Subscribers’ comments

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’s strengths: Gives one a lot of information about community members staying elsewhere. Shortcomings: Differences from one’s own ideas (knowledge) about our religion. But that cannot be helped.

Dr GOOLCHEHER D. COYAJI
Poona

Parsiana’s strengths: Highlighting the divisions in our community. Shortcomings: Flogging a dead horse!
Brig MINOO DEBU
Taby, Sweden

We get good coverage of community matters worldwide. Parsiana should also cover the unique endeavors of small people like us as mentioned in my email to you about it around two years back.
BAKHTYAR A. ITALIA
Bombay

Parsiana has consistency, balanced views and well researched articles. Here’s a suggestion: Dedicate a regular page to anjuman activities in other states in India.
KAVAS KAPADIA
New Delhi

You keep the community well informed with news.

KERCY N. KARANJAWALA
Poona

The overall depth of its coverage of all matters of interest to the Parsi community is Parsiana’s strength.

Dr JEROO LAM
Bombay

News of the community and its institutions is your strength. Shortcomings: Could inform of gatherings for social or charitable causes.

PHIROZE J. MASTERS
Bombay

Your strengths are truth — good thoughts and good words. You need to help the various panchayats with their problems.
SHEHERAZAD L. MEHTA
Poona

You give news of all the community around the world impartially, especially births, marriages and deaths regardless of whether they are inter-caste. I see no shortcomings in your magazine. It is absolutely perfect.
HOMAI N. MERCHANT
Bombay

Parsiana keeps one updated about all the community’s happenings and covers events 360 degrees. The articles are written with a broad perspective. You should cover stories from small towns and villages as well.
VILLOO MEHERNOS MIRZA
Ahmedabad

Parsiana’s strength lies in its fearless comments on community problems, especially on dakhmenashini which I highly appreciate. Encourage other community members to write so that you can find out what people want to know and write about it fearlessly and truthfully.
THRITY D. MISTRY
Bombay

The editors reply:
We would very much want to. If readers send us information, we could focus on the event. A reader from Baroda informed us about business enterprises there and we have given coverage and are in the process of giving more.

Parsiana has an independent editorial policy and a liberal approach.
MINOO H. MODY
Bombay

Good coverage of events with fair-minded and balanced presentation. Parsiana upholds the Constitution of India. Shortcomings: Can’t reach everywhere.
Dr MEHER MASTER-MOOS
Bombay

Parsiana gets better and better with vast coverage of various topics. We eagerly await it. However, you are not very prompt with birth and wedding dates.
KERSI R. NARIMAN
Bombay

The editors reply:
We collect, collate and print the data on Bombay Parsi to Parsi marriages within two to four weeks of the event. For births we are dependent on the various hospitals or parents to provide the information. Inter faith marriage data as well as data from crematoriums is collected on a quarterly basis.

Strengths: Vast coverage of events happening in our community and articles on religion are very useful for young Zoroastrian minds. Shortcomings: Nil. Good effort, keep it up!
ZENIA D. PAJNIGAR
Poona

Strengths: International coverage. Shortcomings: Partial viewpoints.
YEZDI P. F. PANTHAKI
Bombay

The editors reply:
We try and restrict our views to the "Editor’s Viewpoint.” In other articles, features, etc our thrust is to ensure that individual rights of community members are not vitiated by other individuals, groups or institutions. Some may view this as being partial but this stance is the bedrock of a free, democratic and constitutionally governed society.In my opinion Parsiana is really a fantastic Parsi magazine and expresses views impartially. Please keep the Parsi flag fluttering. Amen.
SAM DARABSHAH PATEL
Bombay

Strengths: Frank, informative reporting. Shortcomings: Often poor subject of cover story.

Dr NUSLY P. J. POCHA
Bombay

Parsiana is a truly representative voice of Zoroastrians worldwide.
DINAZ P. TARAPORE
Poona

Truthful and fearless reporting.
JAL P. TATA
Bombay

Strengths: Broad coverage of news, topical items and Parsi personalities. Shortcomings: Unnecessarily long and tedious involvement in internal Parsi politics, especially in Bombay.
JAMSHED R. TATA
London, UK

Parsiana keeps us in touch with other Zoroastrians.

DILSHAD H. TODIWALA
Bangalore

Parsiana’s strengths: Accurate reporting on community matters in India and abroad. Shortcomings: None that I notice.
SHAPOOR D. TOORKEY
Secunderabad

Strengths: Good community magazine. You should start a section on the value of wearing the sudreh-kusti and the power of our prayers. Shortcomings: Nothing much. You overcome a few shortcomings and a few more will come in. Hence, continue your good work and improve with small steps.

HOMI P. USTAD
Bombay

The editors reply:
Readers are welcome to write in and state their views of prayer which may inspire others. But we are primarily a news based publication and our focus is on news.