No One Does It Better Than Us! “Khodai! Ek week ma paachhi aavi Diwali! Baddha pagal jewa lok aakkha mara Bombay ma awaaj ne dhumaro karse!” cribbed ‘Granna’, a close friend’s 89-year-old grandmother I visited yesterday. She rocked on her wooden easy-chair with 7-year-old Dipu (the son of Jamuna, her domestic help of fifteen years), […]
New! New!! New!!! Dear Readers, Having danced away the monsoons with the Navratris, it’s time to ring in the new season! So, on we head, looking forward to welcoming the winters… Umm… let me rephrase that – looking forward to welcoming the ‘not-that-hot’ time of the year. So maybe ‘Bombay Winters’ is an oxymoron, but […]
Solidarity: The Need Of The Hour Dear Readers, One of the strongest similarities today between our nation and our community is the need for solidarity. Now, more than ever, we need to unite firmly in both our fundamental capacities – as Indian citizens and as members of our beloved community. As citizens, we need to […]
Dear Readers, “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to have succeeded” – these words by famous American literary genius and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, resonate with us all. There’s precious few acts which can parallel the immaculate sense of joy we feel when we give, especially […]
Dear Readers, Our Bombay has been on high-alert, due to possible terrorist penetration reported in Uran, since Thursday (two days ago) and I’m hoping that by the time you read this article, the situation would have sorted itself out safely, without any harm done to life or property. It’s scary because we’ve been there not […]
Dear Readers, A flurry of written, audio and video messages have been thronging our cell phones and social media platforms all week – as the unfortunate incident of physical assault on a BPP Trustee that took place on 8th September, outside a Courtroom, refuses to die out. It was a deplorable act, one that made […]
Dear Readers, Ashamed. Appalled. Disgusted. Livid. I’m certain these words voice the sentiments of most of our community over Thursday’s (8th September, 2016) violent histrionics that took place outside a courtroom, where a ‘free-for-all’ ensued between the Mehta clan and BPP Trustees, resulting in a couple of people getting hurt – BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria […]
Dear Readers, Yes, the politics is back, Just when we thought things are finally moving, we seem to be hitting a stalemate again. And no points for guessing who gets sacrificed at the political altar – as always – the community. And as boring, repetitive and sordid as we may find the details, it is […]
Dear Readers, Most of us know we are made for greater things – we could be way bigger and better than where we are at now. Yet something keeps us back from reaching higher, something we’re aware of within ourselves, but can’t seem to put our finger on. And when we share this with our […]
Dear Readers, Welcome to the New Year! Hope it’s started off with a lot of love and laughter for you all. On behalf of the PT team, I thank our readers for all the New Year greetings and for the extremely encouraging and generous feedback about our Bumper Special Issue that you shared with us […]
Dear Readers, The past six months as Editor has been a fabulous journey. I’m grateful to have grown in knowledge of detailed insights into our religion, culture, traditions, but most importantly, our people. And it is with the intention of celebrating the spirit of our people, that the Parsi Times team decided on ‘Parsipanu’ as […]