. .Nearly one thousand two hundred devotees gathered at our holiest grail, Udvada to pay homage to Pak Iranshah Atash Behram on 22nd April, 2018, (Adar Mahino, Adar Roj). A jasan was performed at 10:00 am by Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, along with other priests, followed by a Gambhar catered by Surat’s A1 Caterers, which…
My happy memories about journalism go back to my childhood and my encounter with Homi Mistry, the deputy editor with Blitz. His boss was the legendary investigative journalist Rusi Karanjia and I bumped into him when I was just fourteen. We shared a cuppa that day and many more later… I do not think I…
Nargol’s Punjaji Agiary celebrated its 68th Anniversary on 19th April, 2018, with a Jasan performed by six mobeds at 10:00 am, followed by a Humbandagi. Attended by over three hundred and twenty Zarthustis, the event proceeded to relishing the gambhar catered by Mumbai’s Diana Caterers, at a venue provided by Dhun and Noshir Cawas Govadia of…
BPP Trustee and one of our Community’s respected leaders, Noshir Dadrawala, announced his resignation as a BPP Trustee, following a heated discussion that took place in the Board meeting on 24th April, 2018. This can be traced back to Sunday, 22nd April, 2018, at Bandra’s Lok Adalat Court, where three cases between the BPP and…
On April 18, 2018, Assistant Charity Commissioner, CR Umredkar ‘set aside the Change Report’ on the case pertaining to the resignation of Muncherji Cama, that was filed by the majority of the previous Board of Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). Cama’s status as a BPP trustee has been ambiguous, following his resignation as…
A dispute over 300 acres of land owned by the owners of Parsi Dairy Farm has landed in the Bombay High Court, after the family accused Urvaksh Naval Hoyvoy, one of the dairy partners, of fraud by creating a fabricated Power-of-Attorney (PoA) in his name to control the property located at Talasari, on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. Last week, Justice S…
Every year, Frohar Foundation presents ‘The Zoroastrian Saga’ – an opportunity to learn about the history, heritage, culture, legacy and religion of our vibrant Community. Designed, conceptualized and organized by Er. Dr. Cyrus Dastoor, Founder and Director of Frohar Films and Trustee of Forhar Foundation, this annual exhibition, held at Albless Baug (Charni Road, Girgaum,…
The Cumballa Hill High School celebrated its 78th Annual Day on 31st March, 2018, at Sophia Bhabha Hall with ‘I Have A Dream’ as their theme. Delivering excellence in education and providing holistic development to students since the past seventy-eight years, this year the school invited ‘UN Environmental’ award winner of the spectacular Versova Beach…
The Airport Authority of India wrote to the BPP Board requesting to meet with them to discuss their request to lower the Limit of Flying over Doongerwadi, the BPP invited Saquadron Leader Minoo Wadia, Ex Indian Air Force and Air India pilot to this Meeting seeking his expertise and support. He brilliantly countered all technical…
The Tata Group is the only Indian company to feature in the top five ‘Most Trusted Brands of India’, as per The Trust Research Advisory’s ‘Brand Trust Report India 2018 Study’ released on 18 April, 2018. Making it to the fourth place, the TATA Group moved up a slot from last year, while South Korean…
Another case of frivolous litigation Without getting into technical details, the bare facts are as follows:since the past several weeks a lot of misinformation, untruth and half-truth seem to have been spread through the print and electronic media. A case in point is the falsehood being spread that some trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet…