A Cause Bigger Than Yourself Dear Readers, Every day presents us numerous opportunities to become better versions of ourselves. Some opportunities facilitate self-improvement, others present the potential of impacting a whole lot of people – enabling us to participate in a cause bigger than ourselves. When we choose the latter, we contribute towards the greater […]
We’re On A Roll! Dear Readers, The past few weeks have augured very well for our community, with the much-needed good news pouring in from all corners! Our community has lots of reason to beam with pride in keeping with the upward swing of news coming in from local, national and global quarters, about Parsis […]
Enjoying The Rains, The Here, The Now.. Dear Readers, The rains have finally descended upon us in all their glory! And we will increasingly be wading through more potholes than road… stuck in those endlessly meandering traffic jams… cursing the accumulating and unattended heaps of filth gathering alongside the pavements, as we gingerly paddle our […]
“Be United, Persevere, And Achieve…” Dear Readers, Greatness is a choice made consciously, when you awaken every single day to the resolute aim of demanding a higher standard from yourself, in order to deliver a cause greater than yourself. The 30th of this month will mark a hundred years since the passing of a man […]
My Father’s Eyes Dear Readers, Looks like the Monsoon Gods are finally beginning to smile down on us scorched and sweating minions – even if it’s started with a sprinkling of minimal showers across maximum city. But these teasers are quite relieving because they signal more than just the start of the rains – they […]
Of Memories… Dear Readers, We are thrilled at Parsi Times to continue celebrating the various academic successes of our super-student-achievers, who truly seem poised to lead us yet again to our erstwhile glory (Check out Parsi Pride Brigade Pg. 3). Though we are unable to accommodate the results of all who write in, we congratulate […]
Pride And Honor! Dear Readers, The past week belonged to students, with schools and colleges announcing the academic culmination of the hard work put in by students all over India. Our community was ecstatic with very good reason – as our very own Bombay-boy Farzan Bharucha topped the Mumbai Boards and came in second, all-India, […]
The Perfect Surprise! Dear Readers, It was indeed surprising to all in our community when we got to know that our Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor would be filling in the prestigious position of Parsi Member on the National Commission of Minorities. What a perfect surprise! Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, the youngest of our high-priests, who […]
A Month Of Thanks Dear Readers, The good news is this – we are more than half-way through the, quite literally, blistering month of May – a couple of weeks more and hopefully the Rain Gods will relent and relieve us from the scorching heat that has been the bane of the month. So hang […]
Dear Readers, I know I speak for all of us when I say it’s disparaging as a self-respecting Parsi, to witness our community making news in the national dailies for the wrong reasons, yet again. It is not just common, but also healthy, for any community to have differences – we are, after all, regarded […]
God-Fearing Or God-Loving? Dear Readers, Some months ago, a lovely Parsi woman, settled abroad, dropped in to our office, and as she shared a few amusing stories about her take on Parsipanu in India and abroad, I couldn’t help but notice her habitual use of the phrase, ‘God-fearing Parsi’, in reference to herself and to […]