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…
Of ‘Cause’ Dear Readers, It’s an interesting time for our Community – more than ever before, we are showing a strong sense of cause, collectively as a community. Keeping our differences aside, we have been displaying great consistency and speaking up in one voice in support of the ‘Save Our Atash Behrams’ Movement. Our…
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…
Dear Readers, We step into the second half of 2018 as a community which seems to have grown in unity, especially over the past few months. It was wonderful to witness the community’s unity manifest into the much-needed ‘Save Our Atash Behram’ Movement, last month. And more recently, the BPP Board welcomed its newly elected…
Vote Because Your Voice Matters Dear Readers, D-day is finally here, or should I say ‘V’-Day? It’s time to Vote-in our preferred candidate for the BPP elections tomorrow. I know that most of us are up to here with all the campaigning going on, especially through the last month. Ideally, the community’s initial interest in…
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…
Dear Readers, It’s really as simple as that. If you don’t wish to regret your vote after electing the wrong candidate, this would be a good time to take the effort to ‘KYC’ – Know Your Candidate! Every so often we hear of numerous grievances from Community members lamenting the people they put in power…
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…