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 […]
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8th September 2016… A Day Of Horrors
A Candid Interview With BPP Trustee Kersi Randeria PT: September 8th – not a day that you are likely to forget…. Kersi Randeria: When you get physically assaulted for doing your duty, and simultaneously, a fire guts your office on the same day, it would definitely be a day I will find difficult to forget. […]
BPP Issues Statement
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 […]
Letters To The Editor
Letter From Complainant And Ex BPP Trustee, Khojeste Mistee Dear Editor, I am writing to correct the misleading stories being churned out by the Mehta family, and to put in context the shocking brawl in the court premises on September 8, 2016. As the sole complainant, having lodged an FIR against Dinshaw Mehta, I was […]
Will Power!
Do you have the will to protect your loved ones after you? Marzee Kerawala, a certified financial planner and owner of ‘NiveshIndia’, tells you about the need to get your will made and to further register it to ensure your assets are distributed amongst your loved ones and not unnecessary contestants, who take advantage of […]
Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week – 17th September – 23rd September
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. પહેલા ત્રણ દિવસમાં લેતી-દેતીના કામો પૂરા કરજો. ૨૦મીથી ૩૬ દિવસ માટે શનિની દિનદશા તમને પરેશાન કરવામાં કોઈ કસર બાકી નહીં રાખે. ૨૭મી ઓકટોબર સુધીમાં તમે તન, મન, ધનથી પરેશાન થઈ જશો. શનિને કારણે કોઈ કામમાં મન નહીં લાગે. નાની મોટી માંદગી આવતી રહેશે. […]
Shameful Out-Of-Court Drama – New Low For The Community
In one of the most brazen displays of shamelessness, the community and its reputation has been once again subjected to loathsome behavior instigated by the Mehta family (Dinshaw Mehta and his son, Hormuz Mehta), against the Bombay Parsi Punchayet Trustees, which shockingly came down to physical assault, right outside the Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court located at […]
Burglary At Deolali Agiary
The Deolali Agiary, on the verge of its centenary celebrations, was burgled on 20th August, 2016. Parsi Times’ Reporter Khushroo Mehta, on investigating into this unfortunate incident, received an email from Firdaus Kapadia, the Head Trustee of the Nasik Deolali Anjuman. The email read: “During the night of 20th August 2016 at about 3:45 am., thieves […]
Voices Of The Community
“Enough is enough. The culprits should be punished severely. If a Parsi marries outcast, the whole community will point figures at the couple, but if a Parsi is assaulting a BPP Trustee in public on road in Broad daylight, the community sits back and waits for the next move!” – Jehangir Nagarwalla (excerpt from post […]
Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week – 10th September – 16th September
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. બુધની દિનદશા ચાલુ છે તેથી ૨૦મી સપ્ટેમ્બર સુધી બને તો તમારા હીસાબી કામને પૂરા કરી લેજો. બુધની કૃપાથી હાલમાં જે પણ પ્લાન બનાવશો તેમાં લાંબા સમય પછી ફાયદો થશે. નાણાંકીય સ્થિતી સારી રહેશે. ચાલુ કામ ઉપર ધ્યાન આપવાથી થોડીઘણી આવકમાંબી વધારો થઈને રહેશે. બુધની […]
Marvellous MakeOvers – Ganesha Special!
As Parsis, we have adapted to and embraced the Indian culture and partake in the celebrations with as much enthusiasm. The ongoing Ganpati celebrations mark one of the most celebrated festivals. Keeping with the festive spirit, we decided to work on Havovi Aibara, one of our readers who responded to Parsi Times expressing a desire […]