MMRCL Moves Bombay High Court For Urgent Hearing On Parsi Community Plea; MMRCL Panel Says Re-Alignment Not Feasible for Atash Behrams . On Thursday, 28th June, 2018, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) approached the Bombay High Court with the aim of seeking an urgent hearing on the plea filed by the Parsi community, opposing the alignment […]
Back To Basics Dear Readers, Thursday, the 16th of November, 2017, celebrated the establishment of the revered ‘stambh’ or Sanjan Memorial Column, and being the centennial celebrations, this Sanjan Day was all the more special. Built to immortalize the historic landing of our forefathers in India on the sacred soil of Sanjan, the auspicious stambh […]
The past couple of months has seen the Community divided yet again over the supposed ‘religiously intrusive nature’ of the Metro 3 alignment issue, routed Colaba-Bandra-Seepz, which passes under/close to the H B Wadia Atash Behram (on Princess Street) and the Anjuman Atash Behram (near Marine Lines Station) and could also affect the water table […]
On the 23rd of this month our Board will complete two years in office, a journey that has been as memorable as it has been gratifying. I can honestly say that I feel that we have achieved more in the last two years than what we achieved in the seven years of the last Board. […]
The past couple of weeks have witnessed our Community get rattled and unite to take action against the potential damage that could be caused to our places of worship by the ongoing Metro III construction work. Most Parsi pages on social media platforms and WhatsApp have been buzzing non-stop with notifications asking community members to […]
After moving the High Court over lack of precautions and sensitivity shown on part of the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) towards the JN Petit Institute, during the construction of the Metro III line, the court has now asked for a ‘Three Member Committee’ to be set up to consider the appeal. This Committee […]