Let Go! As nature worshippers, we pray to the forces of nature and we learn from them. Being primarily fire-worshippers, our sanctum sanctorum holds fire or ‘Atash Padshah Saheb’ as we respectfully and lovingly beseech it. Fire teaches us purity, and thereby virtues like truth and goodness. And we venerate numerous water bodies – oceans, […]
“Take Me As I Am” . This week will go down in Indian history as the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment overruling its own 2013 decision, partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual homosexuality. Not surprisingly, one of the nation’s leading luminaries, who was part of the […]
The practice of hoarding Trust flats by more than some community beneficiaries is, unfortunately, not uncommon in our Community. There are numerous Parsi families who continue living in exceedingly cramped and unhealthy environments because of their financial constraints, and to the horror of a dangerously dwindling population, many have chosen, for the same reason, to […]
Dear Readers, Welcome to YZ 1388! As we step into this brand new orbit, may our Community flourish in greater progress, unity and number! There is always something auspicious about new beginnings – a lingering sense of hope and positivity envelopes even the greatest sceptics. There’s a little magic in new beginnings that rubs off […]
વહાલા વાંચકો, આ વરસે અમે ફરીવાર વિશેષાધિકાર લઈ તમારી સામે પારસી નવું વરસ વિશેષાંક રજૂ કરી રહ્યા છે. આપણા જીવનનો એક મુખ્ય પાસાનો આનંદ છે આપણા સંબંધો.. જે આપણા સુખ અને શાંતિને સુરક્ષિત કરવા માટે સૌથી મોટો ભાગ ભજવે છે, સબંધો જે કુટુંબ અને મિત્રો સાથે છે, અહુરા મઝદા સાથે, આપણા શિક્ષકો તથા ડોકટરો સાથેના […]
It is once again my privilege to present you our Bumper Parsi New Year Special Issue! This year, we celebrate a key aspect of our life which plays the largest role in securing our happiness and peace, yet one that is usually taken for granted – Relationships… across all paradigms – with family and friends, […]
Religion And Rituals… Every year, most of us look forward to soaking in the blissful experience of the ten most holy days that precede the New Year – the Muktads and Gatha. With the Shahenshahi Parsi New Year on the 17th this month, we are in the midst of these ten days, engaged in heartfelt […]
Red Flags, Silver Linings I can’t seem to help but notice how some events, which have been unfolding in our community, seem to develop a pattern displaying Red Flags leading to Silver Linings. Even as the Community awaits, with bated breath, the legal verdict on the plea against the continuation of the Metro tunnelling under […]
Dear Readers, Nature has unmistakeable ways of pouring in her reminders when we get a little too preoccupied in the petty things of life – like ourselves. Every year, as the monsoon season gets into the groove and washes away any false sense of self-aggrandisement that we may have unwittingly or wittingly nurtured, we are […]
Reasons To Celebrate! Dear Readers, Nothing holds truer than the adage, ‘there is strength in numbers’, when it comes to fighting for a community cause. Inspite of our miniscule count, last week, we came together in one of the strongest displays of unity in current times. We spoke in one voice under the ‘Save Our […]
Awareness Will Pay To Keep The Demagogues At Bay! Dear Readers, Though not particularly reckoned as a literary genius, I tend to gravitate towards the writings of American comedian, popularly known as Groucho Marx, especially when it comes to the definition of a few terms… like when he says, “Politics is the art of looking […]