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…
Well… I just love the way that sounds! Technically, this legendary British brand was brought back home from the land of uncle Sam by UK based Stuart Garner in 2008. But what takes centre stage is the newly launched Norton V4 RR. At £28,000, it almost passes off as cheap compared to the £44,000, 200…
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…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The 50th anniversary of the iconic Bollywood classic hit, ‘Teesri Manzil’, has gone largely unnoticed. PT film critic HOSHANG K. KATRAK travels back in time and goes behind the scenes to unravel the mystery behind one of the most enduring films in the history of Indian Cinema.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] “Rocky, tumhein wahaan nahin jaana chaahiye”,…
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!!…
Surrounded by luscious greenery and encircled by two Parsi colonies, Masina Hospital has been the epicenter of care and treatment for a lot of Parsis over the years, young and old, since 1902. It all started when Dr. Masina was given a summer palace owned by the Sasoon family as a gift for effectively curing…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP: “This is my sixth address as Chairman of the BPP to our community through the BPP Connect. I choose to especially address the community in view of the unnecessary controversies that have reared their heads, that need to be quashed based on the truth, not fuelled by hearsay. On…
In a path-breaking development taking place at the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the four majority Trustees – Chairman Yazdi Desai and Trustees Noshir Dadrawala, Kersi Randeria and Zarir Bhathena – have taken a positive and bold step to resolve the problem of Housing for over 30 families of our community, who were kept waiting to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]The new Board of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet assumed office a year ago. Parsi Times catches up with the Trustees on behalf of the community to congratulate their completion of a year in their new term, which started off rather well, but slowed down soon after, due to the inability of the Board…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]PT Writer Extraordinaire, Dara Khodadiji, succinctly captures the irony of International Men’s Day with his ire and his wit, even from the historical perspective… and eases out with a few facts, which make us all want to wish our favourite men – Happy Men’s Day![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Three cheers, rah-rah-rah, Hip hip hurray and all…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]A passionate collector and connoisseur of cycles and motorcycles, Kerfegar Eduljee reviews the all new ‘Himalayan’ motorcycle by Royal Enfield[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Visually, the launched-this-year Royal Enfield (RE) Himalayan with a 220mm ground clearance comes across as a relatively tall adventure motorcycle, which can be rather intimidating to individuals who are challenged in the in-seam….