Superb Jamshedi Navroz Issue! Dear Editor, Congratulations to Team PT for yet again coming out with a block-buster Navroz issue! The articles by Er. Zarrir, Noshir Dadrawala, Cyrus Broacha, Adv. Aazmeen Kasad and Shireen Merchant and so many other excellent writers rendered your special issue excellent reading and also very beneficial. Your editorial in particular…
Thoughts About Our Youth Having heard the speech delivered by Dr. Adil Malia at Sanjan on Sanjan Day – it felt heartening and optimistic. He emphasized how the Zoroastrian religion would thrive despite some of the doomsday prophets’ bleak outlook. This set me thinking about the continuity of Zoroastrianism well beyond pessimistic pronouncements of some…
A Letter From Our Pall Bearers (Khandias) It’s a well-known fact that people with half knowledge are more dangerous than people with no knowledge. More so, people who professes knowing everything are worse than all others. This holds true for Dr. Homavazir. Dr. Homavazir is trying to create a rift amongst the management of the…
Answer, Shall I Have It? Answer, shall I have it? In the play, ‘Merchant of Venice’, Shylock asks this question in the Venetian court whether the court will allow him to have the pound of flesh nearest to the heart of Antonio the Merchant, as per the bond. The “flesh” nearest to the community’s…
The Significance Of Dogs In Zoroastrianism Since the past two years, I have seen an increasing number of dogs being abandoned on the streets. A number of people, sadly including us Parsis known for our dog-loving nature, have simply left these noble creatures on the roads to fend for themselves. Many simply die out of…
Noshir’s Finest Hour Never in the history of nearly 350 years of its existence, has the Bombay Parsi Punchayet been beleaguered to such an extent that our concerned trustee Noshir Dadrawalla had to take recourse to the Gandhian way of protest! It must have been the last straw for this veteran campaigner. A hunger strike!…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] BPP Compromised, Community Victimised The BPP today is at the mercy of these three trustees who are in majority and have blatantly gone against the High Court order. The court had ordered the board of trustees to hold elections for the 2 vacant seats but instead of upholding the court’s verdict, the…
Support Pours In For Ervad Zarrir Bhandara Since the day the Behram Roj Jashan took place last week in the Atash Kadeh of the Zoroastrian Association of California Center (ZAC), Ervad Zarrir Bhandara has received several offensive posts calling him a ‘renegade priest’ who is only after fame and fortune. Nothing is further from the…
Thank You For Announcement of Behram Yazad Jasan Thank you for the announcement of Behram Yazd Jasan and the speeches to be delivered thereafter, on 4th Sept, 2021, in Parsi Times. The Jashan performed for bringing about good times back, in view of religious places being closed and the threat of pandemic’s third wave looming large…
A Full Board Of Trustees – The Need OF The Hour! As a community member who wishes for the growth and welfare of our tiny yet glorious community, I am absolutely aghast at the ongoings at the BPP. The Trustees were elected by us to do good for the community – but for some Trustees,…
Re: Dokhmenashini Plea Rejected When the Gujarati High Court has dismissed the community plea to allow Dokhmenashini, it is probable that the Bombay High Court will follow suit. There’s no doubt that the life and safety of citizens is more important than religious sentiments. But it’s painful to watch our dearest ones proceeding on their…