UPDATED: With figures. From various sources, we have been informed that the election results are as below The 7 new trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are. Figures from WAPIZ website. Arnavaz Mistry 10,029 Dinshaw Mehta 6,791 Jimmy Rusi Mistry 6,587 Khojeste P Mistry 5,292 Yazdi H Desai 5,100 Rustom Sheriar Tirandaz 4,789 Noshir H.… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Panchayat Election 2008 Results
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First to Vote
Jamshed Adrianvala gets a thrill out of being the first to vote at any election. He was there, before anyone else, at the booth during the recent Parsi Panchayet polls too By Mahafreed Irani An active amateur sailor, 75-year-old Jamshed Adrianvala loves waking up early in the morning on Election Day, just so that he… Continue reading First to Vote
Big Fight In Small Community
By Neenaz Ichaporia There’s a quiet revolution underway in one of Mumbai’s most well recognised minority communities. Over the past two weeks, Parsis have been coming out to vote for whom they’d like to see in control of their richest body, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. The election may not be on the scale of a… Continue reading Big Fight In Small Community
Review: Personal Score – Zubin Mehta
Don’t look for cheap thrills in Zubin Mehta’s autobiography By Rekha DixitI thought it would be hypocritical to write about how good I am, so I’ve been very candid in my autobiography,” said Zubin Mehta before the launch of the English version of his autobiography, The Score of My Life (Roli Books, 201 pages, Rs… Continue reading Review: Personal Score – Zubin Mehta
Gieve Patel: Mister Behram
Mister Behram and Other Plays puts the spotlight on Gieve Patel, the dramatist Decades have passed since the talented cast and crew of Princes, Savaksa and Mister Behram took a bow. Their stage run might come to a halt, but their life on the shelf has just begun. The three plays, written by Gieve Patel,… Continue reading Gieve Patel: Mister Behram
Mahatma Gandhi’s Respect for the Parsis
via email from Maneck Bhujwala distributed to a newsgroup. Mahatma Gandhi had great respect for all communities and religions, including that of the Parsi Zarthushtis. Some examples that come to mind are: * In chapter 11 “Tolerance, i.e. Equality of Religions”, of his book (originally written in Gujarati) translated by Valji Govindji Desai into english,… Continue reading Mahatma Gandhi’s Respect for the Parsis
Parsick Politics
Elderly patients from the Parsi ward of Sir J J Hospital were taken to Colaba on October 11 to vote for elections to the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trust by a candidate without the permission of the hospital’s dean. At least four patients were taken in a private vehicle to the voting centre at Cusrow… Continue reading Parsick Politics
I didnt pull girl off chair: Jehangirji
MUMBAI: On October 5, The Times of India reported a quarrel that took place on the first day of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections. The daughter of Khojeste Mistree, who is one of the candidates, was attempting to film a fight that had broken out between two rival groups when she was allegedly roughly pulled… Continue reading I didnt pull girl off chair: Jehangirji
Parsi Panchayat’s tryst with democracy
By H P Ranina A new chapter has opened in the 300-year-old history of the Bombay Parsi Panchayet (BPP) with the first round of elections having started last Saturday. After years of apathy, the Parsi electorate has been enthused and fired by a burning desire to make their voice heard, and be counted, on issues… Continue reading Parsi Panchayat’s tryst with democracy
