On the occasion of Senior Citizen’s Day, 1st October, 2017, a hundred children from Sett RJJ High School in Navsari visited the WZO Trust Funds Senior Citizen’s Centre to spend quality time with the residents. Engaging in meaningful conversations, the children escorted the senior citizens to their school in a procession, where after being felicitated, […]
Looking Forward… Are you someone who wakes up looking forward to something every day? Or does your daily life function with routine-passivity, like it’s on auto-pilot? One of the unfailing keys to happiness is having something to look forward to. And anticipating something fun means you enjoy that happy experience for longer, even before it’s […]
Yesterday is past beyond recall. Today only is mine. Let me make the best use of it as it is my sure possession. Tomorrow has shadowy existence. It may or may not dawn for me. I may be dead and gone before it is born. Let me put procrastination far from me, when it comes […]
For the fans of sci-fi and fantasy films, this one particularly could be a must-watch. For the skeptics of this genre (this critic included), however, a word of advice for potential viewers-go see this one with an open mind. Even for those familiar with the 1982 ‘Blade Runner’ (set in 2019), this film is sure […]
Take a few key ingredients, put on the gas, swirl them around in a frying pan, bring them to a boil, and serve hot. Something missing? Aha… it’s the condiments! That in a nutshell sums up the film ‘Chef’, sounding suspiciously like the first name of its protagonist Saif Ali Khan, who plays Roshan Kalra […]
It wasn’t long ago in 2014, when Prime Minister, H’ble Shri Narendra Modi suggested to strategize a dynamic plan in the form of a ‘festival’ that would bring our miniscule yet appreciated community across the world together, and view Udvada as a pilgrim centre. With immense planning and collaborative efforts of ‘Foundation for Development of […]
Making Time To Smell The Roses! “Honnneeeeey, did you see my red stripped tie? It’s not in the cupboard!” “Mommmmm, where are my socks? I need them for the football – quickly!” “Baai, apne ghee kahan rakha? Rotli ke liye chahiye” …Is this how people around you sound? Everyone asking the whereabouts […]
Continuing the coverage on Monaz Gandhi, PT has learnt that the brilliant pre-school teacher at the ‘Learning Curve’, Worli, has recently gone on to win two more awards – ‘The Harvey Youngest Achiever 2017-2018’ and ‘The Harvey Most Valuable Indian 2017-2018’ awards, at The Harvey Excellence Awards hosted in London, on 27th September, 2017. Recognised […]
. I am afraid my friend, Anil Dharker, stole my thunder, when he argued brilliantly for support of the great classics against the fashion for only licensing to contemporary music (refer to NCPA’s in-house magazine ON STAGE October issue). I remember a particular incident at Albless Baug, where the venerable violinist, Sebastian Vaz, who taught […]
The Alliance Is Back On Track! After the advent of Universal Adult Franchise it is inevitable that a certain amount of political savvy will enter into the campaigning strategies of any community member desirous of serving the Community as a Trustee. Consequently, it is only natural that not all Trustees will be in agreement on […]