વહાલા વાંચકો, આ વરસે અમે ફરીવાર વિશેષાધિકાર લઈ તમારી સામે પારસી નવું વરસ વિશેષાંક રજૂ કરી રહ્યા છે. આપણા જીવનનો એક મુખ્ય પાસાનો આનંદ છે આપણા સંબંધો.. જે આપણા સુખ અને શાંતિને સુરક્ષિત કરવા માટે સૌથી મોટો ભાગ ભજવે છે, સબંધો જે કુટુંબ અને મિત્રો સાથે છે, અહુરા મઝદા સાથે, આપણા શિક્ષકો તથા ડોકટરો સાથેના…
It is once again my privilege to present you our Bumper Parsi New Year Special Issue! This year, we celebrate a key aspect of our life which plays the largest role in securing our happiness and peace, yet one that is usually taken for granted – Relationships… across all paradigms – with family and friends,…
Religion And Rituals… Every year, most of us look forward to soaking in the blissful experience of the ten most holy days that precede the New Year – the Muktads and Gatha. With the Shahenshahi Parsi New Year on the 17th this month, we are in the midst of these ten days, engaged in heartfelt…
Red Flags, Silver Linings I can’t seem to help but notice how some events, which have been unfolding in our community, seem to develop a pattern displaying Red Flags leading to Silver Linings. Even as the Community awaits, with bated breath, the legal verdict on the plea against the continuation of the Metro tunnelling under…
Dear Readers, Nature has unmistakeable ways of pouring in her reminders when we get a little too preoccupied in the petty things of life – like ourselves. Every year, as the monsoon season gets into the groove and washes away any false sense of self-aggrandisement that we may have unwittingly or wittingly nurtured, we are…
Reasons To Celebrate! Dear Readers, Nothing holds truer than the adage, ‘there is strength in numbers’, when it comes to fighting for a community cause. Inspite of our miniscule count, last week, we came together in one of the strongest displays of unity in current times. We spoke in one voice under the ‘Save Our…
Awareness Will Pay To Keep The Demagogues At Bay! Dear Readers, Though not particularly reckoned as a literary genius, I tend to gravitate towards the writings of American comedian, popularly known as Groucho Marx, especially when it comes to the definition of a few terms… like when he says, “Politics is the art of looking…
Dear Readers, It’s been a good, up-beat week for our community, with news from across different fronts bringing in smiles and a general sense of happiness and well-being. And your favourite weekly, as always, is at the forefront, breaking news on our ever so popular Facebook page (facebook.com/parsi.times), as also ensuring to provide you with…
This Time, Let’s Make The Right Choice The BPP elections are upon us and the community is hoping to elect a candidate who will do real justice to the august office of the BPP Board. I know I speak for a large majority of our community when I say that our absolute support goes to…
Let’s face it… after that crazy catch pulled off by the fabulous AB de Villiers at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday night’s IPL match, we may as well change the phrase ‘Carpe Diem’ to ‘Carpe Di‘Villiers’! For our not-really-into-cricket friends – like some of my sports-virgin bawa friends committed to preserving our fair-skin legacy…
Coz Mommy Knows Best! Dear Readers, Many of us, yours truly including, do not get terribly excited about the gazillion ‘Days’ that every month brings forth, instituted maybe with good intentions and valid reasons, but milked dry by their commercialisation. In fact, should you google ‘List Of Important National and International Days in the year’,…