It’s been nearly two weeks that we are all Lockdown, and some in Quarantine, isolating ourselves, in an effort to flatten the curve. Sit! Stay! The 21-Day Dog Challenge Things you should ABSOLUTELY NOT DO to your dog during the lockdown: Do not cut your dog’s nails on your own, especially if you have no […]
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The 101 Names Of Pak Dadar Ahura Mazda – Part II
otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose efforts […]
BPP To The Rescue!
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s timely initiative of installing a ‘DIRECT HELP LINE’, launched on 29th March, 2020, aimed at helping all Community members in need during the ongoing lockdown, has indeed proven very helpful to all in general, and our seniors, in particular. The global lockdown, imposed by most nations to contain the spread of […]
Numero Tarot By Dr. Jasvi
January (Lucky No. 4; Lucky Card: Emperor): You know where your destiny leads you to, but you are in search of the path. Slow down, be practical and then move ahead. Remember, ultimately, only you are responsible for your success. There will be no cause for concern this month. Just be in a state of aware […]
APPEAL – A Masina Hospital Initiative
Need Of The Hour: Supporting And Facilitating The Medical Fraternity In Facing The Challenges Posed By COVID-19 (A Masina Hospital Initiative) Humanity is presently fighting a fierce battle to defeat the contagion of the dreaded Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). WZO Trust Funds have, in their own modest manner, assisted by supporting Masina Hospital (Byculla, Mumbai), in […]
The Six Secrets Of Well-Being In Difficult Times
A few decades ago, ‘Corona’ referred to a shoe company. I am talking of the days when TV had not yet come to India and hence the only powerful medium of advertising was the radio. Whether it was All India Radio or Radio Ceylon or Vividh Bharati, the ‘Corona’ shoe advertisement blasted like this in […]
Nature’s Nasty Nudge
Welcome, dearest world, to 2020! Fearful, anxious, panic stricken – are we? Think back, to how long we have been plundering, corrupting and marauding it! It took a tiny virus to bring us to our knees, to understand how copiously vulnerable we are, despite all our advancement in medicine research and technology. The globe is […]
The Virus And Hollywood
As the continents (Antarctica excluded) of our planet grapple with the lethal and unseen enemy, one’s thoughts dwell on Hollywood’s fascination for the unknown… While the perils of viral annihilation has been the subject matter of many films, one would have thought that a pessimist genre would not work commercially for the film industry. But […]
Designers at Home: On Ashdeen’s Plate
Writes Ashdeen… “While cleaning my kitchen shelves, I found old decorated plates that I have been collecting for years. Later that day, while shuffling through some old albums, I saw these sepia-tinted photos of Parsi families shot in photography studios. It made me wonder. Had these plates and people ever interacted? Did they have […]
I Will Go Thy Way, Ahura Mazda!
Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit’s one desire is that man should not recognize him and appraise him at his true value. He lurked about me to beguile me into the wrong path. I saw not his deception. My Fravashi, Guardian Spirit, warned me against the danger. But as in vain does the ploughman goad his […]
Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
4th April – 10th April, 2020
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી .+ ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 13મી એપ્રિલ સુધી શુક્રની દિનદશા ચાલશે. તેથી જેને પ્રોમીશ આપ્યા હશે તે પૂરા કરજો અને જેના પ્રોમીશ પૂરા નહીં કરી શકો તેની પાસેથી મુદત માગંજો. નાણાકીય બાબતમાં જેટલું બચાવશો તેનાથી ડબલ ખર્ચ કરવો પડશે. પરંતુ નાણાકીય બાબતમાં મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. કામકાજને વધારી […]