You are much more powerful than you could ever imagine. There’s not a single thing life throws at you that can defeat you. Even the worst circumstances can’t stop you. Even the worst situation can’t make you less than who you are: a victorious, chosen child of Ahura Mazda, who is immeasurably loved and abundantly taken […]
Category: Special Issues
Let’s Pledge To Positivity This Navroz!
Amidst this pandemic and the perception of the dreadful 2020, let’s ensure not to start the New Year on the wrong foot! Navroz stands for ‘new day’ – a fresh start. We may not be able to change what’s going on around us, but we can change are our thoughts and our outlook. As Zoroastrians, […]
FOUNDER’S NOTE
As the community enters another year, one is but forced to look back at the last year which unfortunately, has not been a good year for me – as a Trustee, as well as personally. In the last few months, the Trust and the Community, lost a very capable and humane Trustee, my colleague and […]
Ratan Tata Greetings
“I wish all the members of the Parsi community a very Happy New Year! I know that these are difficult times for all of us, but I wish Navroze particularly will bring respite and ease in business conditions and good health and prosperity to each one of you. With best wishes, Ratan Tata”
Celebrating Hope Amid Anguish
The year 2020 has been a challenging one. There has been loss of life and there has also been loss of livelihood. There has been anxiety, anguish and even a degree of anger which stems from helplessness or our inability to be in control of the situation. However, the best and probably the only antidote […]
Curating Culinary Experiences With Shiraz Kotwal
Let’s face it – us Parsis are incorrigible foodies -barely are we done with breakfast, that we launch passionately into, ‘What’s for lunch?’ You will therefore, be thrilled to know, that you can now, ‘up the mood, even beyond the food’ – raising our favourite sport (eating), to the next level… one that engages all […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great
For Old Champs’ Sake! . Somebody asked a Parsi gentleman as to why Parsi New Year comes so early in the year, in the month of August, generally. I still remember the old gentleman’s reply, “Dikra, aay pakar,” and no, please don’t insert any double meaning here. No, my grandfather simply asked my six-year-old self […]
Blessings On Jamshedi Navroz!
“Like birds, let us leave behind what we don’t need to carry – grudges, sadness, pain, fear and regrets. Life is beautiful, enjoy it. May the year ahead be full of happiness, good health and prosperity. Navroz Mubarak!” – Er. Percy G. Panthaky (Panthaky of Nagpur Agiyari) Happy and Prosperous Navroz to our Zarthosti members. “This […]
Atashgah: The Hillside Agiary In Isfahan, Tehran
Iran, the home of ancient Zoroastrian sites, still retains otherworldly charm in many of its structures. One such is the ‘Atashgah’ – an ancient fire temple in Isfahan Province, located between the city of Isfahan and Najaf-Abad. Currently, the remains of the ruined temple on the top of a rocky mountain draw the attention of […]
Parvez Damania – The Art Connoisseur
The art world is a unique microcosm in itself – there is a passion involved which goes beyond the mere economics of selling and buying art. The appreciation and attraction to a particular artwork is not only subjective but inexplicable. Which is something that renowned Art Collector, Parvez Damania, also struggles with when we ask […]
Meherbai Returns From Her World Tour!
For Parsi Times readers who’ve been wondering where our Meherbai had disappeared to, from their favourite Parsi-newspaper, the mystery finally unfurls… but in the meanwhile… Abhan Aban thought that Meher aunty had applied too much vanishing cream and vanished! Sagan-No-Gathyo Sorab thought she had become Late i.e. gujri gaya and therefore the ‘Late Meherbai’! Hormusji Homeopath thought the […]