Dear Readers, As we enter the final days of the year before we herald in our Navu Varas, let’s pause for just a bit and take quick stock of the year gone by. Was it a good year for you? Don’t let this question send you into calculation mode. I’m not talking numbers and money…
Dear Readers, The week started off on a bit of a somber note with the Indian Census showing a frightful 18% decline in the Parsi population, “from 69,401 we are now 57,000 only” writes Dr. Shernaz Cama, Director of the UNESCO PARZOR Project. With over 80% of all Parsis living in Mumbai, it is here…
Let Go! Dear Readers, We are nature worshippers. We pray to the forces of nature and we learn from them. Being primarily fire-worshippers, our sanctum sanctorum holds fire or ‘Atash Padshah Saheb’ as we respectfully and lovingly beseech it. Fire teaches us purity, and thereby virtues like truth and goodness. And we venerate numerous water…
Dear Readers, I received a record number of mails, messages and calls all through last week, in response to the ongoing political flavor that has been grabbing headlines. It was consoling to know that all these expressed the same message – albeit in different words and different tones – ranging from disgust and anger to…
Dear Editor, Re: New Column BPP Connect. I suggest adopting a strategy similar to one adopted by the Government for giving up fuel subsidy. Also, address circulars to those paying for car-parking and request them to give up subsidized rent or at least a part, thereof. Ensure that you do not send circular to those who…
Dear Readers, Having been a media professional for nearly two decades, when I joined Parsi Times earlier this year, I looked forward with excitement to getting better acquainted with all things related to our fabulous community. And today, more than ever, I love being Parsi, I love our Parsipanu, I take immense pride in our…
26th June is observed as ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’. Even as the controversy-ridden, superhit film, ‘Udta Punjab’ makes waves in India by exposing the ugly underbelly of the drug menace in Punjab, Parsi Times Editor and qualified psychotherapist, Anahita Subedar, shares an equally appalling reality within our community, that’s been growing…
Dear Readers, The much awaited monsoon season has finally descended upon Bombay in all its glory – lightning, thunder, heavy showers, et al! Let’s hope that the Rain Gods bless not just Maharashtra, but all of India, and do away with one of the nation’s worst droughts since independence, which has left millions of Indians…
Dear Readers, Up until I went through the numerous Father’s Day Contest entries, I wasn’t certain of what I would convey in today’s editorial. But before I head there, let me thank all our readers for the overwhelming response – and I don’t mean just in terms of quantity. Parsi Times is privileged to be…
My Dear Readers, On a couple of occasions in the past week, the Rain Gods decided to give us a teaser of the oncoming, much awaited monsoons – in the form of random, short-lived drizzles. Whether one was indoors noticing the gentle showers on the window panes, or outdoors, as I was, feeling the soothing,…
My Dear Readers, Kindness. Above all. How can there be any message more fitting than this today, as the nation celebrates Buddha Purnima – Buddha’s day of enlightenment – the Prince who left it all in search of the truth… and found the answer, and a whole religion, based on peace and kindness. Today, more…