Subscribers offer their views on Parsiana’s strengths and weakness on the subscription renewal form returned to us. With their consent we publish their comments so that their thoughts may be known to a wider readership. Unless another name is affixed to the remarks, Parsiana assumes they are written by the subscriber whose name appears on the form.
Parsiana is a magazine which reports on a plethora of Parsi customs and the behavior and day-to-day activities of Zoroastrians across the world. The shortcomings are: The squabbles and unnecessary feuds of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustees regarding our priests and their concerns and helping of non-Zoroastrian children of Parsis married to non-Parsis.
K. D. ANTIA
Bombay
Excellent coverage, color photos, glossy paper, superb articles and editing: all for just Rs 700 a year, which is peanuts! Congratulations and keep up the good show!
Wg Cdr GEV D. BAMBOAT (Retd)
Secunderabad
True reporting. Interesting. Covers all the states. Only sad to note we never seem to agree. Always two parties. Time we thought of ways to increase our community. Do away with laws that are thousands of years old as we did when we first landed in Sanjan. Being short of women, we did accept them from among the locals then to help us!
ROSHAN S. BURGE
Calcutta
A good medium to keep the community abreast of the latest happenings. Can’t think of any shortcomings.
DHUN NAVZER CHINOY
Ahmedabad
Parsiana’s strengths: In-depth news honestly reported in a simple, straightforward manner. Keep going — up! Shortcomings: Not taking the Bombay Parsi Punchayet and other official organizations to task when they are in the wrong or just meddlesome numbskulls.
PHIROZE FURDOON CONTRACTOR
London, UK
"If he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat”
US PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT QUOTED BY BEHRAM AGA
Parsiana is progressive, forthright, changing with the times. Keep up the good work!
SHAHRUKH K. DARUWALA
Bombay
Valuable information.
Capt FALI N. DICK
Bombay
Parsiana’s shortcoming: Very conservative.
GUSTAD B. ENGINEER
Ahmedabad
Good coverage.
FRENY R. GANDHI
Bombay
Good reading.
MAHARUKH F. GUARD
Bombay
Parsiana covers gatherings of Parsi Zoroastrians all around the world. It is a well made and published magazine. Love the yearly calendar. There are no shortcomings.
DARAYUSH DINSHAW IRANI
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Your strengths: Good awareness of what is happening in our community. Shortcomings: No articles on religious topics by religious scholars like the Vada Dasturs, etc.
JEROO XERXES IRANI
Bombay
Information from everywhere for all Zoroastrians. We request you not to highlight mixed marriages and cases against the community. It brings us down.
SAIRUS HOMI KASAD
Navsari
Coverage of the global Zoroastrian community has increased considerably.
KERSI P. MAHUDAWALA
Bombay
Informative. Keeps one in touch with the community’s affairs.
KAIZIN H. MALEGAMWALA
Jamshedpur
Parsiana’s strengths: The global news you give. If possible please publish names and telephone numbers of fire temples, dharamshalas, people who can be contacted for help — in India and abroad. Shortcomings: Don’t take sides. Black is black and grey is grey. Guide your readers. So far, so good. Well done. You can do better.
C. K. MARFATIA
New Delhi
Good and honest coverage.
DARIUS MARSHALL
Calicut
Parsiana gives the correct picture of the current happenings across the world in the Zoroastrian community.
OORVAKSH RASHID MEDORA
Ahmedabad
Strength: Rational outlook. Shortcomings: Do have a column on Parsi humor: Jokes about Parsis, for Parsis, by Parsis.
ASPI R. MISTRY
New Bombay
Parsiana’s strengths: Wide coverage of Parsi/Zoroastrian issues and events. Shortcomings: Nothing on the lighter side (poems, short stories, humor, cartoons).
J. J. MISTRY
Bombay
Very informative with a wide range of topics.
H. D. PAJNIGAR
Bombay
I perceive as Parsiana’s strength its straightforward and bold approach to current affairs in the community.
Ervad GODREJ R. PANTHAKI
Bombay