Dear Readers, There is no better way of starting the weekend than with a big, hearty smile. And this edition of Parsi Times promises you just that! The most radiant of smiles is the one borne of a sense of pride, and insomuch, we have our young go-getter, Maherzad Patel to thank, for doing India…
Dear Readers, As Parsi and Irani Zarthostis, we are at an interesting crossroads in India today. Our stand as a ‘Minority Community’ has never felt as minuscule as it does now. Of course, I am referring to the ongoing and increasingly uphill battle that we have been fighting with MMRCL for months now, to protect…
Dear Readers, We will soon head into our favourite time of the year – the exciting and fun, ‘lagan-and-navjote’ season. Undoubtedly, the most exciting part of these much awaited festivities, (apart from the food, of course!) is that we end up meeting virtually every other community member through these auspicious occasions, renewing and re-strengthening our…
The Hegelian Solution Piroja Jokhi, as usual, has hit the nail on the head. She mentions that our religion has survived the vicissitude of time because of the teachings of our Prophet Asho Zarathushtra. We have “remained fresh, vibrant, logical and modern even to this day.” This is because of our ability to change and…
Let Go! As 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 bodies – oceans,…
“Take Me As I Am” . This week will go down in Indian history as the Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment overruling its own 2013 decision, partially struck down Section 377, a controversial British-era law that banned consensual homosexuality. Not surprisingly, one of the nation’s leading luminaries, who was part of the…
. It’s been heartening to receive an overwhelming response from our readers to last week’s news in PT related to the ‘one day mass casual leave’ taken by BPP’s Class IV employees, especially the pall bearers at Doongerwadi, which created quite a furore in the Community; as well as loads of appreciation for Jimmy and…
The practice of hoarding Trust flats by more than some community beneficiaries is, unfortunately, not uncommon in our Community. There are numerous Parsi families who continue living in exceedingly cramped and unhealthy environments because of their financial constraints, and to the horror of a dangerously dwindling population, many have chosen, for the same reason, to…
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…