Dear Editor, In the issue of Parsi Times dated 16th July, one Mrs. Khorshed Oomrigar has expressed her views regarding the Worli Prayer Hall, which are factually incorrect. At the outset I would like to mention that during my visit to India a month back, I had attended a funeral ceremony at the said Prayer…
Dear Editor, We are seniors and tenants of Bai Khorshed Banu Sanjana Parsi Trust Building, located at Tardeo Forjett Street, Dinanath Mangeshkar road. Our Trust Building was sold off by Trustees Nariman Dubash and others to Safeway Projects Pvt. Ltd. (Builders and developers) in 2006, without informing the tenants. The Building is in an extremely…
Dear Editor, Recently, I had an occasion to go to Worli Crematorium to attend a funeral of one of my relatives. I observed that the body was put on the ladder type wooden slabs and there was no white sheet thereon. There was no suchker ceremony or sagehd ceremony. According to our religion after few…
Dear Editor, I’m mailing both publications – Jam-e-Jamshed and Parsi Times – this letter as a response to the front page letter carried by JJ, dated 10th July, 2016. Dear Mr. Areez Khambatta, As you have addressed an open letter of your resignation in public domain, I felt it necessary to respond likewise. Some observations……
Dear Editor, This has reference to the item that appeared in Jam-e-Jamshed of 3rd July, 2016 under ‘BPP Chairman and 3 Trustees decide to BAN Jame.’ In this context, I would like to state as follows: Is it mandatory for BPP to give an advertisement in JAME irrespective of the rates? Firstly, it is one of the…
Dear Editor, I was amused to read a comment by Jam-e-Jamshed’s (JJ)s Editor, Shernaz Engineer in last Sunday’s JJ where she claimed “Jame’s pages are open to all.” In Feb 2016, I wrote to the BPP Trustees calling upon them to investigate the allotment of a house made to one Dr. Viraf Kapadia who had…
Dear Editor, The excerpts from ‘Homage unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dhalla carried in the Parsi Times are very good. Can you please tell me where the book is available for sale? Hormuz Maloo
Dear Editor, At the outset, let me thank Dinshaw Mehta. In his paid write-up last Sunday in the Jam-e-Jamshed, the ‘Media partners’ he claimed to have not gone to the TOI and was instead giving the clarification in Jam-e-Jamshed! The next day, to my surprise I see his photo in Mumbai Mirror clarifying to the…
Dear Editor, In response to the current housing issue raked up by a few mischief mongers who seem to consider being Admins/members of whatsapp groups as a full-time career, Trustee Noshir Dadrawalla wrote back, “Mr. Nusli Wadia’s ancestors gave the Parsi community 5 baugs with about 1,500 flats. Mr. Wadia said that in 54 years,…
Dear Editor, Homi Dalal’s letter is an eye opener.Can I request all BPP Trustees to rise up and save this land which is owned by the Zoroastrian Radhi Society and Parsi Vegetarian Society and ask prominent builders like Rustomjee, Godrej and Shapoorji Pallonji to build a Colony at that place, instead of SRA. Can I…
Dear Editor, Within an hour of PT’s delivery on Saturday, in response to your kind, brief but impressive front page appeal for bicycles for village school children,on my behalf, enquiries started coming in. I’m glad to share that two cycles – one full-sized and one for juniors, were promptly delivered and gifted! A philanthropic lady…