On the very second day of the New Year 2022, dynamic 18-year-old, Ruksheen Adil Madon, passed away in a road accident on the Manali- Chandigarh highway. She was on an excursion with ninety others. One of the buses fell in a ditch and Ruksheen got off her bus to rush and help. A speeding bus […]
The family physician or family doctor is a vanishing breed. Young new doctors don’t seem interested in ‘family medicine’ anymore. Way back in August 2019, the Times of India reported that the General Physicians Association (GPA)’s Greater Mumbai branch had 3,000 members, while the Indian Medical Association (IMA)’s Mumbai list had 13,000 doctors. Apparently, the […]
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said, “Change is the only constant.” Indeed, we have to keep moving and evolving because the only thing constant is change. Look at the way our lives changed within just two years! But, did the Pandemic change our lives for the worse or for the better? Some took to new hobbies […]
Norman Vincent Peale once said, “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” This is so true! Indeed, Christmas has a way of making people feel merry. From twinkling Christmas trees to thoughtful gifts beneath them, there’s just something heartwarming about the holiday. It’s the time for […]
Lately, a video clip has been making rounds on social media portraying the Parsi community in questionable light. It argues with skewed logic whether Parsis at all helped India or only themselves. The comments made by the narrator and the conclusions drawn by whoever scripted this narrative are ludicrous, to say the least! ‘Parsi, thy […]
Iranshah, the Spiritual Monarch of the community, returned to His duly repaired and renovated abode, on 14th December, 2021. The Holy Fire was re-enthroned in the re-consecrated sanctum sanctorum on Roj Hormuzd (dedicated to the Supreme Divinity) of Mah Amardad (dedicated to the Divinity of Eternity). May Ahura Mazda’s Blessings continue to be showered through […]
The main building where Iranshah is enthroned has been through extensive repairs and renovation. The Holy Fire, which had earlier been shifted to the adjoining building within the same complex, will now be ceremonially shifted back to the renovated building, but not before thoroughly purifying the renovated building, both – physically and ritually. Centuries ago, […]
. The scriptures not only encourage, but also enjoin marriage, including so for the clergy. Vendidad (4.47) states: “O Spitama Zarathushtra! Indeed, I thus recommend hereunto thee A man with a wife above a Magava (Holy man), A man with a family above one without a family, A man with children above one who is […]
Zoroastrian history can clearly be divided into pre-historic and historic. We know about pre-historic times through legend, myths and references in certain liturgical texts. The historic period is recorded in rock inscriptions in Iran as also by the Greek and later on Arab historians. Herodotus (484 - 425 BC), the ancient Greek historian, wrote a detailed […]
When we heard the news about the passing away of Yazdi Hosi Desai, the words of the American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly – Kinky Friedman, came to mind. Friedman famously said, “Find what you love and let it kill you. Let it drain you of your all. Let […]
The essence of the festival of Diwali lies in the Sanskrit shloka: ‘Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya‘ which means “Lead me from darkness to light.” This verse is found in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad (I.3.28): “asato ma sad gamaya. tamaso ma jyotir gamaya. mrtyor ma amrtam gamaya,” which means: “From what is not, lead me to what is; […]