Traditions And Celebrations! Dear Readers, The importance of keeping traditions alive becomes immensely important for small communities. For a minuscule community like ours, the cruciality is next level, because our traditions which largely ensure the survival of our distinct culture, as knowledge is passed down from one generation to the next, thereby preserving […]
Author: Anahita Subedar
A Shift In Time!
Dear Readers, We’ve all heard about the phrase, ‘A stitch in time saves nine’. But like all things else, which need to adapt to the changing times, perhaps this phrase too needs to be improvised just a bit… more than the right ‘stitch’ or action, we need to inculcate and activate the right ‘shift’ […]
Blessed With Longevity, Cursed With Loneliness
Dear Readers, While many communities are known to take care of their own, our community has always stood out for going many steps further than simply taking care of our own. There is a reason that the expression, ‘Parsi, thy name is charity,’ is known and appreciated not just across our country, but through […]
EDITORIAL
Dear Readers, Parsi Times is delighted to present our yearly ‘PARSI PRIDE BRIGADE’ series each week, where we heartily congratulate and take pride in sharing the academic successes of our community’s bright-sparks – the next gen! This year too, we are overjoyed to commend the hard work and efforts put in, by not just […]
EDITORIAL
It’s Never Too Late Dear Readers, Often, we come across people who are very religious – they live up to every prescribed directive and all the guidelines set by their religions, and yet seem very wanting on a spiritual level. What that means, is that while they’re up to mark on all religious diktats, they […]
From the Editor’s Desk
All You Need To Do, Is Ask… Dear Readers, If you are asked to guess the three words that most of us just can’t get ourselves to say out loud, what would your answer be? Which three-word sentence takes all you’ve got, for you to share with another? Over the years, across the world, […]
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The Magnificent Mango! Dear Readers, It’s Mango season! If there is one thing redeeming about the sweltering summers, it’s the magnificent mango! We’ve got all types flooding the market now – the deluge is only comparable to the drool we develop, just thinking of this King of Fruits, in all its various avatars… there’s Kesari, […]
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And We’re Twelve! Dear Readers, It brings me great joy to share with you that your favourite publication completes twelve very fulfilling and meaningful years, this weekend! Parsi Times’ journey has indeed been one filled with service, satisfaction and pride, having started out in 2011, to quickly become the voice of the community. We are […]
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‘WAPIZ Helping Hands For Seniors’ Project – The Need Of The Hour Dear Readers, A universal truth of life is that one can never be too kind – each of us, immaterial of our individual standings, is struggling at some level or the other. When we express kindness – in words and deeds – it […]
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Celebrating The Perpetuation Of Parsi Legacies! Dear Readers, One of the bigger heartaches that comes along with the sorrow of a dwindling population of a community as glorious as ours, is the distressing disappearance of our long-standing legacies, which make us one of the world’s most respected communities, despite our minuscule numbers. This is why […]
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The Heat Is On! Dear Readers, As Maximum City gets back to having us live through maximum temperatures – Summer seems to be well and truly settling in, much to the discomfort and despair of many who have been dreading the travel and sweat and grime, usually associated with its experiences. In keeping with the […]