Candidate Profile Anahita Desai The past few weeks have witnessed a couple of Manifestos coming from candidates standing for BPP Trusteeship. These Manifestos clearly expose the candidates’ limited understanding of the BPP or how the BPP actually functions. When making promises and painting ideal scenarios, candidates fail to take into account the ground reality, the… Continue reading BPP Trustee Elections: Anahita Desai
Month: June 2018
Parsis oppose toilet block near Dadyseth Atashbehram
UPDATE: The contents of the article are not current. Senior journalist Nauzer Bharucha, in a facebook post had informed that he had spoken to the authorities and this proposal has been scrapped. Vow to move court if BMC does not scrap proposal After its fight to protect two fire temples from tunnelling for Metro 3,… Continue reading Parsis oppose toilet block near Dadyseth Atashbehram
Bombay High Court to decide Bombay Parsi Punchayet election venue
One of the venues for election may be changed; some members suspect ulterior motives With just a little over a fortnight before the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) election takes place, mid-day has exclusively learnt from sources that the Bombay High Court will, in a chambers session this Wednesday, decide whether one of the five proposed… Continue reading Bombay High Court to decide Bombay Parsi Punchayet election venue
Coffee days champagne nights and other secrets by Kainaz Jussawalla
Author Kainaz Jussawalla informs us…. ‘We all have deep dark secrets …..’’ That is the crux of my first novel published by Crossword book stores in June 2017 It was followed by a massive book launch in July 2017 and Javed Akhtar who was the chief guest praised it and spoke of the book and… Continue reading Coffee days champagne nights and other secrets by Kainaz Jussawalla
Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor: “Was misled about tunnels by Metro officials”
Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor of Udvada, who until last year was in favour of Metro III, says high priests were misinformed about alignment and demands for the proposed tunnels to be realigned Article by Gaurav Sarkar | Mid-Day The high priest of Udvada, Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor, has seemingly had a change of heart on… Continue reading Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor: “Was misled about tunnels by Metro officials”
Astad Deboo Conferred the Yangnaraman Living Legend Award
Our dear friend and brilliant legendary contemporary dancer Astad Deboo has been credited for blending his kathak and kathakali training and creating a unique dance form that has been appreciated globally. He is also known for collaborative explorations with other artistes. This year he teamed up with rudra veena artiste Mohi Baha ud-din Dagar to… Continue reading Astad Deboo Conferred the Yangnaraman Living Legend Award
AILA Presents Cyrus D. Mehta with the 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) will recognize Cyrus D. Mehta with the 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. He will receive the award this week during AILA’s Annual Conference in San Francisco Mr. Mehta has dedicated his life and career to advance the practice of immigration… Continue reading AILA Presents Cyrus D. Mehta with the 2018 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award
