The news of the closure of Parsiana ("Winding down,” Editorial Viewpoint, Parsiana, July 21-August 6, 2025) has been immensely difficult to come to terms with. The sense of loss is palpable, even when the closure had seemed imminent for the past few months. Having seen it weather and come through a tremendously challenging phase during Covid, I had managed to cling to the hope that my treasured magazine would somehow keep itself going.
But perhaps this isn’t the time to mourn its closure for all that exists must inevitably perish. As Lord Krishna tells Arjuna: "Death is as sure for that......