Dear Readers, As we approach our 74th Republic Day next week, one can’t help but reflect on our diminishing presence in the Armed Forces. Maybe it is the fallout of our dwindling numbers, or then more unfortunately, a lack of interest in being part of India’s highest and noblest bastion. For long, us Parsis […]
Dear Readers, Last week, the community bid farewell to one of its foremost gems, in the passing of Dr. Tehemton Udwadia. An extraordinary man who shone brilliantly across all his eminent capacities – as a Doctor, as an Indian and as a Parsi. Known as the Father of Laparoscopic Surgery in India, he was […]
Welcome 2023! Dear Readers, The New Year bring with it an inherent promise of hope. There’s a subconscious sense of positive anticipation that lies within this feeling of newness when we hang up a new calendar and look forward to the excitement and opportunities that lie in the next 12 brand new months and […]
Happy New Year 2023! Dear Readers, What a year it’s been! 2022 had us engaged in the rebuilding process – we have come a long way in rebuilding our lives from COVID’s economic, emotional and social damage. We’ve all faced some dark times and setbacks… but let’s not forget, two years ago, at this […]
Merry Christmas! Dear Readers, Today is Christmas eve and many of us blessed with Christian friends and neighbours will receive those yummy authentic, home-made goodies like kal-kals, neureos, bolinhas, etc. along with a generous helping of that show-stopping, special rum-soaked Xmas cake! For the rest, one can always purchase the Christmas specials across various […]
‘I-Specialists’ Blurring Community-Vision! Dear Readers, The one question that has been plaguing my mind for a while now, is, why does it take a calamity for us to snap into being the helpful and selfless souls that we are all capable of being? As a community, we have more than adequately proven our sense […]
Dear Readers, Within every family or friend-circle, there’s usually at least one, if not a couple, of the typical naysayer kinds – the one who lives either in fear or in doubt, of any and everything, and makes sure to blatantly display the same, behind the veil of ‘concern’ and the default response: […]
Dear Readers, Come December and the already festive spirit reaches its peak, even as one’s social calendar starts running out of available dates, amid parties and gatherings and ceremonies and receptions – with everyone enthusiastically celebrating various crucial and/or fun events. December also marks the season of giving – making us more prone to opening […]
Dear Readers, As a community, we boast of a sizeable number of seniors, since we are genetically blessed with longevity. While it would have been ideal had the current generation been able to walk shoulder to shoulder in terms of our then population, the truth is, our current numbers predict a sorry, nay, regrettable state […]
Dear Readers, If there’s one crucial lesson about life that has been amply stamped onto our souls over the past three years, it’s that life is short and unpredictable. Sometimes, there are no second chances to do those things you should have, or to say those words which so needed to be said… and heard. […]
Don’t Miss ZTFI’s Annual Fest 2022 Dear Readers, One of the most wonderful aspects of belonging to a community is that it enables us to help people in a way that we couldn’t, as individuals. It is said that the most accurate measure of a community’s greatness lies in the acts of compassion carried […]