In keeping with the rainy season, this week, Chef Delzad shares the recipe of three delectable soups to keep you warm and your palates satiated! . . . . Creamy Potato And Scallion Soup Ingredients: Potatoes – 250 g; Onions – 1 medium; Garlic – 6 cloves; Butter – 30 g; Spring onions – 4; […]
It is wise for me to confess my ignorance. Successful struggle with ignorance gives me knowledge. Let me close my mind to all outside hinderance and interruption. Let me read to think. Let me be a thinker and a serious thinker. Let me never be content with what I know. Let me never rest. Let […]
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
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Sitting, waiting, while days rolled into weeks and gradually into months, we’ve all had time on our hands during this lockdown to understand how fragile every aspect of our existence really is. A lot has changed in the last few months; a lot will continue to change well into the future. A time of learning, […]
It is said, at the moment of death, people become aware of the importance of the mind. This is because the mental body becomes alert and more perceptive. Psychologist Helen Wambach relates in USA’s ‘Psychic’ magazine (issue dated February, 1977) how she “almost drowned, almost died and came back to life with artificial respiration.” Her account […]
In the seventh episode of ‘The Zen Series’, we learn an important lesson based on the story about ‘The Girl At The River’. A senior monk and his junior monk were traveling together. At one point, they came to a river with a strong current. As the monks were preparing to cross the river, they […]
Let me start with a joke. I asked my friend, Behnaz, “Your hubby Neville is such an angry man! How do u deal with it?” She said, “It’s simple – I clean my bathroom after every fight.” I was amazed! “Really? How does that help?” She said, “I use his toothbrush!!” Cliched jokes apart, everyone […]
Red Bull Racing Junior, Jehan Daruvala, finished fourth in Silverstone, UK, in the Sprint race of the FIA Formula 2, part of the British Grand Prix weekend on 2nd August, 2020. The Indian racing sensation started in twelfth and worked his way up the field after a sensational last three laps. Jehan, in his first Formula […]
Torrential rains on 5th August, 2020, wreaked much mayhem in Mumbai, causing damage to destruction to life, limb and property. And it wasn’t just about the usual water-logging, traffic diversions and flooding. There were uprooted trees, collapsed walls, land-slides, roads cracking and caving in, power shortages and water scarcity, all across Mumbai, with South Bombay […]
The art of Samurai is the highest intellectual martial art. Handling a sword has a plain beauty with direct efficient techniques and a characteristic of calmness with sharp attention. ‘Kenjutsu’ is the umbrella term for all ‘Kobudo’ (weapon training) schools of Japanese swordsmanship. Our Zoroastrian jewel – Renshi Vispy Kharadi, along with India’s leading and […]