MAR 23 Announcing the post Navroze Finely Chopped Parsi Food Walk, 28th March 2015 Saturday, 21st March, was Navroze, the Parsi spring festival, originally observed as the new year in Iran. You might have read articles about Parsi food written around Navroze. Tried some Parsi food perhaps if you are lucky. We had a lunch at home on Navroze where
Read moreDear Parents, It gives me immense joy to inform you that our first inter-group event – XYZ Games has received a participation of 32 teams. This event is hosted by the Daraius’ Daredevils group and the members and volunteers have made sure that everything is under control. I would just like to give you some more information for the event
Read moreRushing to the local bazaar for odds and ends, sprinting out with his siblings to spot the rare car turning into their lane, racing indoors and tracking mud across the floor, from the then-marshy land around their bungalow—running features prominently in Kushru Patel’s memories of his childhood. It is perhaps no wonder then that the Bandra resident grew up to
Read moreFROM THE ARCHIVES….. Around the world in 53 months Ervad Marzban Hathiram, TNN | Nov 15, 2002, 11.14PM IST http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Around-the-world-in-53-months/articleshow/28397067.cms MUMBAI: The three men knelt before Pope Pius XI, thanking God for their luck so far and seeking the pontiff ‘s blessings for their onward journey. The date was October 15, 1924. Dressed in khakis, Gustad Hathiram, Keki Pochkhanawala and Adi Hakim
Read moreThe incident happened 52 years before Phil Hughes was delivered a sickening blow on his helmet in Sydney on Tuesday. “We were all frightened and shocked,” said Chandu Borde, recalling the moment when Nari Contractor went down after ducking into a short-pitched delivery from West Indies’ Charlie Griffith. The year was 1962 and India was taking on host Barbados in
Read moreAt 66, Noshir Mehta will enter the annals of cricketing history today for being in the game for 50 glorious years. The Hyderabadi will take to the field at the Gymkhana Ground for one last time on Sunday It will be an emotion-ridden nostalgic journey back in time when a handsome 66-year-old man attired in white flannels walks into Gymkhana
Read morePardiwala puts in extra practice to beat Chavan for U-10 badminton title Today, even the under-10 category in bad minton is not recreational. With the way Darius Pardiwala (Bombay Scottish) and Bhargav Chavan (Bhavan’s Wadia) were guided throughout the final of the MSSA event, it showed how important the title was to the school and the boys.Eventually, it was Pardiwala
Read more The 1st Indian Cricket team to tour England in 1886 – Sahibji Bawaji 1st Indian Cricket team to tour England in 1886 had only Parsi players. Out of 15, 12 were from Bombay & 3 from Karachi ​.​  The Parsees team that toured England in 1886 This picture is taken on the second Test between innings at Lord’s Cricket Ground in 1886. Â
Read moreIndia’s Jehan Daruvala betters Sebastian Vettel’s kart timing Indian racer Jehan Daruvala shot into limelight by winning the first round of the German National Karting Championships in Ampfing in May this year. Apart from winning that competition, the 15-year-old Dadar-resident also bettered reigning Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel’s timing during kart testing. Little did he know that Vettel, who couldn’t
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