King Jamshid of Persia is said to have invented the process of making Grape-wine several millennia ago. This beverage, besides being pleasant to taste and giving a sense of wellbeing, when consumed in right quantity, gave such beneficial results that it came to be called Shah-daroo, the royal-medicine or the king’s medicine. With a history…
‘Hamazor’ is a ritual handshake, a ritual that unites two persons in prayers symbolizing unanimity, determination, solidarity and resoluteness of purpose. It promotes spiritual synergy. The word ‘Hamazor’ is a compound of two words, ‘Hama’ meaning in unison or all together, and ‘Zor’ meaning strength. There is strength in unity. Today, our community is divided…
Occult literature is full of allusions to the underlying oneness on which all oriental philosophy rests. You can find it everywhere if you really look for it. Upanishads call it cosmic-consciousness. Hinduism explains the one life force in all forms, shapes, colours and sentient beings with Tat Tvam Asi or ‘Thou are that’. The German…
Interesting Facts About Assisted Reproductive Techniques . [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Ever since its launch in December, 2013, Jiyo Parsi has been diligently working to arrest and reverse the decline in the Parsi population through various initiatives including workshops, presentations, setting up help-desks at numerable community events, as also ‘Medical Intervention’ programmes which provide financial reimbursements for…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]There are lots of things dogs teach us, without any real effort on their part. If we take the time to observe them and how they interact with the world around them, we can learn from them. Parsi Times Columnist and Canine Behaviour Specialist, Shirin Merchant talks about the three main lessons our…
Meherbai’s Mandli met at the PVM Gymkhana for a chai-pe-charcha, usually referred to by their husbands as ‘Khotta-Kharcha’ – the usual, boring male point of view being – why spend on tea or coffee at Clubs, five-star hotels or expensive Coffee-Shops when you can easily make tea or coffee at home. The female point of…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Leading Interior Designer, Turnkey Specialist, Contractor and owner of M Daruwalla and Son,Hormuzd Daruwalla talks to Parsi Times readers about dealing with the age-old habit of Clutter and providing professional solutions for the same.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Clutter is an issue in a lot of households – not because we like the sight, but more…
CommUNITY Call! Dear Readers, It was a collective and easy decision when it came to determining the theme of our Jamshedji Navroz Special issue this year. Unity. Because that is the need of the hour in our community. Unity. Because that is the only real premise of any successful solution. Unity. Because we are respected…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The love and patronship of Western Classical Music has, from the times of yore, been the stronghold of our Parsi Community. However, over the past couple of decades, the dwindling of the Parsi population has seen a corresponding decline in the Parsi participation and patronisation of Western Classical Music (WCM). Fortunately, there are…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]At the Global Working Group meeting held during the Iranshah Udvada Utsav (IUU) in December 2015, Perth in Australia was selected as the next destination to host the 11th World Zoroastrian Congress scheduled for June 2018. The Organising Team lead by Firoz K Pestonji would like this Congress to be a truly unique…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Sarosh Baria is an instructor in the science of Astronomy and sky-watching since 1997. He teaches and lectures school students, families and corporates about the night-sky with the help of astronomical grade telescopes. A teacher by qualification, he is a life member of the Amateur Astronomers’ Association (AAA) in Bombay, and has travelled…