On 15th January, 2019, during the weekly meeting held by the BPP (Bombay Parsi Punchayet) Trustees, four of the Trustees voted to file a ‘No Confidence Motion’ challenging the leadership of BPP Chairman Yazdi Desai. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala moved the vote, which was seconded by Trustee Viraf Mehta and supported by Trustees Armaity Tirandaz and…
Your phone pings and you have a message. You open it to see the cutest puppy looking out at you with doleful eyes and an accompanying message that states the dog needs a home. And just like that, your heart melts and you decide to bring home a dog. But wait! Bringing home a dog…
On 17th November, 2019, Activity High School celebrated its Golden Anniversary – fifty glorious years of excellence in education at the NCPA, Mumbai. The evening began with the school office bearers singing the school anthem and a vibrant swagat dance by the students. This was followed by the lighting of the lamp by the dynamic…
Under the Entrepreneurship scheme launched by World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce – India Region (WZCC-I) and the WZO Trust Funds (WZOTF), to support Zarathushti Entrepreneurs by funding selected projects in India on liberal terms, 3 entrepreneurs have been selected after a rigorous three-stage process and Rs. 25 lakhs disbursed as loans to each. The three…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Dubbed as one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century alongside Gandhi, Kennedy and Einstein, 24th January, 2019 marks the death anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill who passed away in 1965, at the ripe, old age of ninety-one. An aristocrat and a royalist, an economic liberal and an imperialist, his wit…
The Early Seeds of Modern Education The modernization process among the Parsis was accelerated by travels by sea to England. For the Hindus at that time it was a taboo to travel by sea. Since the first Parsi had visited England in 1723, the number of Parsis who studied or transacted business in England grew…
Known for its comprehensive and consistent philanthropic activities to help sustain the livelihood of the underprivileged of our community with dignity, the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of India (ZTFI) presents its ‘Annual Fest ’19’ (Pg. 8) on the 26th of January, 2019, as its Fund-raiser, to boost and continue its numerous charitable ventures. The Annual Fest…
The Lok Sabha (323-3 margin) and Rajya Sabha (165-7 margin) have cleared a landmark Bill to be brought in Parliament, seeking to provide 10% reservation in Government higher education institutions and Government jobs to the economically backward among the ‘General Category’. For the first time, a quota in jobs and educational institutions, on the basis of economic…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]To undo and correct any misconceptions based on incorrect assumption/allegations that are rife on social media as regards the formalization of the GWG (Global Working Group)[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . There have been a lot of rumours floating around about the formalization of the GWG and the BPP’s support towards this. This is not true and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Trustee Kersi Randeria’s Voice Of Reason Goes Unheard (Excerpts from Trustee Randeria’s mails to Trustee Dadrawala): “…do leave me out of this most embarrassing public spat which does nothing but damage the reputation of the Trust.” “… putting all such issues out in the public domain helps no one but only succeeds…
Dear Readers, As we wake up to the dawn of the New Year, and the excitement of the ‘newness’ ebbs, after the parties and all the merriment, let’s pause to take in a few deep, long breaths. Let’s breathe in the good that the present holds and the New Year heralds, and let’s breathe out…