During the pandemic which has challenged the very survival of an innumerable number of the financially backward classes and slum-dwellers, Aviva Damania, founder of The Mind Essentials, along with The Banyan Tree team, donated and distributed a month’s ration and sanitation kits to a hundred families, which were in need of basic food to sustain […]
Have you ever come across those individuals who somehow exude confidence and self-assurance in all that they do? Oh! They seem so put together… no task ever too herculean, no scenario unsettling enough to rattle them. True confidence – as opposed to false confidence has a look all its own. Truly confident people have the […]
This week, Chef Delzad shows us how to whip up two delicious Monsoon Cocktails – ‘Peach Bliss’ and ‘Cin-apple’! . . PEACH BLISS Ingredients: Fresh peach puree – 2 tbsp; Fresh peach sliced – 1 pc; Gin – 45 ml; Sprite – 100 ml; Ice – as required; Mint – few sprigs […]
In this fifth part of ‘The Zen Series’, the short story about ‘Chasing Two Rabbits’ leaves much food for thought! A martial arts student approached his teacher with a question. “I’d like to improve my knowledge of the martial arts. In addition to learning from you, I’d like to study with another teacher in order […]
In literature, art and cinema, death has been depicted as a terrible thing… the final end, although in reality, it is merely a release from the burden of the physical body and the madness of the world. Every religious tradition recognises that to reach the final truth, one must pass through death. This is the […]
Thou, the Creator, has never left mankind without religion. Thy sages and seers have, through their wisdom and holiness, evolved religions. Then hast Thou sent from time to time Thy prophets as founders of their respective religions. Thou, Ahura Mazda, didst single out Zarathushtra from among mankind to be Thy first messenger, in point of […]
This App beautifies your photos via a comprehensive list of features and an easy-to-use interface. Touch-ups include a tone slider, make up tool and a hair dyer. The selfie edits are subtle. You can manually edit your skin colour, brighten eyes and create that perfect smile. There is an auto-editor too. The professional photo editing […]
Darabsha has just finished lathering his toast with a generous amount of orange marmalade, after polishing off the two sunny-side ups, a slice of Swiss cheese… all the while complaining about the fraud committed by the Swiss cheese makers who cheat us of cheese by drilling holes in it. “I bet they do it after […]
MEDIA PARTNER PARSI TIMES XYZ Foundation, the Community’s leading establishment for children and young adults, is conducting ‘XYZ Being Parsi’ – it’s first ever major online event, with Parsi Times as its Media Partner. Open to people across all ages, this event brings to the forefront and celebrates our beautiful and vibrant religion and culture. […]
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
As Investors, we like to think that every decision to buy or sell a particular investment has a logic to it. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. As investors, we are inherently vulnerable to biases that lead us to illogical and irrational investment decisions; Biases are part of human behavior and we are prone to […]