. “The members of the Parsi Community have been torch bearers not only in the field of business and enterprise but also in a number of diverse fields such as nuclear energy, industry, defence services, academia, health care and the legal profession. The community has made an enormous contribution towards nation building and has enriched […]
Tag: Volume 07- Issue 35
Those Were The Days! Were They?
. I have often written about the good ol’ days. Those were the days when houses were large and hearts larger (and many such clichéd phrases I have churned out), kitchens were cavernous, hat-stands standing like a sentinel at the entrance of the house, where hats and walking sticks were hung. The furniture was almost […]
NCPA Celebrates X’mas With 170 Children From Mumbai NGOs
With Christmas approaching, The National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), celebrated its annual Christmas Party with over 170 children from NGOs across Mumbai on the 15th of December, 2017, at the NCPA, Nariman Point, South Mumbai. The celebration included children from – Apun Ka Club, Bal Jeevan, CHIP, EAR, Jai Vakeel and other NGOs. It […]
Dr. Cyres Mehta – All Eyes On Him!
. The recipient of numerous awards, including the ‘Parsi Ratna’ and the gold medal of the Indian Cataract and Laser Society, Dr. Cyres Mehta is equally safe-and-swift on his super bikes, as he is while performing surgeries – globally famed as one of the fastest cataract and laser surgeons known to perform a cataract operation, […]
The Real Meaning Of Christmas
A tiny baby was born in a humble stable at Bethlehem and that was when the story of Christmas started. The baby grew to become the ‘King of Kings’, teaching humanity that LOVE is the only way to live life. LOVE is the real meaning of Christmas. It is so easy to love those who […]
Dial ‘M’ For Wellness! Get Mickeymized!!
India’s No. 1 Holistic Health Guru, Dr. Mickey Mehta has been the talk of the town for his innumerable initiatives and drives that motivate and empower the concept of fitness- both physically and spiritually. Having had an eventful 2017 thus far, in keeping with an inexorable line of successes, Dr. Mickey was recently invited to […]
Caption This – December 23, 2017
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! The wittiest caption will win a fabulous prize! Send in your captions at mail.parsitimes@gmail.com by 27th December, 2017.
FILM REVIEW: TIGER ZINDA HAI
‘Shikar toh sab karte hain lekin Tiger se behtar shikar koi nahi karta.’ This needless allusion here is to wonderboy Avinash Rathore aka Tiger (Salman Khan, as if we didn’t know), who single-handedly, sometimes with the help of a bazooka, knocks off a mini-army in the barren tracts of Abu Dhabi, which is attempted to […]
“Go Green Now – There’s No Plan(et) B”, Says BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria
. Our community has always been known to be at the forefront of answering the call of civic responsibility, especially when it comes to being sensitive towards our environment and the upkeep of the city. The Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community has its belief firmly rooted in maintaining the sanctity of our natural elements – fire, air, […]
Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017 Is Here !
. . Zoroastrians from across the globe get together today, all under one roof at our cultural and heritage center, Udvada, to be part of our community’s premier event, the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2017… over three thousand fellow Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians will have their hearts and thoughts resonate the same emotion of ‘Parsipanu’! Organized by the […]