The below is an open letter by Arzan J. Ghadially, regular reader of Parsi Khabar, on the recent incidents about the movie shooting at Khareghat Colony and the subsequent parking of vehicles, etc at the Doongerwadi premises. To The Trustee of the Bombay Parsee Panchayat Funds and Properties Kind Attn: Mr Yezdi Desai – Trustee… Continue reading The Movie Shooting Controversey and Doongerwadi: An Open Letter.
Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat
High priests to run affairs of Doongerwadi
Affairs at the Doongerwadi or Tower of Silence will soon be under the direct purview of the high priests of the Parsi community. The decision was taken at a meeting of the trust on July 19. For the past two years, the 55-acre Doongerwadi was reportedly being managed by a trustee considered to be from… Continue reading High priests to run affairs of Doongerwadi
Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
A recent decision by the Karachi’s apex Parsi trust to give children of women married to non-Zoroastrians the right to adopt their mother’s religion has generated interest in Mumbai where the community is still divided over the issue. By Manoj Nair | DNA The Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund, the counterpart of the Bombay Parsi… Continue reading Will Bombay Parsi Panchayat Go The Karachi Way
Dokhmenashini Controversey
Noshir H. Dadrawala’s take on the Dokhmenashini controversey. Thanks for provoking me to respond on the latest controversy surrounding ?Dokhmenashini. I believe this controversy has a time cycle of its own for the past century or more. Nearly a hundred years ago when there were enough vultures to dispose a dozen corpses in a day,… Continue reading Dokhmenashini Controversey
Has the genteel Mr Taraporewalla turned tapori?
The Parsis reeled from another dirty (and cyber) election war. Bachi Kakaria reports from the sidelines of the Inbox Insurgency Munchi Cama is not just the new replacement Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. His decisive victory last Monday has tilted the balance of power in the rich and influential BPP. As important, it has… Continue reading Has the genteel Mr Taraporewalla turned tapori?
BPP Bypolls In the Aftermath: An Overview
The below is an Op-Ed by Mickie Sorabjee, regular contributor to Parsi Khabar and a good friend and well-wisher of the website. The moving hand writes and having written, moves on. The Fravashis of our visionary philanthropic forefathers have willed that the juggernaut of unprofessional conduct be brought to standstill and the house of BPP… Continue reading BPP Bypolls In the Aftermath: An Overview
Mumbai Samachar MD wins Parsi elections
Muncherji Cama, the managing director of Asia’s oldest newspaper ‘Bombay Samachar’ has won the fiercely contested elections to choose a trustee in the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). By Manoj R Nair | DNA India The election to the vacant seat in the seven-member trust was seen as a fight between the reformist and orthodox sections.… Continue reading Mumbai Samachar MD wins Parsi elections
