by Manoj R Nair – Mumbai Mirror – 02 Sept, 2008. Bombay Parsi Punchayet will allot more than 70 flats of the trust to members of the Parsi-Zorastrian community who are on the wait-list for houses Last week, the office of the charity commissioner asked the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the apex representative body of… Continue reading A House in a Baug
Category: Issues
Last-minute drug ban could save India’s almost-extinct vultures
99.9% of India’s vultures have died out over the last 20 years, the victims of unintentional poisoning. It took years to find out why India’s three vulture species — the long-billed, slender-billed and oriental white-backed vulture — were dying off. It turned out were feeding on dead cattle and other livestock that had been treated… Continue reading Last-minute drug ban could save India’s almost-extinct vultures
Shernaaz Engineer on the BPP Elections
The below is an article circulated on a newsgroup. It makes interesting reading with the BPP elections in the near future, as the subject matter. With a heavy heart and a poignant pen, SHERNAAZ ENGINEER chronicles the current mess within the community – and appeals for unity Was technology invented for us to use, or… Continue reading Shernaaz Engineer on the BPP Elections
Converting Ambedkar: The Chance that Parsis Missed
By Farrukh Dhondy Being part of a minority has its advantages. I have been part of several. The minority status one achieves as, say, a record-breaking runner is different from that which one is born into. Being a Parsi in India and indeed in the world and as an Asian immigrant to Britain, minority status… Continue reading Converting Ambedkar: The Chance that Parsis Missed
Mumbai Parsi Panchayat election heats up
With the new challengers unveiling their panel, the war for elections to the Bombay Parsi Panchayat is already heating up. For a community which believes in maja ni life this crowd of Parsis was pretty serious. The occasion: The unveiling of new panel of reformists to contest elections to the Bombay Parsi Panchayat – a… Continue reading Mumbai Parsi Panchayat election heats up
Parsis set to exercise their franchise for BPP polls
The Parsi community is all set to witness a change this October, as its members will exercise their franchise for the first time in 350 years since the Bombay Parsi Panchayat was established. From October 4 to 14, all Parsis over 18 years of age will vote for seven trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat… Continue reading Parsis set to exercise their franchise for BPP polls
Parsi punchayat gears up for polls
Otherwise known to be a genteel people, the Parsi community is likely to witness mud-slinging, name-calling and character assassination over the next two months as the 350-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) prepares to get itself a fresh bunch of trustees. With elections scheduled over three weekends in October, the race has formally begun for the… Continue reading Parsi punchayat gears up for polls
