People often ask what the pair of winged bulls with a human head outside several fire temples signify and what is its origin? Sumerian Roots: To begin with, this figurine is called ‘Lamassu’, and it is not of Persian or Iranian origin. The Persians adopted it from an earlier but neighboring civilization. The earliest depiction […]
What I am writing goes beyond, far beyond the boundaries of caste, creed and religion. It is about our Home, ‘Our Home in Space’. That is how Sir James Jeans, the renowned British astronomer, had described our Mother Earth. This beautiful blue orb is a miraculous phenomenon. Our beautiful ‘home’ has been blessed with abundant […]
. WINNERS OF EGGZOTICA – THE RECIPE CONTEST: WINNER 1: ‘Edaa Paak’ By 80-year-old Jeroo H. Medhora, who says, “Khaaso Jo Tame Aay Edaa Paak, Toh Utri Jase Baddhi Tamaari Thaak!” Ingredients: Eggs – 6; Pure Ghee – 6 Spoons; Sugar – 50gms; Mavo – 50gms; Vanilla Essence – 2 Drops; Crushed Elaichi […]
Twenty years ago, UNESCO requested me to create a programme on the Parsi Zoroastrians, as they realized that this community was facing demographic extinction. With the loss of culture, the world loses a part of its wisdom and UNESCO’s mandate was for us to record this culture. Even as a student and teacher of the […]
What is old age? Old age is reflective of an old and failing body which will simply not cooperate. It lets one down every so often. Old age is a period of reversal of our faculties. Little babies are born totally helpless but are well taken care of, with great love and immense pleasure by […]
It was spring cleaning time. The ‘bhangarwalla’ was standing by. Every-so-often he would ask, “what else?” As the lady of the house discarded things, a quiet voice from behind, asked softly, “why don’t you give away this old model as well?” Shocked, the lady turned to look at her old mother sitting on a chair […]
What The Community Needs To Know One of the sad truths, that our Community and its unsuspecting members have had to endure, is the repetitive attempts of those who wish to put a spanner in the works – whenever our Community is on the path of progress. ‘Two steps forward, one step back’, has become […]
ખુશી બહુ વ્યાપક શબ્દ છે, જે આનંદ, સંતોષ અને સમાધાનની પોઝિટિવ લાગણીઓના અનુભવને વર્ણવે છે. રિસર્ચના પરિણામો દેખાડે છે કે, માનસિક સ્વાસ્થ્યને શારીરિક સ્વાસ્થ્ય સાથે સીધો સંબંધ છે. ખુશ રહેવાથી તમને સારું તો લાગે જ છે, પણ એ ઉપરાંત ખુશ રહેવાના અનેક સંભવિત સ્વાસ્થ્ય લાભ પણ છે…. ટૂંકમાં, ખુશ રહેવાથી તમે હેલ્થી રહી શકો છો. […]
ખુશી એવી અદભુત લાગણી છે જે આપણે ત્યારે અનુભવીએ છીએ જ્યારે આપણને લાગે છે કે જીવન બહુ સારું છે અથવા તો સારી રીતે પસાર થઈ રહ્યું છે અને જ્યારે આપણે કોઈ કારણ વિના સ્મિત કરીએ છીએ. એ સુખાકારી, આનંદ, સંતોષ, ગર્વ, કાર્યસિદ્ધિ, સફળતા અથવા સમાધાનની લાગણી છે. ખુશીની આ લાગણી ગમે એટલી ક્ષણભંગુર કેમ ન […]
Diana Marfatia Diana Marfatia completed her M.A in Social Work in 1985 from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. After which she worked as a School Counsellor in the B.J.P.C Institution and Sir Cowasji Jehangir School. […]
One often hears Parsis say that they are proud to be Parsis. However, try asking the average Parsi in the street what it means to be a Zarathushtrian (a follower of Prophet Zarathushtra) and you are likely to draw a blank. At best, you are likely to hear the over-simplified and stereotyped message of, ‘Good […]