Meherbai loved Goa in the rains, so every year, she, along with ten other senior-citizen couples, took a trip to Goa, to experience the rains there, calling it her annual ‘happiness-pilgrimage’ with friends! This year was no different except that the rain-Gods decided to descend upon Mumbai causing a deluge for two days. All the […]
The 144th Salgreh of Pak Atash Padshah Saheb at Sodawaterwalla Agiary, Marine Lines was celebrated on 4th September, 2017, Farvardin Mahino, Farvardin Roj, with a jasan performed by Er. Pervez Karanjia and his son Er. Adil Karanjia. Trustees, Dinshaw Variava and Aspi Sarkari graced the occasion, while Panthaki of the Agiary, Er. Pervez Karanjia credits […]
In the past, Parsi Times appealed to our community members to aid ‘JeevaMitra’- a Learning Space Foundation initiative by Genevieve Dubash, that provides food and shelter to stray animals. Parsi Times readers will be delighted to know that their generous donations contributed towards raising Rs. 5,25,000/- as part of ‘JeevaMitra’s Phase I’ initiative. These funds were […]
On 3rd September, 2017, ‘Pawportunity’- an initiative by Zeenia Master, organised a ‘Pet Adoption Drive’, with the aim to pair willing parents with their ideal fur-child(ren). Held at Yiamas, the drive witnessed fifty-two registrations for adoption, six registrations for foster families, a total donation sum of Rs. 6,070/-, with three puppies finding their forever homes! […]
Our racial heritage, our temperamental endowment, and vicissitudes of time have built our communal characteristics, Ahura Mazda. We take life cheerfully and strive to make the most of it. We are full of life and gay of disposition. We are boisterous and obtrusive, talkative and vivacious, amiable and jovial, lively and impulsive, virile and industrious, […]
The last time a film was made on vasectomy was four decades ago. The maverick comedian I. S. Johar had made one of his famed spoofs on the male sterilisation programme, only to see its release delayed till the Emergency ended. Now, on the heels of ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ (based on erectile dysfunction) comes this […]
Kids have always held a fascination for clowns. In celebrated author Stephen King’s 1986 novel, serialised in 1990 and now adapted for the big screen by Argentinian director Andy Muschietti; Pennywise, the Dancing Clown is a macabre supernatural who awakens every 27 years to prey on children. It’s October 1983 and seven-year-old Georgie (Jackson Scott) is […]
The title card at the beginning declares the film to be based on a true story. With the Gandhi cap, the prosthetically altered nose, the manner of speech and the intense look, there was going to be little doubt that it wouldn’t be a biopic. But the moot point is – how much of the […]
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી . ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 20મી સપ્ટેમ્બર સુધી બુધની દિનદશા ચાલશે તેથી તમારા હિસાબી કામકાજ ઉપર ધ્યાન આપી પહેલા પૂરા કરજો. મિત્રોની મદદ મળી રહેશે. જે પણ પ્લાન બનાવો તેમાં ધ્યાન આપી 20મી પહેલા પૂરા કરી લેજો. નાણાકીય ચિંતા નહીં આવે જે પણ કમાવો તેમાંથી ઈનવેસ્ટ જરૂર […]
ડબ્લ્યુઝેડસીસી (વર્લ્ડ જરથુસ્તી ચેમ્બર ઓફ કોમર્સ) યુથ વિંગે તા. 1લી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને ‘સ્પીડ નેટવર્કિંગ નાઈટ’નું આયોજન કર્યુ હતું. સમાન વિચારણસરણીવાલા વ્યવસાયિકો અને ઉદ્યોગ સાહસિકોને ભેગા કરીને નેટવર્કીંગ પ્લેટફોર્મ પૂરૂં પાડીને કારકિર્દીને ક્ષેત્રે આગળ વધી શકે તે ઉદ્ેશ્યથી આ કાર્યક્રમનું આયોજન થયું હતું. દક્ષિણ મુંબઈમાં યીયામાસ ખાતે 42 યુવાનો જેમની ઉંમર 18થી 35 વર્ષની વચ્ચે […]
‘Fate’ Accompli Or Free Will? Dear Readers, There is perhaps another religion as empowering as our Zoroastrian religion. We are told to pursue happiness, to keep our minds and bodies in a state of happiness (little surprise then, our love for music and food!) by following the simple yet profound tenets of Good Thoughts, Good […]