વ્હાલાં વાચકો, 20મી અને 21મી માર્ચે શુભ જમશેદી નવરોઝને આવકારવા માટે આપણે તૈયાર છીએ, આપણે 2021 તરફ પાછું વળીને જોઈએ છીએ… ત્યારે કોરોના વાયરસે માનવતામાંથી જીવલેણ હુમલો કરવાનું પૂર્ણ કર્યું નહોતુંં આપણે કંઈ કરી શકતા નહોતા, રોગચાળો હજી સમાપ્ત નથી થયો પરંતુ તે સારી રીતે બહારી નીકળી રહ્યો છે એ જોઈ ખરેખર આપણે રાહતનો શ્ર્વાસ…
Jamshedi Navroz Mubarak! Dear Readers, As we ready ourselves to welcome the auspicious Jamshedi Navroz on the 20th and 21st of March, we cannot help but feel a sense of respite and redemption, when we look back at 2021… when the deadly coronavirus wasn’t yet done extracting its pound of flesh from humanity. We heave…
Much To Look Forward To! Dear Readers, There is indeed much to look forward to, as we prepare ourselves and our homes, to once again welcome the sprightly Spring season, marked by the celebration of the most auspicious Jamshedi Navroz – just a few days away now! Our hearts bloom alongside the lush trees and…
Fighting The Good Fight Dear Readers, There’s something to be said about the victory that results from fighting the good fight. It’s so much more than simple success. It’s redeeming. It reconfirms your faith in a lot more than the cause that you stood up and fought for. To fight the good fight is about…
There Are No Winners In War Dear Readers, You would think that after the two-year-long war waged on humanity itself by the dreadful pandemic, we would have emerged wiser, more compassionate and with a renewed sense of respect for human life and its fragility. But even before we can safely bid goodbye to this inadvertent…
Let’s Revive Parsi-preneurship! Dear Readers, With video calls becoming the new norm for meetings over the past couple of years, I’ve had the privilege of getting to chat with many of our community greats from various industries, the world over. Most are or have been established entrepreneurs who’ve worked diligently and succeeded in making…
A Time For Love Dear Readers, There was hardly ever a time when the world was more in need of love, than it is now. The struggle, or should I say battle, with humanity’s deadliest challenge, in the form of this ongoing and unceasing pandemic, has been intense and chronic. While no one has been…
Community Engagement = Community Empowerment Dear Readers, To be born into the Parsi community is a privilege. We’re blessed with a platform that commands respect and admiration and of course, a lot of benefits, thanks to our diligent, visionary forefathers. We have Trusts that cater for all our needs, from birth to death, with grants…
Heartiest Congratulations, Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla! Dear Readers, It was indeed a moment of great joy and pride for the community to know that Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla was felicitated with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India, on the eve of Republic Day. The third highest civilian award of the nation after the…
Happy Republic Day 2022! Dear Readers, If there was one line which could effectively sum up the story of humanity, ever since it was ambushed by the pandemic, it would be, ‘And life would never be the same again’. We’ve had to reset everything, renew our perceptions, and redefine our priorities. Even as we move…
Expect The Unexpected! Dear Readers, This week saw Mumbai enveloped in a cold embrace, with the mercury plummeting to the season’s lowest – hitting 13.2 degrees Celsius at the start of the week. While some welcomed this chilly change, others preferred to stay huddled in their baugs and homes, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…