May Your Christmas Be Merry! Dear Readers, Merry Xmas to you and to your loved ones! Today marks the most celebrated day of the year. And though the rising Covid cases, in tow with its latest variant, has yet again started to clamp down our freedom and festivities, that Christmassy spirit of celebration and…
Dear Readers, Little did we know what awaited us when we merrily crossed over from 2019 to 2020. Who would’ve thought that life would never be the same again, as Covid descended upon all humanity. A year later, weary with loss and fear, but still holding on to faith and hope, we entered 2021, with…
Be Parsi, Buy Parsi! Dear Readers, As a community, we are known and respected for having birthed some of the nation’s and the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs. Not too long ago, the word ‘enterprise’ was considered synonymous to Parsis in the business context. We proudly lay claim to the world’s greatest industrialist – our very…
Dear Readers, And just like that, we will enter the last month of 2021 in a couple of days! Even as most are getting into the festive mood, we look over our shoulders every so often, in keeping with the rumours of the potential outbreak of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in India….
Dear Readers, A recent UNICEF report quoted, “This is the first time a global generation of children will grow up in a world made far more dangerous and uncertain, as a result of a changing climate and degraded environment.” It is rather unfair and sad that our next gen – our children, who are the…
Farewell, Dear Yazdi Desai Dear Readers, The light of some stars continues to reach the earth long after they have concluded. Similarly, there are heroes among men, whose shining legacies continue lighting the world and lives of countless people, long after they have passed away. If a hero is defined as one who has given his…
Win-Win! Dear Readers, The one equation that has always applied to our minuscule community, without a shade of doubt, is that our achievements have always been inversely proportional to our population. There is no other community in the world that has accomplished as much, or earned as much fame and pride worldwide, in proportion to…
Wake Up And Smell The Conspiracy! Dear Readers, It is sad but true – we rarely realise the value of our rights and privileges… at least not until we’re denied of these. In India and the world over, we cherish the select reputation of being Parsi. Even more than this premium-profile-on-a-platter, we enjoy exclusive benefits…
Doing Your Best Today Keeps You Prepared For Tomorrow Dear Readers, “The Third Wave of Covid-19 is not coming, it is here,” said Mumbai’s mayor – Kishori Pednekar, a few days ago, in keeping with a sudden spike in Covid cases. CM Uddhav Thackeray has also appealed to political parties and the public to put…
Why Wait Till The Year End? Dear Readers, As we approach the final phase of 2021, how about we pre-empt those ‘Shoulda–Woulda–Coulda’ (should-have, would-have, could-have) moments that most of us experience during the year-end? These are those moments riddled in guilt, where we regret the lack of initiative and action to achieve those January resolutions…
Small Things And Little Joys Make A Big Difference Dear Readers, How often do you overlook the small things and the little joys in life because you’re always searching for something more, something bigger? Focusing on the big picture and forgetting to appreciate the little joys leaves us feeling inadequate – in a perpetual state…