When will the Saviour come? Tonight!
Roj Hormuz Mah Fravardin, 1394 Yz.15 August 2024 It was a normal summer evening. The sun had begun its gradual descent into the Arabian sea. The student sat in the…
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August 15, 2024
Remembering my Kaikhushroo
Abir gulaal udhalita ranga Naatha ghari naache maajhaa sakhaa Panduranga - Sant Chokhamela Amidst bursts of colourful powders strewn in the airMy dear friend dances with ecstasy in the House…
July 7, 2020
The Geti Kharid ceremony
Roj Khorshed Mah Ardibehesht, 1388 Yz. "One God, one law, one element, And one far-off Divine event, To which the whole creation moves." These striking words penned by Alfred Lord…
September 26, 2018
How to observe Jamshedi Navroze
Roj Sherevar Mah Ava, 1387 Yz. It was a glorious day that Spring, around 10,038 BC. The sun shone with added resplendence, the few clouds added to the sky’s splendour,…
March 18, 2018
Goodbye, dear Gulamai
Roj Gosh Mah Meher, 1387 Yz. It was 9th March 2004. I was sitting on the steps of the Behram Baug Daremeher, outwardly calm but a whirlwind of emotions inside…
February 26, 2018
The importance of wells and well water in Zoroastrianism
Roj Jamyad Mah Khordad, 1387 Yz. The presence of clean, free-flowing water is an essential requirement in all our religious ceremonies. The foundation of all Zoroastrian ritual is the performance…
November 12, 2017
Saying goodbye to Girija Devi
Roj Avan Mah Khordad, 1387 Yz. It was a normal evening, the sun had begun its descent into the Arabian sea and I was sitting with my teacher Ervad K.…
October 25, 2017
The Art of Happiness
Gatha Ushtavad, 1386 The pursuit of happiness in a never-ending nightmare. We all want to be happy, or in other words, free from suffering. But how? Given the number of…
August 13, 2017
Some thoughts on Bahman Mah
Roj Ram Mah Bahman, 1386 Yz I was just about to go to sleep the other day when a Whatsapp message from a friend arrived: ‘Hi, I’m at dinner with…
July 3, 2017
The scholar and the sanyasi
Roj Amardad Mah Adar, 1386 Yz. Very often we hear the phrases “I'm spiritual but I'm not religious; I don't believe in rituals and ceremonies; God lives in my heart;…
April 20, 2017
May every day be Navroze
Roj Spendarmad Mah Ava 1386 Yz. Jamshedi Navroze is an auspicious day, not only for Parsis, but also for the entire Creation. A great cosmic event unfolds as the sun…
March 19, 2017
The Navsari I knew and cherished
Roj Aneran Mah Sherevar, 1386 Yz. The recent events in Navsari have once again shifted the focus of the community to death and its aftermath. As before, the community is…
February 12, 2017
A true Zoroastrian Thanksgiving
Roj Mohor Mah Tir, 1386 Yz. As our Parsi brothers and sisters in America join many millions of their countrymen in observing the festival of Thanksgiving over this weekend, it…
November 26, 2016
Our greatest inheritance
Roj Khorshed Mah Khordad, 1386 Yz. It’s a tough world and many of us face a tough life. At such times, the feeble mind tries to fall back on some…
October 26, 2016
Can we attend such ‘Navjotes’?
Roj Jamyad Mah Ardibehesht, 1386 Yz: Baj of Seth Jehangirji S. Chiniwalla The season for weddings and Navjotes will soon begin. Already the first invites have started trickling in. As…
October 13, 2016
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