As per news reports, Tata Motors Ltd-owned British luxury carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), has restored three-fourth of its budgeted production in China, with Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co Ltd or CJLR’s manufacturing plant in Changshu, gradually resuming operations from third week of February, restoring its production capacity to 75% of pre-COVID19 levels. Ramped-up […]
Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister, Pema Khandu, thanked Chairman Emeritus, Tata Group – Ratan Tata and Tata Sons Chairman – N Chandrasekaran, for graciously donating 15,000 masks to the state. “I would like to thank Sh. RN Tata and Sh. N. Chandrasekaran Chairman, Tata Sons for providing 5000 N95 and 3 Ply masks 10000 to Arunachal […]
Irreplaceable Irrfan 7 January, 1967 – 29 April, 2020 I’m frequently asked what ‘Crossover Films’ mean. Is it just the language content? (But more of that later.) When the distressing news of Irrfan Khan’s passing poured in on 29th April, my mind wandered to the other actor – Om Puri – who had done India […]