Do You React Or Do You Respond? Dear Readers, As a species blessed with emotions, and a race blessed with the perception of being intelligent, a pertinent question today, that we should definitely be seeking an answer to, is, do we ‘react’ or do we ‘respond’ to things around us? So, what really differentiates a…
Happy 8th Anniversary, PT! Dear Readers, As PT completes eight years this April, it’s been an exciting and delightful experience to see the bond between PT and the community strengthen increasingly, with each passing year. What started off as an endeavor to ensure a voice and a platform for every community member, has today come…
Dear Readers, Adar Mahino is looked upon as the most auspicious month in the Parsi calendar, signifying the birth-month of the very core element of all Zoroastrian religion and worship – Fire, with ‘Adar’, the Divinity presiding over the holy Fire. One of the truly delightful aspects about Adar Mahino (started 14 April, 2019 as…
A Time To Reflect And Resurrect Across all religions, real learning for the laity always lies in the symbolism of various events and narratives mentioned in our religious texts. The take-away from these needs to be insightful and deeper than that feel-good sense of security, or justice, that is the eventual consequence of every comeuppance…
Parsipanu On Jamshedi Navroz! Dear Readers, It was most lovely to behold the true-blue display of our Parsipanu on Jamshedi Navroze on Thursday – despite it being a middle-of-the-week-day, but moreso, despite the disheartening news that while the government didn’t think it worth their while to heed our appeal about moving the Metro Line, it…
Jamshedi Navroze Mubarak! Dear Readers, It gives me great joy to present you our Parsi Times Jamshedi Navroz Special Issue. I hope this bumper issue brings you as much delight, as it has given us a sense of satisfaction and joy in presenting you pages brimming with ‘Positivity and Happiness’ – the theme of our…
Oppoganda! Dear Readers, It’s been a confusing time for the everyday Indian citizen. We were just about coming to terms with the nearly-went-to-war-with-Pakistan situation over the Pulwama terrorist attack; then, our angst and fury found some relief when our valiant Air Force, with great bravado and precision, conducted surgical strikes destroying terror camps in Pak…
There’s no reason why we can’t extend the Woman’s Day Special celebrations to (Wo)Man’s Best Friends – our all-time favourite mutts! Here’s a specially compiled insight into why the Girl Dog makes for a great pet! The greatest factor when it comes to taking in a pooch is to see if their personality fits with…
Be WARned… Dear Readers, There’s not one among us who’s unaffected by the ongoing tensions escalating between India and Pakistan. We ensure to keep ourselves updated with events, even as these unfold, via social media and of course, television which shares greater detail, analysis and opinion. Our hearts bleed in sorrow for, and beat in…
Dear Readers, Sorrow, Gratitude, Service We step into the weekend as a nation in mourning, as India grieves the heinous loss of her brave soldiers in one of the deadliest terror attacks, since the start of the insurgency three decades ago, that took place in Pulwama (Kashmir) on 14th February. An explosives-laden vehicle driven by…
Dear Readers, With Valentine’s Day soon approaching, it’s easy to feel a little alone if you do not have a ‘special someone’ to celebrate the occasion with. Living in a society that is largely obsessed with the concept of romance, being single is often misinterpreted for being lonely. As a community with an increasing singles’…