Parsiana is not just a publication but a reflection of our awesome community. It is very sad that the magazine has to close down after 61 years of service. I urge you not to do so and request our benevolent community to pitch in and save this historical and valuable publication. I am sure some of our business houses can take over and continue this magazine which is woven into our lives for so many years. Let us start a "Save Parsiana” campaign. FRAM DESAI
Hyderabad
framroze@hotmail.com
It is absurd and a crying shame that our progressive, enlightened, educated, minuscule community cannot support the one truly global communicator.
HOMI IRANI
hjirani@gmail.com
As a long-time loyal subscriber, your decision to cease the publication of Parsiana has truly saddened me. I see it as a great loss to the Zoroastrian community all over the world. Your service brought the community together, to be better informed of each other wherever they lived and, based on information provided by Parsiana, to take corrective action as needed.
I do not have the words to express my gratitude for your good service and dedication over so many years, but I pray for you and your dedicated staff to enjoy good health and longevity. May Ahura Mazda shower you with his blessings.
DARYOUSH JAHANIAN
Kansas City, USA
dajahanian@gmail.com
I am the saddest Parsi in Bombay because Parsiana will close in October 2025.
B. T. DASTUR
Oh Parsiana, my Parsiana, wherefore art thou, Parsiana? Thou art leaving us bereft and orphaned! Why?
If it was indeed known and planned that you were going to wind up in October 2025, why were alternative survival tactics not deployed well in advance? Financial funding could always be arranged for.
Even if the editorial big wigs were doddering and tottering, proper planning could have ensured that the transition to the second line of control would be successful. Instead of which, no one did anything, waiting for the inevitable collapse. What a horrible and painful way to die!
Farewell, Parsiana! You will always be missed. KERSI NOSHIRWADIA
The news of the closure of Parsiana after six decades is indeed disheartening. I have been a keen reader of Parsiana from my high school days, sometime in the late 1970s when my neighbor used to give me her copies.
I always looked forward to reading every issue and staying in touch with various community matters. Whether it was current affairs or interesting historical write-ups, domestic news or overseas, Parsiana always offered a wide range of topics. Having been a subscriber for the past many years, the magazine has become an integral part of my reading.
Come October, it will indeed be the end of an era. Congratulations on your well-played innings of 61 years, accepting the bouquets as well as the brickbats along the way! My good wishes to you and your team for a well-deserved retirement! MANEK ASPI DEBOO
manekd18@gmail.com
It saddens me to know the end of an era is near. Twice every month, I await the copy of Parsiana and look forward to reading it.
You have been the conscience of the community — our eyes, seeing what others might miss; our ears, hearing every whisper; and our voice, speaking truths with courage and care and seeking what is just. ROMIN C. IRANI
rominirani@gmail.com
It was with considerable surprise and shock that I read that Parsiana will no longer be published.
It is not necessary that those who write articles or provide community news must take up journalism as a vocation. There are enough talented people in the community who can pen articles and forward them to Parsiana without any monetary expectations. Appeals to that effect can be made not only in each issue of Parsiana but also in all our colonies and baugs. Even articles from non-Parsi authors can be invited.
Also, instead of fortnightly issues, Parsiana could be converted into a monthly so that it continues to be read and cherished by members of the Parsi community wherever they are.
HOSHANG LASHKARI
hoshanglashkari@hotmail.com
I’m not a Parsi but am deeply moved when something so meaningful to a community, like Parsiana, faces closure. Because once it’s gone… we may never see the like again.
I understand the weight behind sustaining such a legacy — the countless unseen efforts, the financial strain, and the disappointments along the way. But maybe, just maybe, there’s still a path forward… One we can’t yet see because we’re too tired, too worn out by setbacks.
Yes, times have changed. Digital dominates. Screens have replaced pages. But evolution doesn’t mean extinction. Change is inevitable — but quitting is a choice. Transform, adapt — but don’t give up! Choose transformation instead.
SIDHARTHA VERMA
sidharthaverma@gmail.com
The editors reply:
Our many thanks to all our readers/subscribers who have written expressing anguish at our closing down this October. Our predicament was not a lack of finances — the community has been very supportive monetarily — but a dearth of new entrants to the field of community journalism. Just as our diminishing numbers affect all our institutions, Parsiana too is not immune. Well-meaning and thoughtful readers have written in offering to devote their time and skills, but that does not obviate the need for qualified journalists who can cover and write on the community.