After years of fighting for a home under the Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) homes-for-the-needy scheme, needy Parsis found support from an unexpected quarter. A trustee of BPP, Noshir Dadrawala, on Monday wrote to the charity commissioner that those names cleared by the earlier trustees should be given the houses. Dadrawala said, “The allotments have been… Continue reading BPP trustee supports needy Parsis
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Rahul connects with his paternal roots
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi connected with his paternal roots and met up with his Parsi relatives at the wedding of his distant cousin Tanaz Patel at a gala traditional function at the Jeejeebhoy Dadabhoy Agiary at Colaba in south Mumbai on Tuesday evening. Rahul’s grandfather, Feroze Gandhi (husband of the late prime minister Indira Gandhi),… Continue reading Rahul connects with his paternal roots
Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
The newly-elected Bombay Parsi Punchayet faces dissolution. The over 350-year-old trust, among the oldest in the city, had for the first time conducted a universal adult franchise to elect trustees recently. The punchayet’s only hope is a writ petition filed in the high court that comes up for hearing on March 17, in which they… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
Banaji Limjee Agiary Repair Fund
Below is an appeal sent to us by the trustees of the Banaji Limjee Agiary. This is Bombay’s and perhaps India’s oldest agiary. BANAJI LIMJEE AGIARY Appeal for contribution to Repair Fund Dear Sir/Madam,,The Banaji Limjee Agiary, which was constructed in the year 1709 and is the second Agiary to be so constructed in Bombay,… Continue reading Banaji Limjee Agiary Repair Fund
Nari Contractor: ‘I don’t mind living it all over again’
Nari Contractor is enjoying one of the greatest comebacks. The former India captain, who was hit on the head by a Charlie Griffith bouncer 47 years ago (March 22, 1962), turns 75 today. The crushing blow may have necessitated a steel wire mesh to be inserted in his skull but it failed to crush his… Continue reading Nari Contractor: ‘I don’t mind living it all over again’
Sohrab Wadia: Jihad The Musical
Sorab Wadia sings the part of Hussein Al Mansour in the Edinburgh Fringe Production of JIHAD THE MUSICAL. Costumes by Deb O. Choreography by Bethany Samuelson. See www.jihad-the-musical.com for more information about the production.
Nari Contractor to visit the Caribbean
Four decades after suffering a near-fatal skull injury while ducking into a bouncer in a tour game, former India captain Nari Contractor will visit the Caribbean later this month as a special invitee to witness the formation of blood banks named after the first black West Indian cricket captain, Sir Frank Worrell. “It (1962) was… Continue reading Nari Contractor to visit the Caribbean
