A Time For Goodbyes Dear Readers, 2020 continues to steal our Community of some of its most loved and cherished stalwarts. In a sad but not unexpected turn of events, we lost our much respected and loved BPP Trustee, Zarir Bhathena, to an ongoing ailment that he bravely fought, to its conclusion. While the community […]
. Dear Readers, There has never existed a greater learning curve for humanity, than in the times we live in. We have been witnesses to a string of some of the most unexpected events over the recent and the not-so-recent times… battling COVID-19 – a deadly, mysterious virus which we are yet to discover a […]
It’s All In The (Good) Mind Dear Readers, Yesterday, we entered the famous ‘Bahman Mahino’ of the Shahenshahi calendar, popular as the month where many Parsis try adhering to vegetarianism or avoiding meats. There’s much discussion and debate that precedes ‘Bahman Mahino’ – first there’s the heated Veg V/s Non-veg debate; then there’s the even […]
When Your Journey Is Your Teacher Dear Readers, As Mumbai becomes the new COVID hotspot, with spikes and surges in the number of COVID-positive cases outdoing each other daily, we know that not too much will change for us, if and when the lockdown eases. In fact, greater caution will need to be practiced once […]
Reach Out! Today, the 25th of April, 2020, marks an entire month of India’s historical Lockdown. Last month, on 24th March, after a fourteen-hour long public curfew on 22nd March, PM Narendra Modi called for a 21-day nationwide lockdown, to contain the movement of the entire 1.3 billion strong Indian populace, as a preventive measure […]
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 […]