On 15th January, 2019, during the weekly meeting held by the BPP (Bombay Parsi Punchayet) Trustees, four of the Trustees voted to file a ‘No Confidence Motion’ challenging the leadership of BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala moved the vote, which was seconded by Trustee Viraf Mehta and supported by Trustees Armaity Tirandaz and […]
Your phone pings and you have a message. You open it to see the cutest puppy looking out at you with doleful eyes and an accompanying message that states the dog needs a home. And just like that, your heart melts and you decide to bring home a dog. But wait! Bringing home a dog […]
On 17th November, 2019, Activity High School celebrated its Golden Anniversary – fifty glorious years of excellence in education at the NCPA, Mumbai. The evening began with the school office bearers singing the school anthem and a vibrant swagat dance by the students. This was followed by the lighting of the lamp by the dynamic […]
Under the Entrepreneurship scheme launched by World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India Region (WZCC-I) and the WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF), to support Zarathushti Entrepreneurs by funding selected projects in India on liberal terms, 3 entrepreneurs have been selected after a rigorous three-stage process and Rs. 25 lakhs disbursed as loans to each. The three […]
. Elected twice as the Conservative Party’s Prime Minister (UK) (1940 to 1945; and 1951 to 1955), Sir Winston Churchill was a statesman, an orator, a master of quick Birbalic wit (if I may so coin the phrase), and the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. His mastery in English is explained in his […]
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew […]
Known for its comprehensive and consistent philanthropic activities to help sustain the livelihood of the underprivileged of our community with dignity, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) presents its ‘Annual Fest ’19’ (Pg. 8) on the 26th of January, 2019, as its Fund-raiser, to boost and continue its numerous charitable ventures. The Annual Fest […]
The Lok Sabha (323-3 margin) and Rajya Sabha (165-7 margin) have cleared a landmark Bill to be brought in Parliament, seeking to provide 10% reservation in Government higher education institutions and Government jobs to the economically backward among the ‘General Category’. For the first time, a quota in jobs and educational institutions, on the basis of economic […]
. There have been a lot of rumours floating around about the formalization of the GWG and the BPP’s support towards this. This is not true and we are issuing this public clarification to clear any doubts or misconceptions on the same. During the GWG meeting held on December 21st, discussions were held to formalize […]
. Yet again the BPP has got the social media platforms buzzing and made it into the national dailies, for all the wrong reasons – at the cost of its own disparagement, and worse, at the sinful cost of reinforcing, instead of repairing the already tarnished image of our Community, thanks to the constant infighting […]
Dear Readers, As we wake up to the dawn of the New Year, and the excitement of the ‘newness’ ebbs, after the parties and all the merriment, let’s pause to take in a few deep, long breaths. Let’s breathe in the good that the present holds and the New Year heralds, and let’s breathe out […]