Category: Opinion

“I have to drink cow pee?!” Nine-year-old me glared up incredulously at my older brother, Tyler, who snickered, and with a devilish teenage grin, nodded his head — the answer was, unfortunately, yes. “I did it and now so do you!” Now, you may be thinking, ​what kind of cult is this girl in?​ Or… Continue reading Navrose and Nirang: My life as a modern Zoroastrian

India’s vaccine diplomacy drive which has become the toast of the town in many a world capital, has much to thank the Parsis –  a tiny community which migrated from ancient Persia to India’s western shores some 12 centuries ago. Billionaire Adar Poonawala and his father Cyrus took the leap of faith in the early… Continue reading India’s Vaccine Diplomacy and the Parsis

Neville Medhora in conversation with Noah Kagan shares some simple ways to be a little happier every day. Noah Kagan writes…. A lot of entrepreneurs work hard. A lot of entrepreneurs make money. Few are REALLY consistenly, deeply happy. Today you get to learn from one. I hung out with my homie Neville again for… Continue reading Neville Medhora: 8 Ways to be a Little Happier Today

My grandfather had never been a tall man, and now he looked absurdly small, no bigger than a child. Swaddled in off-white sheets like a newborn, with just his head and the soles of his feet visible, his eyes were open and mouth disconcertingly agape, as if in surprise. His corpse was slightly raised from… Continue reading The last of the Zoroastrians

The ambitious project opens the scriptures of seven faiths to anyone who wishes to learn Article by James Christie | Broadview Once upon a time, a mere six centuries or so before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the world’s greatest religious traditions emerged from what German philosopher Karl Jaspers called the Axial Age. The… Continue reading Groundbreaking trilogy finds Zoroastrian ties in religions

How dare you ask me to write on this topic, Editorji? It’s a contradiction in terms, and only an oxy-moron would think that such a species with common traits exists. Our most common feature is that each of us is so uncommon. Shylock may have said ‘Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe’, but… Continue reading Salli, Soli and Saala BC-MC… Bachi Karkaria on the Parsis

The below account is from a very dear friend (…like family..) who I have known for a decade. We met at the Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY) and have over the years volunteered together on community projects and events, too many to list. She requested to remain anonymous. WRITTEN BY A MOM FROM… Continue reading How COVID Impacted Our Family

The Shedde family has a special relationship with Mrs Ewing, that started at the raddiwalla. We lived in a modest chawl in Santa Cruz during my childhood, and moved to a three-bedroom apartment when I was in primary school. Article by Meenakshi Shedde | Mid-Day Gulshan Ewing, former editor of Eve’s Weekly and Star &… Continue reading Gulshan Ewing: When life gave Amma lemons, she grew lemon trees

A long time dear reader of ours, who wishes to remain anonymous has written this very pertinent open letter to Bill Gates. An open letter to: ‘Bill Gates’ A ‘Prophet’ in our Times. – In both sense of the word! Dear Bill Gates, Your life story, is a perfect example, of what made ‘America Great’… Continue reading An Open Letter to Bill Gates