Fellow Zoroastrians, Is this how we remember one of the greatest Zoroastrians of recent times, by letting his ancestral house fall into ruins and then be sold off to a builder? http://videos.sify.com/DadaBhai-Naorojis-House-SIFY-watch-jeivLTageac.html Note that this video is a few years old, and that it is incorrectly referred to as Naoroji’s birthplace (he was born in… Continue reading Dababhai Naoroji’s House in utter disrepair
Category: Bombay
High Court stays order on Dadar Parsee Gymkhana
The Bombay high court on Monday interimly stayed an order passed by the Lokayukta which restrained the Dadar Parsee Colony Gymkhana from letting out its ground for social functions and marriages. By Rosy Sequeira, TNN A division bench of Justice P B Majmudar and Justice R M Savant was hearing a petition filed by the… Continue reading High Court stays order on Dadar Parsee Gymkhana
Film shoot turns nightmare for Khareghat Colony
For 4 nights residents of Khareghat Colony have been kept awake; film crew say they have Parsi Panchayat permission By Lata Mishra | Mumbai Mirror Nowadays, if you drive by Pedder Road at night, you will be mistaken if you think residents of the well-known Khareghat Colony are celebrating an early Christmas and New Year.… Continue reading Film shoot turns nightmare for Khareghat Colony
Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Talks about revamping the century-old Tehmulji Parsi Lying-in Hospital has led to sparks flying between the managing committee of the hospital and a section of the Parsi community. By Ananya Banerjee | Indian Express The members of the managing committee had put forth a plan in March to turn the hospital into a 100-bed super-specialty… Continue reading Tehmulji Hospital: Parsi Lying-In Hospital caught in revamp row
Mumbai’s Parsis helped pave way to Mount Mary
hat Mumbai’s Parsi community has a connection to the Bandra fair is a fact known to few. Fr Francis Correa, a local historian, tell of how one of the most famous Parsis of the city Sir Jamshedji Jejeebhoy played an important role in making the journey to Mount Mary’s shrine safer by building the causeway… Continue reading Mumbai’s Parsis helped pave way to Mount Mary
Britannia Restaurant in Mumbai Serves Up Nostalgia on a Plate
For Nowruz, the Parsi New Year, which this year fell on August 19, a particularly long queue spilled out of Britannia Café’s doors and onto the wide boulevard of Mumbai’s elegant Ballard Estate. A cheery red and white sign offered clues to explain the patience and persistence of the hungry Sunday lunch: “There is no… Continue reading Britannia Restaurant in Mumbai Serves Up Nostalgia on a Plate
MLA funds Doongerwadi repairs
Malabar Hill MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha, who spent Rs10 lakh from his funds to repair three pavilions inside the Parsi Towers of Silence in Malabar Hill, seems to have hurt the sentiments of the community. The renovated halls were inaugurated by Lodha on August 22. A plaque with the MLA’s name has been displayed in… Continue reading MLA funds Doongerwadi repairs
