In a reprieve to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), the HC on Friday stayed an order passed by the assistant charity commissioner. The commissioner had directed the punchayat to furnish documents pertaining to the allotment of flats to one of its trustees Noshir Dadrawala. By Swati Deshpande / TNN A bench of Justices D K… Continue reading High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Punchayat
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Parsi children return to roots
Religion is best understood by children when it is not preached pedantically. A testimony to this was Zochild Day organized by the Zoroastrian Children’s Foundation (ZCF) at Shanmukhananda hall in Matunga on Sunday. By Linah Baliga, TNN, About 2,500 Zoroastrian children and teenagers from six cities—Navsari, Surat, Baroda, Pune, Kolkata and Mumbai—congregated to learn about… Continue reading Parsi children return to roots
Theobroma opens in Bandra
As patisserie Theobroma opens its second outlet we talk to owner Kainaz Messman about the toils and joys (not to mention kilos of cocoa) involved in satisfying Mumbai’s sweet tooth. By Alisha Patel / CNN Go When George Bernard Shaw said "there is no love sincerer than the love of food," he could well have… Continue reading Theobroma opens in Bandra
Hey, I got a flat
The only time one can be ecstatic about getting a flat is when it is a house in the city, not a tyre that one is talking about. The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) is one of the largest land owners in Mumbai, scrambling to provide housing to a dwindling community By Hemal Ashar / Mid-Day… Continue reading Hey, I got a flat
Dishoom: An Irani Cafe in London
Bombay’s old Irani cafes are dying a slow death, and the only people doing anything about it are in London Irani cafes — of which Mumbai has less than 20 original examples left — have recently been the subject of various books, websites and documentaries such as "Inheritance of Loss," all attempting to paint the… Continue reading Dishoom: An Irani Cafe in London
The Story of the Taj Mahal Hotel
The Taj Mahal Hotel was founded, according to legend, after Jamsetji Tata was refused entrance into a European-owned hotel which displayed a sign forbidding entry to dogs and Indians. He vowed to build a luxury hotel that would be open to Indians and where Indians could entertain and be entertained without being insulted. There is,… Continue reading The Story of the Taj Mahal Hotel
A Longer Wait for BPP Flats
It appears that the wait for Parsi families to move into Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) flats just got a little longer. Justice (retd) B N Srikrishna, who was appointed to verify the eligibility of members of the Parsi-Irani community last year, has resigned. By Shibu Thomas / Times News Service The former judge of the… Continue reading A Longer Wait for BPP Flats
