Readers' Forum
“Westward look…”
Parsiana’s uncompromising attitude toward the orthodox is bearing fruit. The World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ) and company will pay the price for the "renegade” priests, vulture aviary, dakhmenashini, misuse of community funds ad infinitum.
Your editorial "Westward look, the land is bright” (Parsiana, December 21, 2014) was most welcome, as were the views of Ervad Jehan Bagli, Lovji Cama, Katayun Kapadia, Ali Jafarey (hated immensely by WAPIZ), Rustom Kevala (a superb account on Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America and the North American Mobeds Council), Rohinton Rivetna and Kobad Zarolia. The reference to "Organ donation debate” (Events and Personalities) in the editorial reads: "But the fact that a high priest such as Dastur Khurshed Dastoor manages to voice a sensible and rational line of thought is reflective of a growing segment of the community being open to change.”
Phiroze Javeri’s views, contrary to those of the late Adi Doctor, are always consistent with mine. Doctor was steeped in sanctimonious, pseudo-spiritual ideas. His theories on organ donation, sin, wrong doing and religion are to be scoffed at.
A pamphlet on the Bhikha Behram Well mentions: "Water is presumed to be asleep at night.” So should nurses in hospitals refrain from using water when treating wounds at night? Also, should every appendix, opacity (cataract), circumcised prepuce be sent, after solemn rites are performed, to the vulture-less dakhmas?
That Mahzarin Banaji has been appointed as Harvard University professor for a five-year term should make readers feel proud, but orthodox persons will be put off on reading what she has said: "My feminist husband Bhaskar (a Tamilian) who made many choices in our lives as a couple.”
The article on Seth Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy, in which Prof Aban Sethna reveals his remarkable contribution, is excellent. Readers are enlightened about this illustrious giant and I was impressed by the fact that "at his funeral 4,000 Parsis walked two by two in paiwan from Rampart Row to Doongerwadi to salute him.”
"Bhag Behram bhag” was readable. I could empathize when I read that "even illness has failed to stop aapro Behram” who chose to run even when he had an attack of malaria, as I have suffered from malaria eight times. RASHID G. KHOSRAVI
Your editorial "Westward look, the land is bright” (Parsiana, December 21, 2014) was most welcome, as were the views of Ervad Jehan Bagli, Lovji Cama, Katayun Kapadia, Ali Jafarey (hated immensely by WAPIZ), Rustom Kevala (a superb account on Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America and the North American Mobeds Council), Rohinton Rivetna and Kobad Zarolia. The reference to "Organ donation debate” (Events and Personalities) in the editorial reads: "But the fact that a high priest such as Dastur Khurshed Dastoor manages to voice a sensible and rational line of thought is reflective of a growing segment of the community being open to change.”
Phiroze Javeri’s views, contrary to those of the late Adi Doctor, are always consistent with mine. Doctor was steeped in sanctimonious, pseudo-spiritual ideas. His theories on organ donation, sin, wrong doing and religion are to be scoffed at.
A pamphlet on the Bhikha Behram Well mentions: "Water is presumed to be asleep at night.” So should nurses in hospitals refrain from using water when treating wounds at night? Also, should every appendix, opacity (cataract), circumcised prepuce be sent, after solemn rites are performed, to the vulture-less dakhmas?
That Mahzarin Banaji has been appointed as Harvard University professor for a five-year term should make readers feel proud, but orthodox persons will be put off on reading what she has said: "My feminist husband Bhaskar (a Tamilian) who made many choices in our lives as a couple.”
The article on Seth Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy, in which Prof Aban Sethna reveals his remarkable contribution, is excellent. Readers are enlightened about this illustrious giant and I was impressed by the fact that "at his funeral 4,000 Parsis walked two by two in paiwan from Rampart Row to Doongerwadi to salute him.”
"Bhag Behram bhag” was readable. I could empathize when I read that "even illness has failed to stop aapro Behram” who chose to run even when he had an attack of malaria, as I have suffered from malaria eight times. RASHID G. KHOSRAVI
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