એક સમયની વાત છે એક ગામમાં મહાન બાબાજી રહેતા હતા. લોકો તેમની પાસે તેમની મુશ્કેલી લઈને આવતા હતા ને બાબાજી તેમનું માર્ગદર્શન કરતા. તે ગામનો સરપંચ મનસુખ શેઠ ઘણોજ સમજદાર હતો. તે લોકોને મદદ કરતો. લોકોમાં તે ઘણો માનીતો હતો. તેણે પણ આ બાબાજી વિશે સાંભળ્યું હતું પણ પ્રત્યક્ષ કોઈ દિવસ મલવા નહોતો ગયો. એક […]
Happiness is a broad term that describes the experience of positive emotions, such as joy, contentment and satisfaction. Research shows a direct connection between mental health and physical health – in addition to making you feel better, being happy brings you a host of potential health benefits… basically, ‘Being Happy’ leads to ‘Being Healthy’! Numerous studies […]
Auckland’s Zoroastrian Community is all set to embrace Jamshedi Navroz with some good old Bawa humor, with the Parsi natak – ‘Tirangi Tehmul’, all thanks to the efforts of Benifer Porus Irani. An active community worker, Benifer connected with Rashna Mehta, the daughter of the play’s writer – late Dorab Mehta, to get the script […]
Your first recall when you hear ‘Nargol’ is serenity – a clean, lush beach, gorgeous trees, a small lazy town and relaxation. There is a sense of familiarity and warmth about Nargol, a quaint village in South Gujarat, caressing the Maharashtra border. Home to a number of early Zoroastrian settlers or Parsis in India, many […]
Is Your Pet Pooch Happy? We are all only too well aware of the happiness and unconditional love we receive from our pet pooches. But are we doing our bit to keep them happy? One of the biggest worries a pet parent has is whether their dog is happy. We often find ourselves asking what […]
The only thing that makes a Bawa happier than his two-wheeler, is tending to it! What is it about our motorcycles that even the very thought of these brings out an instant smile to our faces? And the moment we get on our bikes, even before we get the engine started, we’ve already been transported […]
Pick Your Honest, Most-Likely Answers by selecting a ‘Y’ (Yes) or ‘N’ (No): I believe my life will truly begin when the right person or right situation presents itself [Y/N] When I reminisce about people in my life, I linger more on those who have hurt or disappointed me. [Y/N] Even when things are going […]
The Mandli met at Meherbai’s house for a pre-Navroze celebration and the topic of the day was ‘Happiness and Positivity’. Meherbai asked everyone what made them happy and here’s how it went: Cowasji Casanova: If only I could get married and settle down, I’d be happy. Much-Married Minocher Moochchwala: If only I could divorce my […]
In 1776, the introduction to America’s ‘Declaration of Independence’ proclaimed, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Closer to home and almost two centuries later, the doyen […]
Positivity should come easy to us Zarthostis – considering we are blessed with a glorious religion based on the prodigious tenets of ‘Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds!’ As a mum, wife, daughter and a career-woman, I understand that in the travails and stresses of modern life, it becomes difficult to constantly follow through […]
. Gujarat’s Glory – ARZAN NAGWASWALLA Parsi Cricketing prodigy Arzan Nagwaswalla is the toast of the Community, rising from the junior ranks and now cementing his place in the senior Gujarat Cricket Team. His talent has won accolades and his golden moment arrived sooner than he imagined. During the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season when […]