The impact of Covid 19 on society in general, and individuals and families in particular, is unprecedented. The world was taken by surprise in early 2020 and is still in a daze with the second and third wave getting more infectious and lethal. Indians across the country are grieving for the loss of their loved…
An increasing number of residents and commuters in the Kemps Corner-Malabar Hill area have resorted to parking their vehicles inside the Doongerwadi, in keeping with the lack of parking space and the heavy fines imposed for wrongful parking in Mumbai. This has led to BPP, which manages the Doongerwadi, charging a fine of Rs. 500…
Our Community’s most holy, over 300-year-old, Doongerwadi in Mumbai, is in Urgent Need of Renovation and Green Cover Restoration. Immediate Repairs are needed for the Maintenance and upkeep of our Dokhmas; Bunglies; Road Repairs and for the restoration of the Green Cover/Forest area which provides the sense of calm and healing for all. The BPP,…
For over 300 years now, our Community’s most sacred Dokhma in Mumbai, Doongerwadi (Estb. 1672), which is spread over 55 acres, atop the Malabar Hills area, has been unparalleled in terms of providing solace, serenity and according respect to the deceased as well as mourners. As one of our oldest and most holy structures maintained…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect .[/otw_shortcode_info_box] 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…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Thanks to social media platforms like Facebook and Whatsapp, community members receive regular messages requesting for volunteers to join hands and help clean Agiaries – realising and adding to even the literal meaning behind the phrase ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’! In keeping with Parsi Times’ commitment to encourage and reinforce all…
The 144th Salgreh of Pak Atash Padshah Saheb at Sodawaterwalla Agiary, Marine Lines was celebrated on 4th September, 2017, Farvardin Mahino, Farvardin Roj, with a jasan performed by Er. Pervez Karanjia and his son Er. Adil Karanjia. Trustees, Dinshaw Variava and Aspi Sarkari graced the occasion, while Panthaki of the Agiary, Er. Pervez Karanjia credits…
ડબ્લ્યુઝેડસીસી (વર્લ્ડ જરથુસ્તી ચેમ્બર ઓફ કોમર્સ) યુથ વિંગે તા. 1લી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને ‘સ્પીડ નેટવર્કિંગ નાઈટ’નું આયોજન કર્યુ હતું. સમાન વિચારણસરણીવાલા વ્યવસાયિકો અને ઉદ્યોગ સાહસિકોને ભેગા કરીને નેટવર્કીંગ પ્લેટફોર્મ પૂરૂં પાડીને કારકિર્દીને ક્ષેત્રે આગળ વધી શકે તે ઉદ્ેશ્યથી આ કાર્યક્રમનું આયોજન થયું હતું. દક્ષિણ મુંબઈમાં યીયામાસ ખાતે 42 યુવાનો જેમની ઉંમર 18થી 35 વર્ષની વચ્ચે…
તા. 4થી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને ફરવર્દીન મહિનો અને ફરવર્દીન રોજને દિને મરીન લાઈન્સની સોડાવોટરવાલા અગિયારીના પાક આતશ પાદશાહ સાહેબની 144મી સાલગ્રેહની ઉજવણી કરવામાં આવી. જશનની પવિત્ર ક્રિયા એરવદ પરવેઝ કરંજીયા અને એમના દીકરા એરવદ આદિલ કરંજીયા દ્વારા કરવામાં આવી હતી. ટ્રસ્ટી દિનશા વરિયાવા અને અસ્પી સરકારીએ આ પ્રસંગમાં હાજરી આપી હતી. અગિયારીના પંથકી એરવદ પરવેઝ કરંજીયાના…
Housing: The present Board of Trustees, of which I’m privileged to be the Chairman, is a dynamic board driven by compassion and dedicated to the cause of the community. It is my pleasure to inform you that in the last 15 months, this Board has allotted 90 flats to the deserving members of the community…
Over the last week, our community has witnessed a huge uproar with social media platforms – Facebook and Whatsapp – going abuzz non-stop regarding the news about Navsari’s Anjuman allegedly planning to hold a meeting on Sunday, 8th January, 2017, to consider the controversial proposal permitting the building of a ‘burial site’ or Aramgah within…