Parsiana was part of our shared existence
Dinyar Jalnawala
The news that Parsiana will stop publishing from October 2025 onwards carries a quiet, personal ache — the kind of sadness that settles when a unique voice within a community announces its final bow. Parsiana wasn’t just a magazine; it was a vessel for memory, culture, and on-going conversation within the Parsi community. For many of us, it carried the rhythm of our shared life: the monthly rituals of reading, discussing, and passing the issue along to relatives and friends.
Growing up in Jalna, reading Parsiana became almost a domestic ritual. My father subscribed to it from the early 1970s. The......