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 is more like a newsletter (boring). Make it more lively by publishing some religious stories, so that even younger people take interest in reading it. As of now it is only meant for senior citizens.

CYRUS ERUCH BACHA
Poona

Parsiana makes for wonderful reading… fortnight after fortnight. There are no shortcomings.
Wg Cdr (Retd) GEV D. BAMBOAT
Secunderabad

The magazine is very informative about community matters. Maybe a column on humor could be included since too many controversial topics exist and no ready solutions are being found!
MARZBAN CAVAS BILLIMORIA
Calcutta

Parsiana’s strengths: Good coverage of Parsis around the world. Shortcomings: Too much of Bombay Parsi Punchayet, their useless court cases and Doongerwadi.

TEHMINA H. BILIMORIA
Calcutta

Parsiana is a well balanced Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian community magazine. It covers worldwide events of the community, including births, marriages and deaths. Parsiana has come a long way and has improved a lot. Keep it up, Parsiana team! PORUS R. DISAWALLA
Bombay

Parsiana’s strengths: It is our best way to stay in touch with the community, since we live abroad. Shortcomings: There should be more coverage about youth.
BEHRAM DINSHAW IRANI
Thonex, Switzerland

Good coverage. Try to get information on marriages and births from all towns. Appoint Parsis at various cities for getting information, e.g. from Surat, Navsari, Baroda, Ahmedabad and Poona.
SAIRUS HOMI KASAD
Navsari

Parsiana’s strengths: An informative, non-controversial, global magazine. I am a merchant exporter/importer. Many subscribers would be interested in dealing with fellow humdins across the globe. A forum should be there for the purpose.
ROHINTON K. KAVINA
Baroda

The editors reply:
The World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce (WZCC) is the correct forum for business interaction.

Your strengths: Comprehensive coverage of news about Parsis, mainly in western India and abroad. Shortcomings: News of Parsis in other parts of India would be interesting. News about deaths (in India) is published late. It should be printed at the relevant time.

P. H. KHERAWALA
Lucknow

Unbiased coverage, up-to-date news, interesting stories of Parsi achievements, Zoroastrian history, happenings, etc.
NOSHIR D. KOTWAL
Bombay

Your strengths: Worldwide coverage of Parsi news. Shortcomings: Your issues are becoming thinner and thinner. Please try to add a few more pages.
RUSTOM D. MISTRY
Bombay

Parsiana is very informative covering a wide range of topics and individuals of the community.

H. D. PAJNIGAR
Bombay

Very comprehensive coverage helps keep in touch with the community. Keep up the good work.

ZUBIN SAM PANTHAKI
Wellington, New Zealand

Good reporting about all global Parsis.
SILLOO D. PATEL
Bombay

You provide fair coverage of events relating to the community.
JAL D. RANDERIA
Bombay

Parsiana is a unique magazine which mirrors the reflections perceived and seen of our rich Parsi cultural heritage at home and abroad. Shortcomings: None whatsoever. It is picture perfect and genuine.

AVAN CHENOY RAO
Secunderabad

Your strengths: Unbiased views. Contemporary. Shortcomings: Insufficient attention to productive activity, vocational guidance, need for greater attention to substance rather than personality.
SAVAK S. TARAPORE
Bombay

Parsiana’s strengths: Covers activities of Zoroastrians nationally and globally. Thank you. Shortcomings: Nil. Good work.

PURVEZ KEKI TAVARIA
Poona

Yours is a Parsi magazine providing information on worldwide Parsi community both historical and present. Develop the Parsiana website to include online reading of the magazine, Parsi religious books, downloads to nataks, Parsi songs, Parsi food, recipes, dress, travel and a customer cell for interlinking rating and feedback, staff photographs, etc.
PERSEUS SOLI VACHHA
Bombay

Thanks to your enlightened readers all over the world your "Readers’ Forum” presents the most interesting and educative part of the magazine. Parsiana indeed has not only its style but also the substance. Adequate coverage for Parsis settled abroad for which no complaints, but perhaps more coverage could be given to Parsis scattered all over India. Shortcomings: None so far.
GUSTAD S. VAGHAIWALA
Thana