જમશેદી નવરોઝ મુબારક વ્હાલાં વાંચકો, દર વર્ષે, આપણે જમશેદી નવરોઝના શુભ પ્રસંગની ઉજવણી કરવા શું કરવું તેની સુચિ સાથે તૈયાર હોઈએ છીએ. આપણા ઘરોની સફાઈ, સજાવટ, નવા કપડા ખરીદવા, પ્રિય લોકોને આપવા મીઠાઈના ઓર્ડર કરવા, નાટકની ટિકિટ બુક કરાવવી અને રાત્રિના જમણ માટે ટેબલો બુક કરાવીએ છીએ વગેરે વગેરે. મોટાભાગે, આપણે આ બધા બાહ્ય દેખાવામાં […]
‘She Believed She Could, So She Did!’ Dear Readers, It is rightly said that women are the real architects of society, cultures and even nations. A woman is the timeless symbolism of love, tenderness and beauty, but this should not be misconstrued as weakness… those who have, often end up learning the hard way, of […]
Dear Readers, Despite our small numbers, Parsis have been hailed as the pioneers of modern India. We form one of the most successful minority and migrant groups in the world – less than 0.005% of India’s population. Even so, we command unparalleled respect by all, as our achievements stand out as tall and glowing examples […]
Awareness Will Pay To Keep The Demagogues At Bay! Dear Readers, Though not particularly reckoned as a literary genius, I tend to gravitate towards the writings of American comedian, popularly known as Groucho Marx, especially when it comes to the definition of a few terms… like when he says, “Politics is the art of looking […]
Let Us Not To The Endeavours Of True Minds Admit Impediments… Dear Readers, Our love for theatre is legendary. None of our New Year celebrations are complete without booking ourselves tickets for a good ‘naatak’ or drama. Over the past decade, our proclivity for drama seems to have overflowed beyond the theatre. We have progressed […]
Look Up More Often! Dear Readers, The threat and spread of ‘Internet Addiction’ is more real than most of us are willing to acknowledge. We live in an era that witnesses a pathological over-use of the internet, where liking a Facebook post or retweeting a tweet takes precedence over real life people and experiences, where […]
Three Cheers! Dear Readers, It’s been a good week for the community – we have three delightful reasons to rejoice! The first, of course being our very own Police Inspector Cyrus Boman Irani bringing great pride onto our community for being awarded the distinguished ‘President’s Police Medal For Meritorious Service’, on the occasion of our […]
Jai Hind! Dear Readers, It’s easy to take freedom for granted when we haven’t had to fight for it… when it has never been taken from us. On the threshold of our 69th Republic Day, maybe we should take a moment to reflect if we’ve justified our freedom as citizens of India, and as a […]
Dear Readers, Today’s issue of Parsi Times is one which truly celebrates the human spirit, and leaves us in awe and inspired, when we read about the seemingly impossible feats that one can achieve – immaterial of the tragedies that destiny riddles you with – when you make up your mind to overcome these. Yes […]
Dear Readers, Welcome to 2018! A New Year brings with it a sense of immense hope, symbolising ‘new beginnings’ and a ‘clean slate’ for us to sketch a more rhythmic poetry of our lives. It’s nearly like the universe gives us that encouraging pat on the back saying, “go forth, ye warrior, try again”, and […]
Dear Readers, The topic of the hour – the reconsidered stand taken by the Valsad Parsi Anjuman, on the urging of the Supreme Court to allow intermarried Parsi women into places of religious worship – has, as expected, garnered conflicting reactions from our Community. The move, which is feared as the racial nemesis and religious […]