Often, we get so interwoven in our daily hectic webs of life – getting pulled in various directions, trying to do justice across multiple capacities within our personal and professional lives – that we tend to overlook or forget those ‘little’ things, which seem inconsequential, but go on to have huge impacts in our lives….
“All my hope on God is founded, He doth still my trust renew; Me through change and chance He guideth, Only good and only true. God unknown, He alone Calls my heart to be His own. Pride of man and earthly glory, Sword and crown betray His trust, What with care and toil…
In a couple of days, we will bring in our New Year (one of them anyways!) and Zoroastrians everywhere will celebrate…. And not just because the day marks the Persian New Year or because it is the vernal equinox. Of course, these are fine and notably worthy reasons to celebrate indeed. But we all know…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] We thank all our participants for the overwhelming response to our Jamshedi Navroz 2022 Contest, ‘What Being Parsi Means To Me’. We received some fabulous poetries and pics which displayed great talent and enthusiasm! Heartiest Congratulations to our following Top 5 Winners! [/otw_shortcode_info_box] WINNER 1: Nyrah Irani (our youngest 2½-year-old reader!) WINNER…
Our lives don’t come with maps and instructions. Everyone experiences twists and turns – from everyday challenges to traumatic events with more lasting impacts, like the death of a loved one, a life-altering accident, or a serious illness or them, this global pandemic. But most of us are able to adapt well over time to…
For all the talk about patient-centered care and a new health-care paradigm – which is most certainly the right way forward, the clinician-patient relationship has always remained relatively one-sided because of the nature of the profession itself. Essentially, patients come to clinicians for help, and the knowledge transfer, advice and guidance most often flows in…
When things become old, we replace them with something new… a blitzkrieg of advertisements catch our eye, tempting and luring us to buy the new and dispose the old. We then boast about new purchases… “My triple door fridge,” or “our ultra-modern music-system.” Alas, soon, markets get inundated with newer, better and more advanced versions…
I’m sure all of us are only too familiar with the three basic principles or tenets of our religion – Good Thoughts, Good Words and Good Deeds. So then, what’s the fourth one? Is it some kind of a missing link? Like the fourth wise man? No dear readers, the ‘Four Keys or Pillars’ of…
It’s the seasonal festival of spring and a time when Mother Nature herself seems to have a spring in her feet! Summer, autumn and winter also have their charm, but spring is perhaps the most charming season among them all. Temperatures are moderate, the days get longer and nights turn shorter… migrating birds return to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Not too long ago, Fire-fighting was a common career choice in the Parsi community. The walls of many Parsi homes still proudly bear those black-and-white photos of our erstwhile ancestors, standing upright in their crisp, fire-fighting uniforms, with that stern-yet-accomplished smile upon their faces, which speaks of their heroic tales of rescue….
For the first time in all these years of greeting the community on Jamshedi Navroz, I feel the need to say a little more… My term as a trustee started with great promise, as our trio – Late Zarir Bhathena, Noshir Dadrawala and I – with the active support of then BPP Chairman, Yazdi Desai,…