My happy memories about journalism go back to my childhood and my encounter with Homi Mistry, the deputy editor with Blitz. His boss was the legendary investigative journalist Rusi Karanjia and I bumped into him when I was just fourteen. We shared a cuppa that day and many more later… I do not think I […]
Tag: Volume 08- Issue 02
Nargol Agairy Turns 68
Nargol’s Punjaji Agiary celebrated its 68th Anniversary on 19th April, 2018, with a Jasan performed by six mobeds at 10:00 am, followed by a Humbandagi. Attended by over three hundred and twenty Zarthustis, the event proceeded to relishing the gambhar catered by Mumbai’s Diana Caterers, at a venue provided by Dhun and Noshir Cawas Govadia of […]
SPORTS ROUNDUP – 28th April 2018
CRICKET IPL 2018: Dhoni, Rayudu Clinch Victory for CSK: A magnificent unbeaten innings from skipper MS Dhoni (70 off 44) coupled with Ambati Rayudu (82 off 53) got Chennai Super Kings their win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting first, RCB made a mammoth 205-8 in 20 overs, thanks to AB de Villiers’ 68 off 30 balls, […]
Film Review: Daas Dev
‘A Reverse Flick’ Even the most honourable of intentions at the planning stage will not always result in an acceptable finished product. Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Daas Dev’ comes to us on screen more than a decade aafter he had conceptualised a modern-day version of the 1917 Bengali classic Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay). The text […]
TechKnow with Tantra – IPL 2018 – Pulse Innovations
Here is the official IPL App – ‘IPL 2018’. Free of advertisements, this app brings you live action, reactions and exclusive coverage of the IPL cricket fever in India, with ball-by-ball commentary and scores, video highlights and features, fixtures, results and match reports. It also consists of breaking news, features and exclusive interviews with live photo […]
Founder’s Note By Kersi Randeria
“As delighted as I am to see Parsi Times complete 7 years and become a household name within our Community, I’m deeply concerned about the current untoward happenings creating confusion and discord in our small Community, with non-issues unfortunately making it into the mainline media, and repeatedly tarnishing our Community’s image. I believe Parsi Times […]
From The Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers, It’s my privilege to celebrate Parsi Times’ Seventh Year Anniversary with you! Time surely flies by and your favourite little fledgling publication that kicked off on 30th April, 2011 has blossomed into becoming the favourite news weekly of the Community, across all age-groups, all thanks to your constant guidance, encouragement, feedback and patronage. […]
Homai Daruwalla Makes A Community Call
Born in Bombay to Rati and Ardeshir Daruwalla, as the eldest of three siblings, Homai Daruwalla schooled at JB Vachha Wadia School, pursuing the Commerce stream from Poddar College and completed her Articleship from the prestigious Kalyaniwala and Mistry Associates. Being extremely career oriented, she has dedicated the larger part of her life to her […]
Proud Indian ‘FIRSTS’ By Parsis!
1. Printing And Publishing History ‘FIRSTS’: Parsis are known to make history with their many ‘Firsts’, doing both, the Community and the Country very proud. On our seventh anniversary, Parsi Times is proud to share a tribute dedicated to some of our glorious Parsis of yore, across Seven different fields, who individually and collectively consolidated the […]
Happy B’day Parsi Times!!
“With the Blessings of Ahuramazda and Iranshah I heartily congratulate your publication on the completion of 7 glorious years. As you celebrate the joys of today and the memories of yesterday I wish you greater success for tomorrow. May you commit yourselves to excel at guiding and providing significant and enlightening information and entertainment to […]
BPP Trustee Noshir Dadrawala Announces Resignation
BPP Trustee and one of our Community’s respected leaders, Noshir Dadrawala, announced his resignation as a BPP Trustee, following a heated discussion that took place in the Board meeting on 24th April, 2018. This can be traced back to Sunday, 22nd April, 2018, at Bandra’s Lok Adalat Court, where three cases between the BPP and […]