Subscribers’ comments
Subscribers offer their views on Parsiana’s strengths and weaknesses 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: Its frankness and boldness. The magazine provides a variety of news about the community.
OMIM MANECKSHAW DEBARA
Hyderabad
Parsiana is a five star magazine of the Parsis, by the Parsis and for the Parsis.
JAL S.DESAI
Parsiana’s strengths: Very enjoyable reading. Keeps one up to date with the community and its squabbles, especially in Bombay. Shortcomings: More news of other cities and towns should be included. MINI N. GRANT
Poona
Parsiana’s strengths: Overseas news of events and personalities. Shortcomings: Day by day the magazine is shrinking.
SHEROO SAVAK JOKHI
Poona
Parsiana’s strengths: Information and news about the community from all over India and abroad keeps one abreast of issues and events that concern us all. Balanced and well written articles are a pleasure to read. The publication is excellent. Shortcomings: Please try and include a page for young Zoroastrians to voice their opinions on community matters. One only hears the same old voices while the young generation needs to find a platform. After all, they are the future.
RUKSHANA JAL NANJI
Belgaum
Parsiana’s strengths: Very informative on all matters pertaining to Parsis all over the world and very appropriate editorials. Shortcomings: Nil.
DOLLY S. NAVSARIWALLA
Maybe Indian politics is bad; but Parsi politics is worse. And, your journal peddling it twice a month is a bit insufferable. But for the journal conveying general community news, it would have been difficult to continue contributing to it. Once a month for the latter is enough and confine the politics part to a quarterly; subscription to the latter to be separate.
Dr A. P. RANA
Parsiana’s strengths: Good information about the community and its activities. Shortcomings: Cover some issues about the community’s youths such as sports, social work, scouting and guiding program. NOSHIR F. RANDERIA
The editors reply:
We do keep sports in mind but due to limitations of personnel cannot give the subject its due coverage.
Parsiana's strengths are good Zoroastrian magazine catering to community matters and giving prompt information on local, national and international matters. Also printing calendar with Shehanshahi, Kadmi and Fasli roz, mah. Improvement to Parsiana is to give balanced opinion between the orthodox and reformist views and there is a need to have regular religious/historical articles and children's corner. Burzin Atashband