The Cusrow Baug United Sports and Welfare League (CBUSWL) organised a ‘Housie Eve’ on 7th October, 2017, with numerous stalls serving home-made delicacies. Filled with fun, cheer and prizes, the overall event with its games, food and beverages was arranged and managed by the residents, as also a dance performance by the Cusrow Baug children […]
By now, readers know that Meherbai’s Mandli members were complete foodies and great travellers. So on the eve of World Food Day, which falls on October 16th, the Mandli gathered at the Parsi Gymkhana grounds, to discuss food they had eaten in different parts of the world, over Korean barbequed chicken sandwiches, bhajiyas and tea. […]
Hobbesian Thought And Zoroastrianism A while ago, I came across a comment by a Parsi lady,, either in a newspaper or a periodical, about how us Parsis do not contribute generously towards our Agiary Funds, unlike the Hindus who donate generously towards their temples, and hence, towards their God or Gods. Zoroastrians believe in philanthropy, […]
Blessed With The Gift Of Giving Dear Readers, It’s always a joy heading into this fun festive season – we’re all happy to be done with the monsoons and the potholes and water-logging and those serpentine traffic jams – our spirits are painted over in mood-changing shades of sunshine and vibrancy! Many of us are […]
History is almost always recorded by victors and vanquishers. A fragment of coincidence then that Shrabani Basu, while on a visit to the Queen’s summer home at the Isle of Wight in 2003, found a couple of objects which aroused her curiosity and heightened her interest in the subject – enough to pen it all […]
Situated within the premises of Khareghat Colony, the Alpaiwalla Museum is probably the only Zoroastrian museum in the world that houses rare artefacts and collection but had been shut, due to much needed repairs. However, the Government of India (GOI) has stepped in to renovate and restore this ground plus one storey structure owned by […]
14-year-old Shareez Sidhwa was selected to represent Mumbai at the ‘34th National Handball Sub-Junior Tournament’ held in Haryana, from 25th to 29th September, 2017. The selection that took place a month before the tournament, involved 200 best handball players across schools, competing for a period of a month. Shareez got selected to represent Mumbai in the […]
. PT: So what’s the latest at XYZ? Hoshaang: Well, we’re starting yet another group, ‘Vistasp’s Vikings’ in Pune. We’ve hosted numerous events this year too, like the XYZ Games, the Summer Camp, LAFA (Literary Arts and Fine Arts), Indoor Mania; a mix of sporting activities, fancy dress competitions and a host of social service […]
Parsis as a community love to celebrate. Not just our own feasts and festivals, even Diwali and Christmas are celebrated with equal gusto. However, often in our enthusiasm, we end up violating certain fundamental precepts of our own religion. Take for example the misuse of firecrackers during the festival of Diwali. Not only are firecrackers […]
. PT: How and when did the idea of having a Skin Bank come into play? Dr. Jokhi: The idea of starting a skin bank has been on the mind of our senior burns surgeons, Dr. Arvind Vartak and Dr. Suhas Abhyankar, for over a decade. However, more than a year back, we received a […]
હવે મેહરાબે મહેલમાં આવતાં સીનદોખ્તને એ પ્રમાણે અત્યંત દલગીર જોઈ સબબ પૂછયો. તેણીએ ઘણી રડતી આંખે રોદાબે બાબે સઘળી હકીકત કહી કે ‘જાલેજરે તેણીનું દિલ જીતી લીધું છે અને મેં તેણીને સમજાવવા છતાં તેણીએ તેના ઉપર દીલ બાંધ્યું છે જેથી છેવટે આપણી ખાનાખરાબી થશે.’ આ સખુનો સાંભળી મેહરાબ ચોકયો અને પોતાની કમર ઉપરની તલવાર ઉપર […]