The popular and much needed prayer book, ‘MAZDA – YASNA’, the little prayer book which comprises some of the fundamental, daily prayers in Roman script with English translation, has been re-published by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, in loving memory of his dear wife, Late Villoo Cyrus Poonawalla, for FREE distribution within the Zoroastrian community. This will be of tremendous importance to those in our Community who […]
Berjis Desai: Authorspeak My parents realised quite early that their only child was incapable of playing any game or participating in any sport. The fat little lump could not spin tops or roll marbles or fly kites. There was no television either. So my journalist father encouraged me to write. Those days, a Parsi weekly […]
[26th to 30th July, 2019; From 10:00 am to 8:00 pm] . The much-awaited Books and Garage Sale by WSD (Welfare of Stray Dogs) is back! The (Welfare of Stray Dogs) (WSD) is a leading animal welfare NGO that sterilizes and immunizes stray dogs, and also conducts Adoption Program for abandoned pets and pariahs; On-Site […]
Readers will be pleased to know about the availability of ‘My English Pocket Book of Nirangs’ – or short Zoroastrian prayers – by Er. Rustom Noshirwan Panthaki, the ex-Principal, Dadar Athornan Madressa. Nirangs are short but powerful prayers that can be recited to invoke divine blessings and help for numerous reasons including spiritual protection; inner […]
SodaBottleOpenerWala, Mumbai’s much adored Bombay-Irani Café and Bar chain presents yet another ode to the city with a tribute to one of the oldest communities: The Dabbawalas. Last month, SodaBottleOpenerWala unveiled a comic book on dabbawalas at Palladium, Mumbai, titled ‘Dabbawala’ – the true Superheros of the city, by artist Abhijit Kini. The brainchild of Chef and singer Anaida […]
Authored by finance journalist Deepali Gupta, and published by Juggernaut Books, ‘Tata vs Mistry: The Battle for India’s Greatest Business Empire’ has been reviewed as methodical and researched literature, providing insights into the inner workings of this sensational corporate war. As the story develops, it takes readers to the heart of one of the Indian […]
Edited by Firoza Punthakey Mistree and Cashmira Vatcha Bengalli Ten years ago, at the Golden Jubilee of the Delhi Parsi Anjuman, in a conference attended by priests and scholars from India and abroad, each drew upon Vada Dasturji Firoze Kotwal’s research at some point in their study of Zoroastrianism. However, when I asked him […]
Dr. Khursheed Wadia, an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, UK, won the prestigious W J M Mackenzie Book Prize for her book, ‘Muslim Women and Power: Political and Civic Engagement in West European Societies’. The Mackenzie Prize is awarded annually to the best book published in political science. This book provides an account […]
Sin screens Thy fair face, Ahura Mazda, from me, as the cloud hides the sun from sight. The mists of sin veil Thy light and I grope in darkness. Sin severs me from Thee as wide as earth from heaven. Sin enthrals my soul and deadens it to Thee. Zarathushtra taught me the way of […]
Thou, Ahura Mazda, hast given me this strong and healthy body. It is appended to my soul. It is the citadel of my soul. Material is my body, when spiritual is the soul. My body will one day turn to dust and my soul will wing its way heavenward to render an account of its […]
A young girl, with gritty determination, pursues her college education in Bombay, then goes on to successfully obtain her doctorate from the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, France, not a given in the Bombay of the 1920s and 30s, when most girls were destined to a life of domesticity. On her return to Bombay (now […]