In this seventeenth part of ‘The Zen Series’, a Zen master’s answer to a monk’s innocent question, reveals great wisdom to be applied in life! Socrates believed that the wise person would instinctively lead a frugal life. He himself would not even wear shoes; yet he constantly fell under the spell of the marketplace and […]
Do you at times feel a tingling sensation all over? Do you sometimes sense a gentle presence all around you? Do you dream vividly? Have you ever had a persistent thought that refuses to leave you? When alone, have you always felt you had someone around looking out for you? Do you believe in the […]
For those who suffer from migraines, the summer season can be a painful and unpleasant time of the year. A few hours of outdoor fun could serve as a trigger for a migraine. So, what is it that leads to summer migraines? Heat during summers expands the blood vessels in the head leading to throbbing […]
Team Empowering Mobeds (EM) presented an insightful, relevant and informative webinar on 7th May, 2021, titled, ‘Challenges Faced By Full Time Practicing Parsi Priests’, on Jiyo Parsi’s Friday Forum platform which digitally facilitates the community to connect with important issues. Commencing the session with a warm welcome, event moderator Binaifer Sahukar shared how the webinar […]
– Aim To Provide Each Baug With 1 Oxygen Concentrator – The most heart-wrenching news heard daily, in connection with the ongoing pandemic, is that scores of people are dying due to lack of availability of a hospital bed and OXYGEN, when needed urgently. The government is trying its best to meet this urgent need, but […]
We live in a topsy-turvy world, in topsy-turvy times! As Tennyson said, “Old order changeth yielding place to new, And God fulfills himself in many ways, lest one good custom should corrupt the world.” In keeping with the times, the word ‘Nature’ seems a better fit than ‘God’. Man has tried to play God and […]
Veera is a published Author (‘Endured’ and ‘#LoveBitesLifeHacks’) and Columnist; a passionate Educator and Counsellor; Poet and Philosopher… but most of all, a lover of all things literary. Mommies are made of different moulds. Parenting styles are determined not just by what we believe, but by who we are. Different personalities parent differently. Once a […]
Need To Implement ‘One Trust – One Rule For All Beneficiaries’ Over the past few months, I have been receiving an increasing number of mails and calls from community members who feel “cheated” and “treated unfairly” by the BPP. This is with regard to the unresolved ‘Rs. 750/- increase in Service Charges’ issue, where these […]
Parsi times is now ten, Hic! I’ll drink to that! She’s growing fine, Hic! I’ll drink to that!! Always truthfully presenting news, full of balanced views with lots of humerous features – I’ll drink to that, Hic! “Darabsha! You’ve toasted to everyone. Last time, you really let yourself go at our ‘PT’s Anniversary Party’! Now […]
Hutoxi Doodhwalla, Rustom Baug resident and Trustee of Ahura Support: Parsi Times has been delivered to our home every Saturday and I really look forward to it. I appreciate the variety of articles published and I find it’s the perfect mixed bag of news and features that make for a very interesting read. The Community […]
Ever since PT announced that it is taking out its 10th Anniversary issue, there was no peace in Meherwanji’s life! Meherbai: Mehella darling, I want you to enter the PT contest. All you have to do is write in 150 words – ‘My top three PT features’. Meherwanji: Impossible!! I love each and every feature so I […]