On 20th November, 2016, Dr. Mickey Mehta was invited as guest speaker by ‘Medicina Alternativa’, a four day international conferences on holistic health / life sciences and integrated medicines, affiliated to ‘The Open International University for Complementary Medicines’. In his three hour long impromptu presentation he spoke of the theory of karmic debt cleansing, understanding […]
Tag: 03 December 2016 Issue
We Only Live Once – II
. PT: If our Scriptures do not mention the concept of rebirth, then how is the concept of Karma described in our Scriptures vis-à-vis other religions? Dr. Ramiyar: The doctrine of Karma (action and reaction) is a part of Zoroastrian religion, and is enshrined in the idea of the Law of Asha. We have the […]
Asha’s Universal Order In The Universe
Life upon earth reveals a smooth and graceful and an all round ordered movement. Nature has its seasonal rhythm. Spring and summer, autumn and winter. With their seasonal succession of changes take their unvarying course. The tides rise and fall punctually. The dawn and morn and noon and evening and night go their uninterrupted daily […]
From The Editor’s Desk
Dear Readers, Would you believe it’s December already? Seems like just yesterday when we stepped into 2016 and already we stand on the threshold of 2017! How time flies! We can’t help but look back on the year that was… on the things we’d planned to do this year, and smile on the memories of […]
Sports Roundup – 3rd December 2016
CRICKET India Wins 3rd Test Against England: Winning the toss, England opted to bat first at Mohali. During their first innings they scored 283 in 93.5 overs with Jonny Bairstow (89 runs). Amongst the bowlers India’s Mohammed Shami grabbed 3-63 while Umesh Yadav and Jayant Yadav picked two wickets each. In reply, India put up […]
Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
3rd December – 9th December
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. ગુની દિનદશા ચાલુ હોવાથી તમારા હાથે ધર્મનું કામ થઈને રહેશે. કોઈના મદદગાર બની જશો. નાણાકીય બાબતની અંદર મુશ્કેલી નહીં આવે. અચાનક નાના ધન લાભ મળતા રહેશે. કોઈ બાબત ખરાબ થવાની હશે તો તેનો ભાસ તમને પહેલા આવી જશે. ફેમિલી મેમ્બરની ડિમાન્ડ પૂરી કરવા માટે […]
Rate Cut By RBI: Cheer For Some, Not So Good For Retired Senior Citizens
. Many of my young clients are cheering the rate cut by RBI, as now they will have to pay lesser EMIs on their auto and housing loans. Most of the corporate clients will reduce their debt burden as the interest outgo will reduce substantially. But there are some who are not at all happy […]
Meherbai’s Chai Pe Charcha
Two weeks ago Shirin Merchant wrote a beautiful article in Parsi Times called ‘15 Ways To Show Your Dog Your Love’. Meherbai got an ‘aha-moment’, an inspiration, a revelation, a Eureka and phoned her entire group of friends that the next ‘Chai pe Charcha’ will be on ‘A Few Ways To Show Your Husband Your […]
BPP Parts Ways With ZYNG
On 29th November, 2016, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) decided to peacefully part ways with its seven-year old youth wing, ZYNG, via a majority vote based on the motion proposed by Trustee Noshir Dadrawala and supported by Chairman Yazdi Desai and Trustee Kersi Randeria. Since this was trustee Zarir Bhathena’s first meeting after his recovery […]
“Enough Is Enough! Please Let Us Work!”
Say BPP’s Majority Trustees
In a path-breaking development taking place at the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the four majority Trustees – Chairman Yazdi Desai and Trustees Noshir Dadrawala, Kersi Randeria and Zarir Bhathena – have taken a positive and bold step to resolve the problem of Housing for over 30 families of our community, who were kept waiting to […]
Film Review: Short Films By bLOGiMLY
Short films usually have a deep underlying message attached to them — social, political or religious. They also come with baggage — that of finance, distribution and exhibition constraints although their ultimate aim is to be screened at Film Festivals. All three shorts, screened on Sunday 27th November by aspiring filmmaker Nozzer Pardiwala, have a […]