Those Who Do Not Learn From History… Dear Readers, The rise in use of social media and messaging services – especially WhatsApp, becomes even more pronounced during the campaigning season. If only our IQ were half as forward as the number of times some of us ‘forward’ messages! …especially those messages disguised as ‘news’, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Heat Is On! Dear Readers, We’re back in the sweat and heat of the summer grind, with the Met Dept. predicting only hotter weather for our maximum city, which could well outdo its maximum heat record this summer. The heat is well and truly on. The heat will also be felt by our community […]
…In Contribution, Beyond Compare! Dear Readers, The advent of the promising Spring season has indeed infused much life and activity into our community, both in India and the world over. And as always, the community’s top favourite – Parsi Times, brings you all the power-packed happenings that the onset of Spring has sprung upon us! In addition […]
Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak! Dear Readers, As we ready ourselves to welcome the auspicious Jamshedi Navroz on the 20th and 21st of March, we cannot help but feel a sense of respite and redemption, when we look back at 2021… when the deadly coronavirus wasn’t yet done extracting its pound of flesh from humanity. We heave […]
There Are No Winners In War Dear Readers, You would think that after the two-year-long war waged on humanity itself by the dreadful pandemic, we would have emerged wiser, more compassionate and with a renewed sense of respect for human life and its fragility. But even before we can safely bid goodbye to this inadvertent […]
Let’s Revive Parsi-preneurship! Dear Readers, With video calls becoming the new norm for meetings over the past couple of years, I’ve had the privilege of getting to chat with many of our community greats from various industries, the world over. Most are or have been established entrepreneurs who’ve worked diligently and succeeded in making […]
A Time For Love Dear Readers, There was hardly ever a time when the world was more in need of love, than it is now. The struggle, or should I say battle, with humanity’s deadliest challenge, in the form of this ongoing and unceasing pandemic, has been intense and chronic. While no one has been […]