The art world is a unique microcosm in itself – there is a passion involved which goes beyond the mere economics of selling and buying art. The appreciation and attraction to a particular artwork is not only subjective but inexplicable. Which is something that renowned Art Collector, Parvez Damania, also struggles with when we ask […]
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Meherbai Returns From Her World Tour!
For Parsi Times readers who’ve been wondering where our Meherbai had disappeared to, from their favourite Parsi-newspaper, the mystery finally unfurls… but in the meanwhile… Abhan Aban thought that Meher aunty had applied too much vanishing cream and vanished! Sagan-No-Gathyo Sorab thought she had become Late i.e. gujri gaya and therefore the ‘Late Meherbai’! Hormusji Homeopath thought the […]
Follow The Rules And Investment ‘Karona’!
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” – Sir Winston Churchill. The Coronavirus has triggered panic in stock markets worldwide, causing sharp falls. Investors are increasingly worried about the broader economic effects as trade gets disrupted and demand turns soft. The latest count, when this article […]
Navroz – The Parsi Way!
As we welcome the Navroz week of 2020, us Parsis still definitely rate as India’s most colourful but fastest dwindling community; our cultural heritage, ethnicity, vibrancy – all rapidly under imminent danger, with our headcount gradually petering out. Life without this small race, over-brimming with its idiosyncrasies, eccentricities and manageable lunacy, will seem bereft of […]
Spread the Light!
The quest for eternal life has long been a subject of many stories. One such story is from the Hindu pantheon of tales. It is said that the Divine Nectar or Nectar of Eternal Life, which they called ‘Amrut’, was hidden in a pot deep inside the ocean. So, both – the Asuras (rakshasas) and […]
Come September And The Theory of Diminishing Marginal Utility!
Come September, and one eagerly awaits the ‘lagan’ and ‘navjote’ season… looking droolingly forward to Patra-ni-machhi, chicken farcha, (or their other culinary avatars), a dollop of Bharuchi-akuri, and of course, the inevitable pulao-dar, alongside the other trimmings of a Lagan-nu-patru. Come February, and we are like – ‘OMG! Not again! Yet another invite and one […]
Rural Zoroastrians Of South Gujarat – Their Tryst With Destiny
In 1987, Dr. Cashmera P Bhaya conducted a sample (not census) socio-economic survey of poor Zoroastrians residing in the villages of South Gujarat. She identified 687 Zoroastrian families from 209 villages living in miserable conditions, many of them way below the poverty line, which in those days was pegged at an annual family income of […]
From the Editors Desk
Dear Readers, Each year, as we prepare to welcome and celebrate the auspicious occasion of Jamshedi Navroz, we get going with our ‘to-do’ lists – cleaning up and decorating our homes, buying new clothes, placing orders for our special mithai to share with loved ones, booking naatak tickets, making dinner reservations, etc. Most times, we […]
FOUNDER’S NOTE
On behalf of our team at Parsi Times and myself, I would like to wish each and every reader of Parsi Times, their families and friends and all our Zarthosti brothers and sisters a very joyful and prosperous Jamshedi Navroze and Saal Mubarak to our Irani brethren! May this coming year bring in peace and […]
Dr. Cyres Mehta: The ‘Eye’con Of Ophthalmology!
Despite his extremely packed schedule, Dr. Cyres Mehta takes the time out to answer some of the most frequently asked questions by patients, as regards the advances in the treatment of common eye-diseases, so that information can be disseminated for the common good: Query: Is Laser or Robotic Cataract Surgery actually better than the routine […]
Parsee Gymkhana Scores Another Cricketing First!
Parsee Gymkhana’s (PG) fabulous team of bawas have always played top brand of cricket. After a historical and triumphant tour in the UK (August 2019), playing at the iconic Oval in London, Team PG started the new year embarking on yet another exciting cricket journey to the UAE, (20th-28th February), thanks to exceptional efforts by […]