Dear Readers, “Isn’t it cute how you Bombay bawajis think you’re experiencing ‘winter’ when the mercury bothers to drop by half a degree!” quipped a fellow Parsi residing in the capital. Yes, yes, we get it. Mumbai is known for its unrelenting heat and humidity, and maybe ‘Bombay Winters’ is an oxymoron, but I assure […]
Dear Readers, Doesn’t it feel good to live out the most fun time of the year – the festive season, yet again! We welcome it with much enthusiasm and anticipation, having weathered the gruelling summer and disruptive rains. Even as this infectious positivity helps blur out much of the otherwise consuming negativity, and we give […]
Dear Readers, As an educated and seemingly progressive community, we have strong opinions. But sometimes, our obsession for voicing our opinions tends to blur the line between expressing our opinions and imposing these on those who don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye with us. Given, that for the most part, when these become a public spectacle on […]
Dear Readers, On 6th November, 2024, Donald Trump was elected as the 47th President of the United States, marking his second, non-consecutive return to the White House, after a 4-year hiatus, to resume his position as the person heading the world’s most powerful office. As is the case in all democratic elections, there’s a whole […]
Being nature worshippers, we pray to the forces of nature and we learn from them. We worship fire, our sanctum sanctorum holds our beloved ‘Atash Padshah Saheb’. Fire teaches us purity, and related virtues like truth and goodness. We pray to numerous water bodies – oceans, seas, wells – symbolizing ‘Ava Yazad’. The oceans have […]
Dear Readers, The oncoming Festival of Lights shines its bright presence worldwide, as millions of diyas commemorate the auspicious five-day festivities, celebrating the victory of good over evil, the triumph of light over darkness. Unfortunately, most times, the essence of a festival gets overshadowed by its more exciting and fun rituals. When the decibel of […]
Dear Readers, We’ve entered into our favourite time of the year – the exciting and fun, ‘lagan-and-navjote’ season. The best part of these much-awaited festivities, (apart from the food, of course!) is the opportunity to getting to meet with other community members through these auspicious occasions, renewing and re-strengthening our community’s cultural bonds and camaraderie. […]
Dear Readers, Our nation and our worldwide community was overcome with immense despair upon learning of the passing of the great, iconic Ratan Tata – the perfect role model, known for his extraordinary humility, simplicity, compassion, philanthropy and his unwavering commitment to ethical corporate practices. A spontaneous outpouring of emotion erupted from across the world, […]
Dear Readers, This week the community sadly bid adieu to multiple brave and illustrious community stalwarts. The Parsi Flag flutters at half-mast, as community members mourn the loss of three of our treasured luminaries, in unfortunate, quick succession – Padma Shri Dr. Keki Gharda – Founder, Chairman, and Managing Director of Gharda Chemicals Limited; Padma […]
Dear Readers, The Rain Gods seem to unleash their maximum love on our super-over-crowded and extremely-under-infrastructured maximum city, this week. As per weather reports, looks like the weekend needs to brace itself, and hapless Mumbaikars with it, to withstand another potential show of shower-power. They say people come into our lives for a season or […]
Dear Readers, There are three pillars which uphold the existence, stability and longevity of a community, its proverbial legs which keep it aloft and thriving – especially for a community as minuscule as ours. The first pillar is ‘Unity’ – the very core of every community, the ability to stay as one, speak in one […]