Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat

Without vultures, fate of Parsi ‘sky burials’ uncertain

It is a thorny issue that beleaguers this fast diminishing community daily – how to preserve a 3,000-year-old ritual of giving “sky burials” to the Parsi dead amid a nearly extinct vulture population? by Baba Umar | Dippost In 1931, in the wildernesses of the Malabar hills overlooking the financial capital of Mumbai, Parsi Zoroastrians… Continue reading Without vultures, fate of Parsi ‘sky burials’ uncertain

Clarifications in The Banning of Priests Case

Clarification issued jointly by Jamsheed Kanga & Homi Khusrokhan There appear to be several misunderstandings concerning the Settlement entered into on 17.02.’15 in the matter of the Notice issued by the BPP in 2009 threatening a ban against other Priests and imposing a ban on two priests Er. Framroz Mirza & Er. Khushroo Madon, prohibiting… Continue reading Clarifications in The Banning of Priests Case

BPP trustees at loggerheads over allowing Film shootings in Parsi baugs

The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trustees are sparring over allowing film shootings in the city’s Parsi baugs. While a majority of the seven BPP trust ees are against allowing film and advertisement crew to shoot in their colonies, two trustees feel that it is a good source of revenue for the community. Article by Jyoti… Continue reading BPP trustees at loggerheads over allowing Film shootings in Parsi baugs

Parsi Priests’ Court Battle with BPP Likely To End Amicably

Two priests were banned from fire temples after they were found to have performed ceremonies for Parsis who chose to be cremated and children of non-Parsi fathers The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) three-year bitter court battle against two “renegade” priests may soon come to an end. Article by Jyoti Shelar Mumbai Mirror A recent mediation… Continue reading Parsi Priests’ Court Battle with BPP Likely To End Amicably

Code of Conduct Proposed For Future Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections

The following PROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT TO GOVERN FUTURE BPP ELECTIONS appeared in Jam-e-Jamshed edition of 11 Jan 2015 With a view to provide a level playing field to all individuals contesting future BPP Trustee elections, former Trustees of BPP along with some prominent community members had been discussing with the present Trustees, since early… Continue reading Code of Conduct Proposed For Future Bombay Parsi Punchayet Elections

Parsi Punchayet senior executive quits in frustration

Cawas Panthaki was trapped in crossfire between warring factions of the trust: Sources Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) senior executive B officer Cawas Panthaki resigned from his position recently and is currently serving a three-month notice. According to sources in the Punchayet, Panthaki was embittered because he was trapped between two combative factions of the trust.… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet senior executive quits in frustration

Unaccounted cash at Parsi trust office: The theories don’t add up

MULTIPLICITY ast week, trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the largest representative organisation of ParsiZoroastrians, found nearly Rs22 lakh and some gold jewellery in a locked cupboard that was used by their former CEO. Mehli Colah, the official, died in December 2013 after prolonged illness. Article by Manoj Nair | Hindustan Times After the… Continue reading Unaccounted cash at Parsi trust office: The theories don’t add up

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