BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai Responds To Trustee Viraf Mehta Dear Viraf, I had sent the communication to the Editor of the Parsi Times after talking to my colleagues, Zarir Bhathena and Noshir Dadrawala. You sweepingly state that, “Trustees, Munchi Cama, Armaity Tirandaz and I have not been made aware or even consulted upon before this […]
On September 16, 2016, early in the morning there was a lot of tam-dum and preparations for a traditional Parsi Wedding – with some lady members of the staff at Navsari’s Senior Citizen’s Center (SCC) preparing the ses, a few doing the chock-toran – while old familiar Parsi wedding songs played on in the foyer […]
The WZO Trust team, over the last 25 years, has been involved in welfare activities in the villages of South Gujarat, accompanied by Arin Master, Capt. Percy Master and Percy Kaikobad from Lions Club of Byculla (LCB). They visited a few villages in mid-2015 to have a firsthand experience of the work done by the […]
In a surprise turn of events on the 21st of September, 2016, at the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, the advocate for Dinshaw Mehta announced that they would not be filing the application for Dinshaw Mehta to be brought on record in the said case. In keeping with providing our readers the latest updates on the much […]
Yet another controversy that’s doing the rounds of the community, and is being splashed across group chats on whatsapp and social media, is about a few crucial files and papers that seem to have gone missing from the BPP Office. Conveniently, the files/papers that have gone missing are connected directly or indirectly with controversial issues, […]
The Parsi community has gone abuzz 24/7 with social media and whatsapp messages spouting ongoing issues and controversies that have unfortunately engulfed the community. What must surely confuse most of our community members is the absolute confidence with which both contradicting sides say the same thing, “Let’s wait for the CCTV footage to show up […]
Shirin R. Wadia, principal of Hemali English Primary and Modern English Secondary School at Navsari was recently conferred ‘Nation Builders’ award by the Inner Wheel Club and Rotary Club, Navsari. The award was presented to her on 8th September, 2016, on the occasion of World Literacy Day, for being the ‘Best Teacher’ and acknowledging her […]
On 8th September 2016, Lions Club of Bombay celebrated its 25th or Silver Jubilee Charter Nite, coinciding with the Centennial Year of The Lions Clubs International and Diamond Jubilee Year of the Lionism in India. First Parsee Lady District Governor, Lion Armaity Cooper presided as the Chief Guest for the evening, and inaugurated a ‘Silver […]
Dara Doomasia, BPP Chief Athletic Coach, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bombay City District Amateur Athletics Association for devoting fifty years towards coaching and officiating service to the association. Dara has been the Joint Secretary of the Maharashtra State Association, manager of ‘Bombay And State Athletics’ team and timekeeper at National Games.
PT: Tell us about ‘XYZ Stepping Forward’. HG: XYZ is organising a Shoe Collection and Donation Drive across Mumbai with the aim of providing footwear to those who need shoes but are unable to afford it. Stats show that 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by diseases that could be prevented by wearing proper shoes […]
Three of the BPP Trustees – Chairman Yazdi Desai, Trustees Zarir Bhathena and Noshir Dadrawala wish to express their solidarity with their colleague Trustee Kersi Randeria. This is especially in keeping with the fact that Kersi Randeria’s presence in the courtroom on the 8th of September, 2016, (the day when, as per the reports, he […]