What Not To Forget… Dear Readers, It’s the fun time of the year again! We welcome the much-awaited and well-deserved festive season with enthusiasm and great anticipation, after having weathered the grueling summer and disruptive rains. Even as this infectious positivity proves a great enabler in helping us forget and let go of negative thoughts, […]
Look Up More Often! Dear Readers, The threat and spread of ‘Internet Addiction’ is more real than most of us are willing to acknowledge. We live in an era that witnesses a pathological over-use of the internet, where liking a Facebook post or retweeting a tweet takes precedence over real life people and experiences, where […]
Jai Hind! Dear Readers, It’s easy to take freedom for granted when we haven’t had to fight for it… when it has never been taken from us. On the threshold of our 69th Republic Day, maybe we should take a moment to reflect if we’ve justified our freedom as citizens of India, and as a […]
The Biggest Lesson Of Them All Dear Readers, The pleasantly cold wave that has taken over Mumbai, pronouncedly over the past week, has brought in much relief to us all. At some places, especially in the baugs and the burbs, it gets quite nippy, but we’re all good with that because it’s a welcome […]
It’s December Already! Dear Readers, We’ve entered the last month of 2017! The year seems to have sped by… we look back with mixed feelings – glad to have achieved some of the things we set out to do, and not so glad about a few others that didn’t see the light of day. Since […]
Truth Empowers Dear Readers, These are confusing times for a lot of concerned community members, who have been writing in to us, asking for clarity and for answers, regarding the ongoing Metro 3 Alignment issue. Numerous developments have taken place – most virtual (off social media platforms) and some in real life. There are a […]
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions Dear Readers, We are a passionate and presumably educated community with an unyielding sense of pride in our glorious religion and our illustrious forefathers, who set the definitive tone for our race – Parsis – as a bunch of progressive and cultured people, comprising hard-working […]
Life Is Short, Break The Rules! Dear Readers, Everyone has got that one aunt, related or otherwise, who is quite convinced that she deserves to be the center of everyone’s universe, and worse, that she is the last word in counselling (usually unsolicited). I have one too. Firuza aunty (name changed for obvious reasons). She’s […]
Blessed With The Gift Of Giving Dear Readers, It’s always a joy heading into this fun festive season – we’re all happy to be done with the monsoons and the potholes and water-logging and those serpentine traffic jams – our spirits are painted over in mood-changing shades of sunshine and vibrancy! Many of us are […]
Looking Forward… Are you someone who wakes up looking forward to something every day? Or does your daily life function with routine-passivity, like it’s on auto-pilot? One of the unfailing keys to happiness is having something to look forward to. And anticipating something fun means you enjoy that happy experience for longer, even before it’s […]
Bloody Atrocious! Dear Readers, Having been a media professional for over twenty years now, I’ve seen some serious lows to which people can stoop for a few minutes in the media spotlight. And believe me, I’ve witnessed a good amount of preposterous behaviour… verging from the ridiculous to the insane – I thought I’d seen […]