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Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year B Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year Built by Bai Jerbai Wadia in memory of her late son, the residential colony, continues to be a ‘self-contained’ thriving community centre for 330 families Rustom Baug boasts of a library, gymnasium, canteen, kindergarten and club house, where families meet and residents gather to celebrate festivals and cermemonies. By Linah Baliga | Hindustan Times Parsi Baugs that dot the landscape of Mumbai form an essential part of the city’s heritage. Names like Cusrow Baug, Malcom Baug, Wadia Baug, Navroze Baug etc., are the pockets in which the community nurtures their culture and traditions. Built to provide affordable housing to the members of the community, one such enclave — Rustom Baug, tucked near Masina hospital in Byculla, turned 100 years old this year. To commemorate the centenary year, a year-long celebrations have been planned by the 330 families, who reside in the Baug, to pay their tributes to Bai Jerbai Wadia, who constructed the residential colony in the memory of her late son, Rustom. As a part of their celebrations, on the morning of January 15, the tenants drew floral decorations with chalk. In the evening, they draped their buildings with colourful lights and started the “Jashn ceremony”, which lasted for an hour. A priest from a nearby Agiary gave a talk about Jerbai Wadia, her philanthropic activities and all the colonies built by the Wadias.
Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the futu Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the future of Pakistan From the original generation of Pakistanis, Avari was a shrewd businessman and a faithful community leader. But what does the Pakistan he leaves behind look like? There is an air that surrounds the Indian subcontinent's Parsi com­ munity. It is the sort of local fascination that the rest of the world could never understand. Found in small, close-knit, and affluent groups the Parsis of Bombay and Karachi in particular are famed custodians of the inextricable trinity of wealth, high-culture, and social capital.In both these cities, they have their own neighbourhoods, their own community centres, their own customs, places of worship , and businesses. All of these aspects are stitched together to create the veil of mystique that hangs over them. It is also a community that is fast disappearing.Article By Abdullah Niazi and Momina Ashraf | Pakistan Today Karachi's Parsi Colony, a clean, gated enclave, is dotted with enormous mansions and bungalows with sprawling lawns, shady trees and huge balconies. The colony is different from the rest of Karachi. For one it is not cramped. If a stranger to the city were to be blindfolded and enter the area, they would never believe that Karachi has a real estate or a population problem. In the middle of Pakistan's embattled metropolitan, it is the remnant of a time gone by, of what an imagined past might look like.
Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the futu Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the future of Pakistan From the original generation of Pakistanis, Avari was a shrewd businessman and a faithful community leader. But what does the Pakistan he leaves behind look like? There is an air that surrounds the Indian subcontinent's Parsi com­ munity. It is the sort of local fascination that the rest of the world could never understand. Found in small, close-knit, and affluent groups the Parsis of Bombay and Karachi in particular are famed custodians of the inextricable trinity of wealth, high-culture, and social capital.In both these cities, they have their own neighbourhoods, their own community centres, their own customs, places of worship , and businesses. All of these aspects are stitched together to create the veil of mystique that hangs over them. It is also a community that is fast disappearing.Article By Abdullah Niazi and Momina Ashraf | Pakistan Today Karachi's Parsi Colony, a clean, gated enclave, is dotted with enormous mansions and bungalows with sprawling lawns, shady trees and huge balconies. The colony is different from the rest of Karachi. For one it is not cramped. If a stranger to the city were to be blindfolded and enter the area, they would never believe that Karachi has a real estate or a population problem. In the middle of Pakistan's embattled metropolitan, it is the remnant of a time gone by, of what an imagined past might look like.
Carrom and camaraderie in the colony With Rustom B Carrom and camaraderie in the colony With Rustom Baug just hitting a century, we revisit other Parsi enclaves founded by the community’s visionaries It’s a privilege I haven’t had. Of living in a baug, that quaint yet quintessential bastion of Parsidom, whose clusters house over half of the approximately 37,000 members of my community left in the city their ancestors brilliantly built. And yet, there’s always a connect somewhere for everyone. Mine is with Bombay’s sole unwalled baug—Dadar Parsi Colony—where my parents grew up. A bunch of cousins continue to occupy apartments bordering the commemorative bust of Mancherji Joshi, my maternal great-granduncle and founder of this leafy-laned colony. Article by Meher Marfatia | Mid-Day Restored Murzban Colony buildings at Bombay Central Oases of calm, sheltering havens amid the chaos of ugly towers, baugs extend comfort, camaraderie and carrom (think Munnabhai, movie buffs). That thousands upon thousands of Parsis and Iranis for over a century enjoy the affordable accommodation and serenity of baugs is a boon we owe visionary philanthropists like the Wadias. Zareen Engineer and Sooni Davar at their grandfather Mancherji Joshi’s statue in Dadar From Andheri to Agripada to Colaba, colonies continue to hold close grateful generations. Not unlike some of their eccentric inhabitants, each bears a quirky qualifier. Cusrow Baug on Colaba Causeway, for instance, boasts Claude Batley-designed blocks lettered all the way from A to U.
Coomi Wadia & Areez Khambatta Conferred Padma Coomi Wadia & Areez Khambatta Conferred Padma Shri Awards 2023 On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis are amongst those who are conferred the Padma Awards. The Padma Shri awards are conferred to Areez Khambatta (posthumously) and Coomi Nariman Wadia Areez Khambatta was conferred in the field of Trade and Industry and Coomi Wadia in the field of Arts. Parsi Khabar congratulates the family of Late Areez Khambatta and also congratulate Coomi Wadia for this fantastic achievement. More about Areez Khambatta : Rasna founded by Areez Khambatta is one of India;s leading brand and available across the length and breadth of the country and also available is 53 countries. Rasna has 9 manufacturing plants with ISO 22000-2005, 26 depots, 200 super stockists, 2000 stockists, 3000 sub-stockists, 7 regional offices and available in 1.6 million outlets. The company and the brand are recipient of innumerable awards and accolades. Khambatta started India’s original start-up by creating the world-famous Rasna brand, which today also quenches the thirst of millions of Indians at an affordable price point of Rs 1, More About Coomi Nariman Wadia: Coomi Wadia is recognised internationally as a conductor of choral music, as a judge at music competitions, and for her definitive first performances of new music from across the world, especially from India.
On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis a On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis are amongst those who are conferred the Padma Awards. The Padma Shri awards are conferred to Areez Khambatta (posthumously) and Coomi Nariman Wadia Areez Khambatta was conferred in the field of Trade and Industry and Coomi Wadia in the field of Arts. Parsi Khabar congratulates the family of Late Areez Khambatta and also congratulate Coomi Wadia for this fantastic achievement. More about Areez Khambatta : Rasna founded by Areez Khambatta is one of India;s leading brand and available across the length and breadth of the country and also available is 53 countries. Rasna has 9 manufacturing plants with ISO 22000-2005, 26 depots, 200 super stockists, 2000 stockists, 3000 sub-stockists, 7 regional offices and available in 1.6 million outlets. The company and the brand are recipient of innumerable awards and accolades. Khambatta started India’s original start-up by creating the world-famous Rasna brand, which today also quenches the thirst of millions of Indians at an affordable price point of Rs 1, More About Coomi Nariman Wadia: Coomi Wadia is recognised internationally as a conductor of choral music, as a judge at music competitions, and for her definitive first performances of new music from across the world, especially from India. At a time in history when female conductors were rare even in the West, Coomi Wadia was blazing a trail as India’s first female conductor She rose to prominence with her innate talent and musical brilliance, bringing home the 1st prize for Overall Excellence at the IX International Choral Song Festival in Poland way back in 1974 Today at 89 years of age, she has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Paranjoti Academy Chorus for 55 years since the demise of founder Dr. Victor Paranjoti in 1967. She was a woman on a mission: to introduce new western choral music into India and open the eyes of the West to the beauty and sonorities of Indian music. She was a woman on a mission: to introduce new western choral music into India and open the eyes of the West to the beauty and sonorities of Indian music. For western audiences it was exciting and ground-breakin...
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Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year B Rustom Baug in Byculla celebrates centenary year Built by Bai Jerbai Wadia in memory of her late son, the residential colony, continues to be a ‘self-contained’ thriving community centre for 330 families Rustom Baug boasts of a library, gymnasium, canteen, kindergarten and club house, where families meet and residents gather to celebrate festivals and cermemonies. By Linah Baliga | Hindustan Times Parsi Baugs that dot the landscape of Mumbai form an essential part of the city’s heritage. Names like Cusrow Baug, Malcom Baug, Wadia Baug, Navroze Baug etc., are the pockets in which the community nurtures their culture and traditions. Built to provide affordable housing to the members of the community, one such enclave — Rustom Baug, tucked near Masina hospital in Byculla, turned 100 years old this year. To commemorate the centenary year, a year-long celebrations have been planned by the 330 families, who reside in the Baug, to pay their tributes to Bai Jerbai Wadia, who constructed the residential colony in the memory of her late son, Rustom. As a part of their celebrations, on the morning of January 15, the tenants drew floral decorations with chalk. In the evening, they draped their buildings with colourful lights and started the “Jashn ceremony”, which lasted for an hour. A priest from a nearby Agiary gave a talk about Jerbai Wadia, her philanthropic activities and all the colonies built by the Wadias.
Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the futu Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the future of Pakistan From the original generation of Pakistanis, Avari was a shrewd businessman and a faithful community leader. But what does the Pakistan he leaves behind look like? There is an air that surrounds the Indian subcontinent's Parsi com­ munity. It is the sort of local fascination that the rest of the world could never understand. Found in small, close-knit, and affluent groups the Parsis of Bombay and Karachi in particular are famed custodians of the inextricable trinity of wealth, high-culture, and social capital.In both these cities, they have their own neighbourhoods, their own community centres, their own customs, places of worship , and businesses. All of these aspects are stitched together to create the veil of mystique that hangs over them. It is also a community that is fast disappearing.Article By Abdullah Niazi and Momina Ashraf | Pakistan Today Karachi's Parsi Colony, a clean, gated enclave, is dotted with enormous mansions and bungalows with sprawling lawns, shady trees and huge balconies. The colony is different from the rest of Karachi. For one it is not cramped. If a stranger to the city were to be blindfolded and enter the area, they would never believe that Karachi has a real estate or a population problem. In the middle of Pakistan's embattled metropolitan, it is the remnant of a time gone by, of what an imagined past might look like.
Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the futu Byram D Avari, the Parsis of Karachi, and the future of Pakistan From the original generation of Pakistanis, Avari was a shrewd businessman and a faithful community leader. But what does the Pakistan he leaves behind look like? There is an air that surrounds the Indian subcontinent's Parsi com­ munity. It is the sort of local fascination that the rest of the world could never understand. Found in small, close-knit, and affluent groups the Parsis of Bombay and Karachi in particular are famed custodians of the inextricable trinity of wealth, high-culture, and social capital.In both these cities, they have their own neighbourhoods, their own community centres, their own customs, places of worship , and businesses. All of these aspects are stitched together to create the veil of mystique that hangs over them. It is also a community that is fast disappearing.Article By Abdullah Niazi and Momina Ashraf | Pakistan Today Karachi's Parsi Colony, a clean, gated enclave, is dotted with enormous mansions and bungalows with sprawling lawns, shady trees and huge balconies. The colony is different from the rest of Karachi. For one it is not cramped. If a stranger to the city were to be blindfolded and enter the area, they would never believe that Karachi has a real estate or a population problem. In the middle of Pakistan's embattled metropolitan, it is the remnant of a time gone by, of what an imagined past might look like.
Carrom and camaraderie in the colony With Rustom B Carrom and camaraderie in the colony With Rustom Baug just hitting a century, we revisit other Parsi enclaves founded by the community’s visionaries It’s a privilege I haven’t had. Of living in a baug, that quaint yet quintessential bastion of Parsidom, whose clusters house over half of the approximately 37,000 members of my community left in the city their ancestors brilliantly built. And yet, there’s always a connect somewhere for everyone. Mine is with Bombay’s sole unwalled baug—Dadar Parsi Colony—where my parents grew up. A bunch of cousins continue to occupy apartments bordering the commemorative bust of Mancherji Joshi, my maternal great-granduncle and founder of this leafy-laned colony. Article by Meher Marfatia | Mid-Day Restored Murzban Colony buildings at Bombay Central Oases of calm, sheltering havens amid the chaos of ugly towers, baugs extend comfort, camaraderie and carrom (think Munnabhai, movie buffs). That thousands upon thousands of Parsis and Iranis for over a century enjoy the affordable accommodation and serenity of baugs is a boon we owe visionary philanthropists like the Wadias. Zareen Engineer and Sooni Davar at their grandfather Mancherji Joshi’s statue in Dadar From Andheri to Agripada to Colaba, colonies continue to hold close grateful generations. Not unlike some of their eccentric inhabitants, each bears a quirky qualifier. Cusrow Baug on Colaba Causeway, for instance, boasts Claude Batley-designed blocks lettered all the way from A to U.
Coomi Wadia & Areez Khambatta Conferred Padma Coomi Wadia & Areez Khambatta Conferred Padma Shri Awards 2023 On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis are amongst those who are conferred the Padma Awards. The Padma Shri awards are conferred to Areez Khambatta (posthumously) and Coomi Nariman Wadia Areez Khambatta was conferred in the field of Trade and Industry and Coomi Wadia in the field of Arts. Parsi Khabar congratulates the family of Late Areez Khambatta and also congratulate Coomi Wadia for this fantastic achievement. More about Areez Khambatta : Rasna founded by Areez Khambatta is one of India;s leading brand and available across the length and breadth of the country and also available is 53 countries. Rasna has 9 manufacturing plants with ISO 22000-2005, 26 depots, 200 super stockists, 2000 stockists, 3000 sub-stockists, 7 regional offices and available in 1.6 million outlets. The company and the brand are recipient of innumerable awards and accolades. Khambatta started India’s original start-up by creating the world-famous Rasna brand, which today also quenches the thirst of millions of Indians at an affordable price point of Rs 1, More About Coomi Nariman Wadia: Coomi Wadia is recognised internationally as a conductor of choral music, as a judge at music competitions, and for her definitive first performances of new music from across the world, especially from India.
On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis a On the eve of India’s Republic day, two Parsis are amongst those who are conferred the Padma Awards. The Padma Shri awards are conferred to Areez Khambatta (posthumously) and Coomi Nariman Wadia Areez Khambatta was conferred in the field of Trade and Industry and Coomi Wadia in the field of Arts. Parsi Khabar congratulates the family of Late Areez Khambatta and also congratulate Coomi Wadia for this fantastic achievement. More about Areez Khambatta : Rasna founded by Areez Khambatta is one of India;s leading brand and available across the length and breadth of the country and also available is 53 countries. Rasna has 9 manufacturing plants with ISO 22000-2005, 26 depots, 200 super stockists, 2000 stockists, 3000 sub-stockists, 7 regional offices and available in 1.6 million outlets. The company and the brand are recipient of innumerable awards and accolades. Khambatta started India’s original start-up by creating the world-famous Rasna brand, which today also quenches the thirst of millions of Indians at an affordable price point of Rs 1, More About Coomi Nariman Wadia: Coomi Wadia is recognised internationally as a conductor of choral music, as a judge at music competitions, and for her definitive first performances of new music from across the world, especially from India. At a time in history when female conductors were rare even in the West, Coomi Wadia was blazing a trail as India’s first female conductor She rose to prominence with her innate talent and musical brilliance, bringing home the 1st prize for Overall Excellence at the IX International Choral Song Festival in Poland way back in 1974 Today at 89 years of age, she has been the Music Director and Conductor of the Paranjoti Academy Chorus for 55 years since the demise of founder Dr. Victor Paranjoti in 1967. She was a woman on a mission: to introduce new western choral music into India and open the eyes of the West to the beauty and sonorities of Indian music. She was a woman on a mission: to introduce new western choral music into India and open the eyes of the West to the beauty and sonorities of Indian music. For western audiences it was exciting and ground-breakin...
Repost from @thefezana FEZANA is saddened to hea Repost from @thefezana FEZANA is saddened to hear about the passing away of Byram Avari, the leader of the Parsi community in Karachi and Pakistan and one of it's greatest businessman. Byram Uncle's contribution to the community we're tremendous and his presence shall always be missed. Garothman Behest to his ruvan and many condolences to his family and friends. With deep sorrow we announce the passing away of our dear beloved, Byram D Avari Husband of Goshpi Avari, father of Dinshaw, Xerxes and Zeena in Karachi on Sunday, January 22nd 2023. Paidus / Funeral prayers will be held at Khorshed Villa, inside the compound of Beach Luxury Hotel at 1pm on Monday, 23rd January 2023, followed by Sarosh prayers at sunset on Monday and Tuesday, 23rd / 24th January 2023
Rustom Baug Is 100 Years Old Well done, bawa! Rust Rustom Baug Is 100 Years Old Well done, bawa! Rustom Baug smashes a tonne Byculla’s 32-building Parsi housing enclave set to celebrate 100th birthday with year-long events planned by grateful residentsBuildings are being lit up at Rustom Baug. Pics/Atul KambleThe landmark Rustom Baug Parsi Colony in Byculla East marks a historic 100 this year. Celebrations begin for the residential enclave’s smashing century with a Thanksgiving Jashan (prayer) on the evening of Saturday, January 14, followed by a Khushali-no-Melavdo, which, roughly translated, means a get together.Article by Hemal Ashar | Mid-Day An excerpt from the invite to the first of year-long events reads: ‘We are so excited and proud to inform you that 100 years ago, the gates of Rustom Baug opened up for the Zoroastrian community, thanks to the unconditional benevolence of Bai Jerbai Wadia. This legacy was increasingly maintained by the Wadia family’. In a corner of this invite are three lines that are germane to the spirit of the celebrations: ‘Gratitude for our past; Celebrating our present; Enriching our future’.Lights onGratitude is key for Rustom Baug Welfare Association (RBWA) President Burzis Taraporevala who has lived in the colony for 64 years. “We are blessed. I want youngsters to know how fortunate they are. We can never forget Jerbai Wadia and the Wadia family philanthropy,” he said.Rustom

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