Dear Readers, “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – this is to have succeeded” – these words by famous American literary genius and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, resonate with us all. There’s precious few acts which can parallel the immaculate sense of joy we feel when we give, especially…
Dear Readers, Our Bombay has been on high-alert, due to possible terrorist penetration reported in Uran, since Thursday (two days ago) and I’m hoping that by the time you read this article, the situation would have sorted itself out safely, without any harm done to life or property. It’s scary because we’ve been there not…
Dear Readers, A flurry of written, audio and video messages have been thronging our cell phones and social media platforms all week – as the unfortunate incident of physical assault on a BPP Trustee that took place on 8th September, outside a Courtroom, refuses to die out. It was a deplorable act, one that made…
Dear Readers, Ashamed. Appalled. Disgusted. Livid. I’m certain these words voice the sentiments of most of our community over Thursday’s (8th September, 2016) violent histrionics that took place outside a courtroom, where a ‘free-for-all’ ensued between the Mehta clan and BPP Trustees, resulting in a couple of people getting hurt – BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria…
Dear Readers, Yes, the politics is back, Just when we thought things are finally moving, we seem to be hitting a stalemate again. And no points for guessing who gets sacrificed at the political altar – as always – the community. And as boring, repetitive and sordid as we may find the details, it is…
Dear Readers, Most of us know we are made for greater things – we could be way bigger and better than where we are at now. Yet something keeps us back from reaching higher, something we’re aware of within ourselves, but can’t seem to put our finger on. And when we share this with our…
Dear Readers, Welcome to the New Year! Hope it’s started off with a lot of love and laughter for you all. On behalf of the PT team, I thank our readers for all the New Year greetings and for the extremely encouraging and generous feedback about our Bumper Special Issue that you shared with us…
Dear Readers, The past six months as Editor has been a fabulous journey. I’m grateful to have grown in knowledge of detailed insights into our religion, culture, traditions, but most importantly, our people. And it is with the intention of celebrating the spirit of our people, that the Parsi Times team decided on ‘Parsipanu’ as…
તમારા એડિટર તરીકે છેલ્લા છ મહિના ખરેખર એક અદભુત મુસાફરી રહી છે, આ સમયગાળામાં, મને આપણા દીન, આપણી સંસ્કૃતિ, આપણી પરંપરાઓ અને સૌથી મહત્વની બાબત એટલે, આપણા લોકો વિશે વિસ્તૃત અને ઊંડાણપૂર્વકની જાણકારી મળી છે અને આ વાત ધ્યાનમાં રાખીને પારસી ટાઈમ્સની ટીમે અમારા બમ્પર સ્પેશિયલ ન્યૂ યર ઈશ્યુની આ વખતની થીમ રાખી છે પારસીપણું….
Dear Readers, As we enter the final days of the year before we herald in our Navu Varas, let’s pause for just a bit and take quick stock of the year gone by. Was it a good year for you? Don’t let this question send you into calculation mode. I’m not talking numbers and money…
Dear Readers, The week started off on a bit of a somber note with the Indian Census showing a frightful 18% decline in the Parsi population, “from 69,401 we are now 57,000 only” writes Dr. Shernaz Cama, Director of the UNESCO PARZOR Project. With over 80% of all Parsis living in Mumbai, it is here…