The Community’s Charter of Co-Existence For Peace And Harmony A long time ago, in the year 1914, some of our stalwarts from the community joined hands for a worthy cause – to bring peace and harmony in the community, by proposing to draft a ‘Charter of Co-existence’. That was a great idea, but somehow it […]
RIP Dear Parvara Our entire community was shocked and devastated upon hearing of the sad demise of little Parvara Kapadia a few weeks ago, in an unfortunate accident. We all stand with the bereaved parents and family in their hour of grief. I would like to share a small poem in the cherished memory of Parvara’s departed […]
Let’s Work Together To Resolve PGH Issue The BD Petit Parsee General Hospital is close to the heart of every Indian Zoroastrian. It has served the community for over a century thanks to the benevolence of the Petits. As of now the hospital needs drastic improvements in health care facilities with better and modern infrastructure. […]
‘We, The Doctors’ A Letter From Doctors of the B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital There are only two groups who actually see, know, realize the value, advantages, benefits to the Parsi Community of the B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital as also the deficiencies and drawbacks of the Hospital from the ground reality position of living […]
Excellent Navroze Special Issue By PT! Our wait for PT’s yet another Special issue was totally worth it when we received the splendid comprehensive issue on 16th March. Your excellent theme of positivity and happiness was well supported by superb articles which had us thinking, laughing and thoroughly entertained through the week! It was a […]
Let Us Take A Lesson From Our Past Experience The deadline given to the P G Hospital (PGH) by Jal and Pervin Shroff ends on 31st March, yet there seems to be no breakthrough. It seems history will be repeated and like Parsi-Lying-In-hospital, PGH will become a liability incurring heavy losses with lesser occupancy. We […]
A Tale Of Two Federations Recently, thanks to the controversies raised in the newly launched issue called Parsi Junction (which seems to be a continuation of what was once called Metro Junction), a new controversy has surfaced in our Community, where supposedly two Federations – representing Baug associations, Community Activists and general well-wishers of the […]
Re: Piroja Jokhi’s Letter At the outset let me compliment Piroj Jokhi on the genius suggestion and voicing publically the exact sentiments of my thoughts, expressed so well, for the benefit of our miniscule community, which has two views – the orthodox and the progressive. I agree with your view as my family looks forward […]
Foreword and Disclaimer: Arzan Ghadially is a member of the ‘Federation of BPP & Wadia Baugs in Mumbai (FBWBM), the proposed name for a group of committed community members who have proven themselves based on their track record of community service, and have been therefore, formally recognized by the BPP as the official body that […]
Meherbai Hits The Nail On The Head! Ruby’s ‘Meherbai’ has indeed hit the nail on the head by saying that Baug Weddings with proper sit-down patras are far better than fancy receptions in hotels and various other places. ‘Apra Meherbai’ always tells home-truths about our community matters, like youngster’s nakhras, late marriages, waste of money […]
Trustees Please Realize Your Responsibility We are a community greatly revered and respected for the values and virtues we practice. Today the trend is reversed to an extent that the community is not trusting its own Trustees, in fact the trustees themselves do not trust each other, blatantly alleging each other with serious accusations. It […]