– Adil J. Govadia – East India Company, which began developing Bombay in the 18th century, invited Parsis to the city from Navsari and Surat to mainly work as interpreters. They took to Parsis essentially because of their flair for spoken languages like English, French and Portuguese, often addressing them as ‘Dou-bhashas’, meaning those who know […]
જ્યારે આપણે પારસી સદગુણો વિશે વિચારીએ છીએ, ત્યારે મનમાં પહેલો સિદ્ધાંત આવે છે પેંડાર નિક, ગોફ્તાર નિક, કેરદાર નિક – સારા વિચારો, સારા શબ્દો અને સારા કાર્યો. આ પવિત્ર ત્રિપુટી આપણા વિશ્વાસનો પાયાનો પથ્થર છે, જે આપણને આ દુનિયામાં આપણા હેતુને પૂર્ણ કરવા તરફ દોરી જાય છે. વિભાવનામાં સરળ હોવા છતાં, આ સિદ્ધાંતોને સતત લાગુ […]
Historically, the microscopic Parsi community in India has always regarded physical recreation as the most important form of bodily fitness. Their inborn talent for sports and games has often led them to the maidans and gymkhanas across the country where they trained and excelled in various sporting activities. Parsis were the first in India to […]
The festival of Navroz is as old as our beautiful Zoroastrian legacy. We as Persians celebrated the Spring Equinox, for the quintessential meaning that it stood for. With the advent of Navroz, the spring festival was celebrated by our agrarian forefathers, to welcome the onset of a bountiful harvest and a prosperous year, full of […]
Herodotus (484 - 425 BC) was an ancient Greek writer, geographer, and historian born in the Greek city of Halicarnassus which was part of the Persian Empire (now Bodrum in Turkey). He wrote ‘The Histories’ which is a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. Herodotus was the first writer to do systematic investigation of historical events […]
In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello,’ Emilia tells Othello, “It is the very error of the moon. She comes more nearer earth than she was wont. And makes men mad.” The idea that a full moon can stir up emotions, provoke inexplicable behaviour, and even cause physical illness isn’t just a literary figure of speech, it’s a strongly […]
At the Annual General Meeting of the Global Council of Zoroastrians Trust (GCZT) held in Mumbai on 2nd February 2025, I was requested to speak on the topic: ‘The Importance Of Giving.’ It was a relevant topic considering several factors. As a community, especially in India, we seem to have lost our ethos of giving, […]
At the onset, let me start by wishing all readers a Happy Valentines Day which falls on 14th February, 2025. They say, “Love is not for everyone.” Romantic love always has it challenges. Just see the crazy number of books we’ve read or the insane number of movies we’ve seen, all based on this one […]
Khushroo B. Panthaky Finance Bill, 2025, clearly outlines adequate thrust on accelerated economic growth, a surge in investments in the private sector, a greater transparency, and positioning India at a higher level globally. The four growth-engines identified by the Hon’ble Finance Minister – Agriculture, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Investments and Exports – would […]
After almost a couple of college years of nurturing a crush, I decided to propose to my Rattie, on the then Valantine’s Day…. 48 years ago. I had started working and was earning a modest salary and this empowered me to propose. My dilemma was finding a place ‘far from the madding crowd’. Romeo, of […]
‘Valentine Week’ has commenced since 7th February, observed as ‘Rose Day’ and will culminate next week with Valentine’s Day on 14th February. While modern Valentine festivities generally revolve around romantic love, it also has roots in early spring observations, especially around the season of bird mating. The first recorded association of Saint Valentine’s Day with […]