Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat

Says the chairman humiliated him in front of staff members The internal bickering among the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), city’s oldest and richest trust, continues. On Wednesday, Noshir Dadrawala, one of the seven trustees, stepped down from his post. Mr. Dadrawala alleged that the BPP’s chairman, Yazdi Desai, had humiliated him during… Continue reading Noshir Dadrawala: BPP trustee steps down

Owner of Mumbai Samachar to appear in HC on Feb. 16 Mumbai: Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) have approached the Bombay High Court over a series of news reports published in a supplement of Mumbai Samachar, one of the oldest Gujarati dailies in the country. Over the past few weeks, several articles criticising… Continue reading BPP trustees move court over defamatory articles

The Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) plan to set up a waste segregation and composting unit at a plot near the Tower of Silence has been scrapped after community members opposed it. Article by Yesha Kotak | Hindustan Times “The elderly, a large section of the orthodox community believe that the waste treatment plant goes against… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet scraps plan of using plot near Tower of Silence to segregate waste

At the time of its implementation this February, it could have been argued that the Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP’s) decision to hike the service charge for its colonies and baugs was not the best idea; two factions on the Board had been heavily debating the best way to cut costs and reduce the Trust’s fiscal… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s annual deficit sliced in nearly half

Community politics and mud-slinging has hit the Parsis’ representation in the National Commission for Minorities ONCE again, in the battle between the conservative Right and liberal Left, the Indian Zoroastrian commu­nity seems to be the biggest loser, as its nomination to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is still vacant. Article by GAURAV SARKAR |… Continue reading Left, Right, and a little bit of the Centre

‘We will continue ZYNG’ing’ For 7 years ZYNG has served society and our community, working tirelessly for the positive growth of our community youth. We are now the largest youth body of our community anywhere in the world, encompassing more than four thousand youth between the ages of 15 – 40. Despite what some say… Continue reading ZYNG Speaks Up.