Orthodoxy Courts Puerilities Of Dogmatic Theology,  Casuistry And Irrational Formalism

Orthodoxy Courts Puerilities Of Dogmatic Theology, Casuistry And Irrational Formalism

All communities are hydra-headed. They have their orthodox and their reformers, fanatics and sober-minded persons, visionaries and men of commonsense, mystics and rationalists, hypocrites and sincere persons. The orthodox see not the absurdity of remaining in bondage to the customs of the infant humanity, when it was in swaddling clothes. They are wedded to the…

NZ Celebrates Khushali nu Jashan

NZ Celebrates Khushali nu Jashan

There was much excitement within the Zoroastrian community in Kiwiland on the eve of 1st February, 2021, as they held the Nava Varas (2021) nu Khushali Jashan, at Faroud Shahlori Dar-Be-Mehr situated at 7-Dowling Place in Pakuranga (Auckland, New Zealand). Chasni was distributed post the Jashan, which was performed by priests – Er. Yazad Karkaria…

Community Appeal By Young Rathestars

Community Appeal By Young Rathestars

Living out the true essence of the illustrious Parsipanu trait of charity with the firm belief in the adage, ‘Happiness to those who help others’, every year, the committed members of ‘Young Rathestars’ of Dadar, Mumbai, reach out to provide help and support to poor Zarthosti families living the hinterland areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra, including…

Valentine’s Day During The Pandemic!

Valentine’s Day During The Pandemic!

Congratulations To Our Contest Winners!! [otw_shortcode_info_box border_type=”border-top-bottom” border_color_class=”otw-red-border” border_style=”bordered”] We thank all our talented and witty participants for the overwhelming entries – in quality and quantity! Heartiest congratulation to our following Top Three Winners! We have also shared some of the poems as part of our Special Mentions Category. [Winners are requested to e-mail us…

Cyrus The (Not So) Great

Cyrus The (Not So) Great

Valentine’s Day And COVID! [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, unleashes his hilarious take on Maharashtra Politics (we saw that coming!) in our monthly column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great!’[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . As the world grapples with this situation, (I’m talking of poor connectivity of Wifi), I would like to apologise to…