For the first time ever, the eighth edition of The 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions was held virtually from 16 – 18 October, 2021, due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. Offering a total of 559 sessions to more than 3,500 global delegates, the Parliament of the World’s Religions is the world’s premier interfaith convening organization. The […]
After a prolonged hiatus of nearly one and a half years, Mumbai’s premier arts and cultural institution, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), is geared to welcome audiences again starting October 29, 2021. With all safety protocols and measures in place, NCPA is set to present a wide range of performances across genres, […]
Commodore Medioma Bhadha, on behalf of the Bhadha family, recently donated a Khaddar Sari gifted to his Mother – Maneckbai Siavaxa Bhadha – by Mahatma Gandhi on her wedding. This was in recognition of her participation with her husband-to-be – Siavaxa Bhadha, in the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930, and their subsequent incarceration by the […]
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Some years ago, Zeenia started experiencing severe pain throughout her body. As her symptoms worsened, she sought help from numerous specialists, but no one could diagnose her condition. “I was told they didn’t know what was wrong with me; the blood tests came back good, x-rays and other scans were clear too. They kept shuffling […]
– History-Making Hunger Strike Ushers Unanimous Trustees’ Decision – On October 20th, 2021, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet issued a Press Release announcing the end of the ongoing stalemate between the Trustees, as regards the BPP elections. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala had led a hunger fast, alongside Trustee Kersi Randeria who was also on a solids/food fast […]
The resolution passed by an unwarranted majority vote (Chairperson Armaity Tirandaz and Trustee Viraf Mehta), in last Tuesday’s (12th October, 2021) BPP Board meeting, to yet again postpone the BPP Elections (which have been overdue for a year now) to October, 2022, did not sit well with minority Trustees – Noshir Dadrawala and Kersi Randeria. […]
The idiom, ‘might is right’ has been proven wrong by many revolutionary leaders and activists throughout history. A minority of two trustees on the Board of the three hundred and fifty-one-years old Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) also proved this idiom wrong, on 20th October, 2021. Globally, nationally or at BPP, sometimes power goes to the […]
During last week’s BPP meeting, held on the 12th of October, the resolution for postponing the BPP elections yet again, this time to October 2022, passed by just two Trustees, would have resulted in the further and continued disenfranchisement of the community. Chairperson Armaity Tirandaz and Trustee Viraf Mehta passed this resolution, in the absence […]