We are in the midst of a pandemic, with cities, nay entire countries, shutting down. While some live in areas that have been affected by the novel coronavirus and declared ‘Red Zone’, others live in fear of what could happen next. For most, the uncertainty surrounding this pandemic is the hardest to handle… What if […]
Kersi Randeria shares… Dear Friends, Over the past few centuries, many of our earlier generations have served at the forefront of community service via their selfless acts of charity, providing community members with housing, building schools and hospitals, setting up Trusts for the aid of the less fortunate, and so on. They were driven by […]
otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Shirin Merchant is India’s pioneering Canine Behaviourist and Trainer. For the past 25 years, she has worked hard to ensure that dogs in India are trained using reward-based methods.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] As we all sit around in our homes with our pampered pooches by our side, we have found it easy to complain. Pet-parent […]
Earlier this week, ‘Jiyo Parsi’ – a GoI undertaking, which supports our community’s efforts in arresting the declining Parsi population and aids in its increase – reinforced its efforts by launching an excellent and much needed counselling and guidance campaign, via a Support Helpline, publicized appropriately under the title, ‘WE HEAR YOU!’ This Helpline has […]
It’s easy to blame China or the wet market of Wuhan for the current pandemic. It is even more easy to blame it on what people eat or people’s modern life-style. However, the fact is that this world has seen plagues, pestilence and pandemics for thousands of years, and not all calamities are because of […]
. This (the Community’s number one weekly) is called ‘Parsi Times’… but these are not ‘Parsi times’! If you check the word Parsi in the Oxford dictionary at my house, it says, ‘Parsi: a person who is good, virtuous, jolly, warm hearted, generous and may indulge in light scratching’. But right now, it is tough […]
Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by number of doses produced and sold globally, has been working on the BCG vaccine, which is primarily used against tuberculosis and given to newborns, to be used in human clinical trials soon, to test its efficacy in improving overall immunity against COVID-19. SII has received […]
A petition started by a user on change.org to confer Bharat Ratna on industrialist Ratan Tata, has garnered over two lakh supporters, and counting! As per the petition, Ratan Tata has been a shining example of humility and philanthropy and has supported and established a number of research, educational and cultural institutes in India. The petition, which […]
Even as the Pandemic spreads its vicious spread all over the globe, the USA seems to have taken the biggest hit, with the very unfortunate loss of over 34,500 lives. We increasingly look to the divine to forgive, save and relieve humanity from the clutches of the deadly COVID-19. The Zoroastrian Association of California (ZAC) […]
COVID-19 has resulted in a lot of stress and anxiety. There is fear and worry about one’s own health and that of our loved ones. Many experience changes in sleep patterns, eating disorders and lack of concentration. Every individual reacts differently. While some find solace in reading and writing or simply working from home, others […]
– A 5-Star Conversation On Celebration – (A Global Iranshah Initiative Presentation) . . Meher: It is quite remarkable, that for the first time in the history of IranShah’s Salgreh, we decided to have a Global Celebration, and somehow it culminated into a Virtual Celebration! Let’s start with our first shining star – Vada Dasturji. […]