‘Egg’strology 1-0-1: Crack Open Your Parsi Personality! By Delnaz S. Khambatta If there’s one thing us Bawajis love more than a loud opinion and a well-timed gaali, it’s the humble Eedu. Eggs. Glorious eggs! We don’t just eat them, we worship them. We never tire of their various avatars – fried, boiled, charvelu, akuri, poro, […]
– Jamshed Kekobad Irani – History often tells the tale of how Zoroastrians fled Persia and sought sanctuary in India. The sugar-in-milk legend, Sanjan’s arrival and our rise in colonial Bombay form the spine of our community’s narrative. But there’s another chapter, rarely remembered, yet deeply inspiring… the story of a reverse migration. A time […]
Timeless Lessons In Raising Dogs From A Generation That Didn’t Read Dog-training Books My grandmother never read a dog-training book in her life. She didn’t watch YouTube dog behaviour videos, didn’t own fancy dog leashes in ten different colours, and had no clue what ‘separation anxiety’ meant, even if it was written in Farsi! But every […]
As the calendar turns, we’re gifted a fresh slate – a chance to shed old habits and step into a version of ourselves we’ve long admired. Reinvention isn’t magic, it’s a deliberate practice. In the coming year, imagine yourself as someone who greets challenges with poise, savours life’s simple pleasures and stands tall with courage […]
Every baug has its own wildlife, and no, we don’t mean the dogs and cats. We’re talking about the true OGs: aapri Culinary-Clairvoyant-Katie-Auntie types who announces what’s for dinner at your place even before you’ve removed the karai for cooking, or the Self-Proclaimed-Baug-MasterChef-Behram who thinks your dhansak “lacks soul,” or the Parking-Police-Peston-Uncle, whose full-time job […]
– By Farah H. Kasad Nine Home Remedies for Wealth, Health, Success! As the Parsi New Year approaches, it brings a wonderful opportunity to reset our energies and align our homes with positivity, abundance and healing. Whether you live in an apartment or a bungalow, and whether your space follows ideal directions or not, these […]
We thank all our participants for the fabulous response to our Parsi New Year 2025 Contest, ‘If I Had One Superpower, What Would It Be? What Would I Do With It?’ Heartiest Congratulations to our following Top 4 Winners! [Winners are requested to email us at: editor@parsi-times.com to collect your gifts.] Contest Winner: Meher P. […]
– By Dr. Kaiwan M. Randeria As we welcome the New Year with wishes for health, happiness and new beginnings, we get busy with family, feasting and making plans. But amidst the celebration, one important aspect often gets overlooked – our bones. Even as we enjoy festivities and traditions, our bones are quietly ageing with […]
Parsi New Year is marked with dagli and gara-ni-saree ma greetings, lighting the divo and the aroma of sukhar- loban in the air! It’s the time to press the restart button – not just spiritually, but in our minds, hearts, and yes, even our joints! Us tradition-loving Parsis will keep a pocket-watch from 1952, and […]
In the age of burnout, loneliness and emotional fatigue, the answers to many of our psychological challenges may lie in the roots of ancient wisdom. One such timeless philosophy comes from Zoroastrianism, founded on the triad: Good Thoughts (Humata), Good Words (Hukhta), and Good Deeds (Hvarshta). At first glance, these may sound like moral ideals […]
The New Year is bound to be a year of learning. There’s been chaos and fear, the world is going through a shift. Amid global conflicts and unprecedented losses, humanity has endured. While change is gradual, life offers a beacon of hope: new beginnings. They remind us to cherish progress, embrace fresh starts, and remain […]