‘Diet’ is a four letter word. It is almost as bad as the word which, when we used to utter it, our dear mothers would threaten to scrub our tongue with soap and butara (a stick broom)! It is a different matter now, with the offending word becoming almost an accepted part of our vocabulary, […]
You’re testing your vocal chords in the bathroom one morning and as you hit the high note in the second verse of ‘It’s now or never’, a second voice joins in – just as tuneless as you. ‘Who could it be? You think indignantly, as you pop your head around the shower curtain, only to […]
CRICKET Mumbai Indians Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad: Excellent batting performances from Parthiv Patel (39), Nitish Rana (45) and Krunal Pandya (37) helped Mumbai Indians win by 4 wickets against rivals SRH. SRH notched up 158-8 in 20 overs. Skipper David Warner top scored with 49 while opening partner Shikhar Dhawan managed 48. Strike bowler for team MI, […]
The fifth Zoroastrian Powerlifting Championship, affiliated with and conducted by The Greater Bombay Powerlifting Association, in collaboration with the Naryman Dubash Foundation, was held at the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana Grounds on Saturday, 8th April, 2017. Sponsored by Zarine and Yazdi Daruvala Trust, The WZO Trust, Late Ervad Hormusji Antia and Dinamai Antia Trust, Shapoorji […]
On 1 July 2002, after taking off from Moscow, a Bashkirian passenger airliner and a DHL cargo plane had collided over Germany, resulting in a casualty list of 271. Director Lester alongwith writer Javier Gullol have woven the story into a film which, while managing to hold your attention thorough the hour-and-a-half, fails to be […]
PT: Please share some more inspiring details about your academic journey. Arash: I’m currently enrolled in the Post Graduate Advanced Wine, Beverage and Business Management Degree Program at George Brown College in Toronto. I received my Bachelors Degree in Culinary Arts Business Management from the prestigious, Culinary Institute of America in New York where I […]
Genre Drama Minutes 135 Director Srijit Mukherji Movie Rating 2.5/5 Shot entirely in Jharkhand and set during Independence on the western border (the original Bengali version ‘Rajkahini’ 2015, was set on the eastern border), Begum Jaan opens with scenes of an old lady stoically rescuing a young women from going the Nirbhaya way. Begum Jaan […]
Meherwanji read out a headline from a newspaper to Meherbai which said, ‘Short naps can make you happier.’ Meherbai: It says ‘short’ naps whereas you have breakfast and doze-off till lunch, after which you snore like a Ghat Nu Engine till tea-time! Meherwanji: Maybe that’s why I’m happy despite insomnia at night! Meherbai: What insomnia? After eating and sleeping the […]
The Indo-American Society presents a one-day workshop on ‘Productivity at the Workplace’ by Yazdi Tantra on 15th April, 2017 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm at Lincoln Auditorium, Indo- American Society, Kitab Mahal, 5 D, Sukhadwala Marg, Fort. Learn to use Google, Gmail, Evernote and Mobile Apps to improve productivity and save time. The investment […]
Natasha Lalla is one of the few talented artists in the world who paints the canvas with only her fingers. Currently on display at the Cosmic Heart Gallery, her series, ‘Parallel Realities’ focuses on the ‘realities’ that unite and circumnavigate the pattern of colourful swirls. Exploring her works, Natasha says, “To me, it is enormously […]
WAPIZ’s annual raffle (priced at Rs. 100/-), whose proceeds are used for WAPIZ’s various activities, held its Lucky Draw on 31st March, 2017 at the WAPIZ Office, with Trustee, Meher Panthaki picking the winners blindfolded to ensure fairplay. (Video posted on Facebook.) The two lucky winners were Aspi Surveyor and Burges Wania, each winning a […]