As the date for electing seven trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) draws near, we urge all Parsis eligible to vote, to come out in strength, on Sunday, 29th May, 2022, to cast their precious vote, exercising due diligence. Don’t just vote for someone who seems good in print and social media. Vote for […]
Asho Zarathushtra, in his Divine Gatha, advises, “Hear with your ears the highest Truths, consider them with clear thought, before deciding between the two paths, man by man, each one for himself”. Zarathushtra speaks here about the moral and ethical choice each one of us must exercise with clear thought or an illuminated mind. The […]
This year, Meherangan (Roj Meher, Mah Meher) as per the Shehenshahi calendar, will fall on 27th February, 2022. This feast commemorates the victory of light over the forces of darkness and good over the forces of evil. It is the day when the legendary spiritual King, Shah Faridoon enchains Zohak or Azi Dahak, the epitome of evil, to that great […]
The Karnataka High Court has recently ordered that girl students should not wear hijab, saffron shawls or use religious flags while attending classes in Karnataka colleges which have a prescribed uniform, till the Court decides the case relating to ban on hijab in certain government colleges. An interim order was passed by the Bench comprising […]
Valentine’s Day is nearing and while cynics continue to deny the existence or value of love, most believe it’s the very essence of life and happiness! Valentine’s Day is celebrated annually on 14th February, starting out as a Christian feast in honour of the Saint Valentine of Rome, known as the Patron Saint of love […]
Today is Vasant Panchami, the Indian festival that reminds us that Spring and the festival of Holi is not too far away. Vasant means Spring and Panchami means fifth or the festival falling on the fifth day of the Hindu lunar month of Magha. It is considered an auspicious day to begin any new venture. In like […]
Seventy-four years ago, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi. The date was 30 January, 1948. Gandhi was 78 years old. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, had his differences with Gandhi. But on that fateful day of Gandhi’s assassination, he […]
Upon India’s independence on August 15, 1947, the new Congress-led Government of India invited Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to serve as the nation’s first Law Minister. Soon thereafter, on August 29, 1947, he was appointed Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and was delegated by the Assembly to write India’s new Constitution. But, little do we […]
Ever since Iranshah has been re-enthroned in the recently repaired and renovated main building at Udwada, there has been fresh interest in understanding the significance of the winged, human-headed bulls that guard the entrance of the sacred Atash Bahram. One also finds winged human-headed bulls at the entrance of the Boyce Agyari at Tardeo, Maneckji […]
On the very second day of the New Year 2022, dynamic 18-year-old, Ruksheen Adil Madon, passed away in a road accident on the Manali- Chandigarh highway. She was on an excursion with ninety others. One of the buses fell in a ditch and Ruksheen got off her bus to rush and help. A speeding bus […]
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said, “Change is the only constant.” Indeed, we have to keep moving and evolving because the only thing constant is change. Look at the way our lives changed within just two years! But, did the Pandemic change our lives for the worse or for the better? Some took to new hobbies […]