200 ways to waste water For three months, allege residents, a Bandra family has been committing water carnage by pouring upto 200 litres of water out of their fourth floor flat for no reason; BMC engineer says action will be taken By Shailesh Bhatia | Mid-Day Even as Mid Day reported the acute scarcity of… Continue reading Water Wastage Complaint at Bhabha Sanatorium Compound
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ZYNG Organizes A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians
Name: SPECIAL STARS Tagline: A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians Organizers: ZYNG – Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation Senior Citizens Ladies Group of Rustom Baug Om Creations Trust Jam-e-Jamshed Schedule: Friday, 11th May 2012 10:00am – 2:30pm Rustom Baug Saturday, 12th May 2012 4:30pm – 7:30pm Rustom Baug Sunday, 13th May 2012… Continue reading ZYNG Organizes A Summer Celebration for Differently Abled Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians
A year on, JJ Hospital finally gets Rs. 52 Lacs from Maneck Sanjana’s Estate
In January 2011, JJ received an email that a Parsi woman had left 100,000 Canadian dollars for it. But the hospital authorities thought of it as an elaborate online fraud By Santosh Andhale | Mumbai Mirror Congratulations! You are entitled to receive 100,000 Canadian dollars. Send us your account details so that we could facilitate… Continue reading A year on, JJ Hospital finally gets Rs. 52 Lacs from Maneck Sanjana’s Estate
Bombay HC asks Parsi Panchayat for help
Taking a sympathetic view, the Bombay High Court has asked the Parsi Panchayat whether it could provide temporary accommodation to a man who is in a custody dispute with his wife. By Urvi Mahajani | DNA India A division bench of Justice PB Majmudar and Justice AV Mohta has also asked either a trustee or… Continue reading Bombay HC asks Parsi Panchayat for help
A One Day Workshop for Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Girls and Boys
Learn all about your religion — Zoroastrianism • Ask all the questions you ever wanted to ask • Find out what it means to be a true Zoroastrian. VENUE : The Alexandra Girls’ English Institution 31, Hazarimal Somani Marg, Fort, Mumbal 400 001. DATE : Saturday, 28th April 2012 TIME : 9.00 a.m. to 6.00… Continue reading A One Day Workshop for Parsi Irani Zoroastrian Girls and Boys
Should Parsis promote funeral alternatives?
The discovery of a desiccated human body part in the garden of a fire temple on Napean Sea Road last week caused a lot of distress and deliberation among the city’s Parsi-Zoroastrians. By Manoj Nair |DNA India The Malabar Hill police suspect that the body part must have been picked up by a scavenger bird… Continue reading Should Parsis promote funeral alternatives?
Bun maska at Kyani
Here lies the old-world charm of home-baked bread and earthy chai. “Khosh aamadi! Ke khoshaamad maraa ze aamadanat. Hezaar jaan e geraami, fedaa ye aan qadamat” (Welcome! For your presence has affirmed my being. May a thousand beloved hearts be bestowed at your feet), said a friendly old Iranian gent warmly placing his hand on… Continue reading Bun maska at Kyani
Need for a Facility for Mentally Challenged Parsi Children and Adults
Below is a letter by our dearest friend and neighbor Dr. Katayun Palia to the Editor of Jame Jamshed. Dr. Palia talks about the need for a residential facility for mentally challenged Parsi children/adults. Dear Ms. Engineer, This is further to a letter published in your newspaper ("A Tribute to Jimmy Shroff ", Jam-e-Jamshed,… Continue reading Need for a Facility for Mentally Challenged Parsi Children and Adults
The Khada Parsi: Mumbai’s oldest Parsi set for makeover
Four years after promising to restore the city’s heritage fountains, BMC will commence work on the Khada Parsi fountain at the onset of this financial year; work on Flora Fountain will also begin this year By Rinkita Gurav | Mid Day Over four years have passed since the BMC announced its plan to restore the… Continue reading The Khada Parsi: Mumbai’s oldest Parsi set for makeover
