On 2nd July, 2017, the newly-renovated Captain Colony Recreation Hall was inaugurated with a Jasan ceremony. Formally known as the ‘Meher Jinwalla Hall’ built in the 1950s as a recreation center for residents, the Hall was renovated through a donation of Rupees five and a half lakhs provided by the BPP. The Jasan was attended […]
Imagine you are a Parsi staying in an old, dilapidated building which is almost falling into the adjoining gutter. One developer has taken over the building and pressurizes you to vacate within 48 hours. No alternate accommodation or displacement rent is given, so what do you do? Luckily you are a Parsi, so you go […]
The 31st Valedictory function of the Holiday Programme for Youth (HPY) took place on 4th June, 2017 at the JB Vachha High School, where over a hundred and seventy just-out-of-school teenagers spent a month participating in entertaining and informative activities. Commencing on a pious note, Er. Firdosh Pavri invoked the blessings of the Almighty, followed […]
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s Athletic Coaching Camp at Rustom Baug concluded on 28th May, 2017 (started on 2nd May). It comprised over 80 participants split up into groups including ‘Tiny Beginners’, ‘Sprinters’, ‘Hurdlers’, ‘Jumpers’ and ‘Throwers’. Ten coaches and helpers explained and demonstrated the fundamentals and supervised the actions of the trainees. Well-wishers and past […]
Housing It is a testimony to the humaneness of my colleague Trustees – Kersi, Noshir and Zarir – that community members in desperate need of housing come personally and plead their case before the trustees knowing fully well that this Board will relieve them of their anguish. In this regard seven applicants have been allotted […]
. PT: What does the designation/role of a ‘Parsi Member’ at the NCM constitute? Keki Daruwalla: As the most literate Community in the country, we must understand that the NCM was formed by an Act of Parliament (1992). Section 9 of the Act lays down the functions of the Commission as under: a) NCM will […]
Housing Ever since I first contested the BPP election in September 2003 opposite Dinshaw Tamboly, it has been my dream that the BPP should be an oasis for the less fortunate of our community. Today I can proudly say that my dream has become a reality. Every week at least half a dozen families/couples approach […]
On 9th April, 2017, Rustom Baug Association, under the noble initiative – the ‘Navar Maratab Felicitation Program’, along with Anahita and Yezdi Desai and Khuda Parast Zarathosti, awarded certificates and cash prizes to sixteen Navars, fifteen Maratabs, Avesta Scholar, Er. Viraf Dadachanji and a Special Achievement Award to Er. Yazdi Panthaky. Guest of Honour, Er. […]
Countering ‘Parsi Darshan’ in Mumbai Samachar: Our small and erudite community has seen many communiqués projecting specific viewpoints, which have, over the years, been institutionalized. For eg., The WAPIZ Page espouses the traditional viewpoint; The Parsee Voice promotes the Kshnoomist viewpoint; ‘BPP Connect’ in Parsi Times, which projects the BPP viewpoint in keeping with its […]
In a strange turn of events related to the Munchi Cama Case, BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai has been charged a fine for his inability to attend a Hearing at the Charity Commissioner’s, though he had intimated the advocates on either side, in advance of the same. Desai is unwilling to take the harassment lying down […]
As of the 15th of December, 2016, 11 hearings have been held and the number of questions asked on cross examination stand at 139! As of yesterday, the 16th of December, 2016, 12 sessions of cross-examination of Yazdi Desai by Dinshaw Mehta’s lawyer were completed and the number of questions asked so far is 161!! […]