A Time To Rise And Shine… Dear Readers, It’s not just the population in our community that’s been on the decline… From being bequeathed a legacy of nation building, to having reduced ourselves to bickering over free-housing, we’ve descended much… From being known for our sense of humility, grace and gratitude, we have fallen prey […]
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Editorial
Keep The Faith! Dear Readers, The fact that we live in quite interesting times is not lost on anyone. There’s an overwhelming increase in the number of gut-wrenching crimes across the world. There’s a lot more chaos going on in the world, than we have ever known or experienced. Most news headlines leave us shocked, […]
Editorial
Stay Connected To Stay Happy! Dear Readers, One of the benefits of being part of a tiny community is that we are naturally more close-knit than most other communities. Being close-knit is especially a boon to us as we have an aging population with many seniors living on their own. But, are we actively connecting enough? […]
Editorial
The Biggest Teacher Of All! Dear Readers, Undoubtedly, education is the cornerstone of a civilised society, a conscientious nation and a progressive world. Educators, are therefore, deservedly cherished and revered as the crucial architects of ongoing generations, which will harbour a peaceful present and a thriving future. We owe much more than we know to […]
EDITORIAL
Dear Readers, Parsi Times is delighted to present our yearly ‘PARSI PRIDE BRIGADE’ series each week, where we heartily congratulate and take pride in sharing the academic successes of our community’s bright-sparks – the next gen! This year too, we are overjoyed to commend the hard work and efforts put in, by not just […]
Kadimi Navroz Mubarak!
Kadimi Navroz Mubarak! Dear Readers, How absolutely wonderful it is to belong to a community that celebrates its occasions twice over!! While the rest of the world celebrates its special days once a year, we get to revel in our joys twice – once on the ‘Roj ni’ date, based on our Parsi /Irani calendars, […]
From the Editor’s Desk
Happy 11th B’day, Parsi Times! As Parsi Times completes eleven auspicious years, on behalf of all at Parsi Times, I thank you – our ardent readers and steadfast supporters – for your constant encouragement, enthusiastic participation and invaluable feedback through this momentous journey. It has been an inspiring and exhilarating journey. What started out eleven […]
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Have You Been Feeding That Negativity-Monster? Dear Readers, The dramatically increased flurry of negative messages circulating on social media and various WhatsApp groups or e-mails does not come as a surprise during the campaigning period. Like I shared in my last editorial, those embarking on such toxic campaigns, where they falsely malign others, even crossing […]
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When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them The First Time… Dear Readers, Most of us will reckon, there’s two ways of getting on top of things in life… one is the path less chosen – to work your way to the top with sincere intention, commitment and effort. And the other, (an increasingly […]
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Breathe Easy… But Don’t Get Too Laid Back! Dear Readers, With Covid cases finally declining to a trickle (comparatively) in Mumbai, the State Govt. has finally, after two long years, lifted those rather troublesome and tedious restrictions. Mumbaikars are able to literally breathe easy again and take that unhindered sigh of relief, as the last […]
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Sad Partings Dear Readers, It is never easy coming to terms with the loss of loved ones. Sometimes, the loss is felt beyond the immediate circle of family and friends. In the past week, the community mourned the loss of two such lovely souls – one who we lost way before her time, in an […]