Dear Readers, Welcome to the New Year! Hope it’s started off with a lot of love and laughter for you all. On behalf of the PT team, I thank our readers for all the New Year greetings and for the extremely encouraging and generous feedback about our Bumper Special Issue that you shared with us […]
With homage and adoration, praise and glorification, I lay my offering at Thy feet, and dedicate my all to Thee, Ahura Mazda. What I bring unto Thee and call mine is in truth Thine own, for all I own is of Thy rich bounty, O Thou lord of bountiful gifts. The offerings and oblations that […]
The Bandra Tata Blocks Welfare Association (BTBWA) organized a visit to the four Atash Behrams across the city on 31st of July, 2016. Commencing with Banaji Atash Behram at 8:00 a.m. followed by Atash Behram at Fanaswadi, the group of fifty further visited Anjuman Atash Behram and Wadiaji Atash Behram. They also visited the Cama […]
Q.: My 24-year-old daughter was happy go-lucky but now keeps to herself, is alone and silent – moreso with her irregular periods. She’s been treated earlier for hyperacidity, but it keeps returning no sooner than it gets relieved. She’s also unhappy at her workplace. Please advice. Dr. Batra: Your daughter is showing symptoms of depression, […]
PT: What is the difference between Yazads and Ameshaspands? Er. Karanjia: When Dadar Ahura Mazda created the universe and human beings, He also created divine angels, segregated into Yazads and Ameshaspands. Through prayer, we can invoke and receive the help of Yazads to fulfil our wishes and Ameshaspands aid us in our physical, intellectual and […]
Team ZTFI (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India) celebrated Parsi New Year with the residents at Parukh Dharamshala (Mumbai) on the 15th of August 2016, with over 75 senior citizens who had a fun time at the event. ZTFI Trustee Yasmin Jal Mistry started off with greetings, and handed sweets and gifts to all the residents, […]
Zoroastrians observe Khordad Roj of Fravardin Mah as Khordad Saal. This is the sixth day of the first month of the Zoroastrian calendar. Each of the 30 days of the month, as also each of the 12 months of the Zoroastrian calendar, is dedicated to an Amesha Spenta (Bounteous Immortal) or a Yazata (Adorable Spiritual […]
Before I start this article, I must say that ‘Reincarnation’ has been a rather controversial subject with the Zoroastrians. Why so? Because our Priest-class and some scholars say there is no reincarnation in Zoroastrianism. Some base their dissent on actual study of the scriptures whereas many just go along because the priests says so. However, […]
Prawn Biryani (Serves: 4) Ingredients: 1/2 kg – Prawns; 2 – Onions; 2 – Tomatoes; 2 – Potatoes; 1 – Bunch Corriander; 4 – Bay Leaves; 6 – Cloves; ½ tsp. Jeera; 2 – Star Maze; 4 – Green Cardimoms; 2 – Black Cardimoms; 1 – Stick Cinnamon; ½ tsp. Turmeric; 2 tsp. Kashmiri Chilli […]
The film is out, and so are the reviews and the verdict. While the critics’ reviews have been mixed, audience reactions in general have been encouraging. That the film is based on the celebrated Nanavati case was never in doubt. While the actual events of the late 50s and the early 60s had political undertones […]
Originally planned to be titled ‘Dolly Lahore Mein’, ‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’ is a carefree, nonchalant film which promises much but fails to go the distance. Harpreet ‘Happy’ Kaur (Diana Penty) is a feisty and plucky bride-to-be who decides to play the vanishing trick on her wedding day in Amritsar. Jumping into a truck laden with […]