Humans are intrinsically a social lot. We thrive in families, create bonds and ties, friendships and relationships. People enter our lives with a purpose, a meaning, as responsibilities, as duties. As we grow and mature, chipping away at what’s really not important or adds any significant value to our existence, we need to define our […]
It’s the most longed for day, it’s the most dreaded of days. It’s the day sans wisdom, a personification of foolishness, a day of great contradictions. The day of….. “Darabsha! Stop rambling and get to the point!” That’s Madam Editor, “Sorry Madam, tukku and pointed, eh! Right-o!” My apologies to Dickens too. Soon it will […]
This year, the pre-spring festival of Vasant Panchami coincides with Valentine’s Day on 14th February, 2024. Vasant (meaning spring) Panchami (meaning fifth or the festival falling on the fifth day of the Hindu month of Magha), is considered an auspicious day to begin any new venture. In like manner, Zoroastrians, especially in Iran celebrated Jashn-e-Sadeh on 30th January, 2024, fifty days […]
Kerfegar Eduljee For over a decade, Motorcycle Connoisseur and PT’s Expert Columnist, Kerfegar Eduljee, has been one of the foremost names in the Motorcycle and Two-Wheeler Circuit. A judge by special invitation at the prestigious, annual Vintage and Classic Car Club of India (VCCCI) event for the Motorcycle and Two-Wheeler Segment, Kerfegar has been honoured […]
એક સંસ્કૃત કહેવત આ પ્રમાણે છે: ‘યદ ભવમ, તદ ભવતિ,’ અથવા ‘દુનિયા તમારી જેમ છે અને તમે જે વિચારો છો તે બની જશો.’ સજીવ અને નિર્જીવ વિશ્વમાં, આપણે સતત લયના દાખલાઓ શોધીએ છીએ, જેમાં દરેક વસ્તુ ઉર્જાના સતત સ્પંદનોની સ્થિતિમાં અસ્તિત્વમાં છે. મન એ આપણી વિચાર-શક્તિનો સંગ્રહ છે અને આપણે જે વિચારીએ છીએ, તે થાય […]
The consecration (Prana pratishtha) ceremony, conducted on 22nd January, 2024, of the Ram Lalla (infant form of Lord Ram) Murti (idol) in Ayodhya, received tremendous attention worldwide. This ceremony reminded many of us of how our sacred Agyari and Atash Bahram fire, and the building housing the sacred fire, are also consecrated – first physically […]
ભારતમાં પ્રજાસત્તાક દિવસની ઉજવણી માટે 26 જાન્યુઆરી જ કેમ પસંદ કરવામાં આવી? ભારતમાં દર વર્ષ 26 જાન્યુઆરીના રોજ પ્રજાસત્તાક દિવસની ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવે છે. ઉપરાંત આ તારીખે ભારતમાં સંવિધાન પણ અમલમાં આવ્યું હતું. જો કે ભારતનું બંધારણ 26 નવેમ્બર, 1949ના રોજ બંધારણ સભા દ્વારા સત્તાવાર રીતે સ્વીકૃતિ માટે પસંદ કરાયેલી તારીખની પહેલા જ તૈયાર કરી […]
India is all set to celebrate her 75th Republic Day on January 26th, 2024, marking the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect (26 January, 1950), and India became a Republic in 1950. The celebrations in the capital include the annual parade at Rajpath (Kartavya Path) featuring march-pasts by the Indian Armed Forces personnel […]
A few days ago I got into a discussion with a friend who asked me a simple yet very profound question. The question was pertaining to the Zoroastrian way of life and living and whether it is any different from what persons of other faiths and beliefs follow. I responded briefly and assured him that […]
I first visited Iran in 1995. On that memorable trip, I met for the first time a visionary and inspirational retired banker – Coovershah Mehta, with whom I instantly bonded and have since remained inseparably close friends, despite his age being much older than mine. Over the years, along with a few other dedicated volunteers, […]
Havovi Govadia Balaghat is a small township, 205 kms away from Nagpur, in Madhya Pradesh. Every year, on the 25th of October, the Municipal Corporation of Balaghat and the Mullan Trust celebrates the birth anniversary of Diwan Bahadur Manekji Mervanji Mullan. In 2019, Vijay Verma of the Mullan Trust contacted Shiraz Doongaji and extended an […]