It was built in 1926, and the Bangalore Parsee Zoroastrian Anjuman (BPZA) is keen to preserve the sanctity of the only fire temple in the city, now uncomfortably located at a busy intersection, en route to Shivajinagar Bus Terminus. By Daily Bhaskar The Queen’s Road-Cunningham Road junction, which has a major BMTC bus stop and… Continue reading Bangalore’s only fire temple is being slowly smoked out
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Campaign frenzy at its peak for Parsi punchayet by-polls
With the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) by-elections set to begin next week, the four candidates vying for the vacant seat on the board of trustees are aggressively wooing the community. In the past two weeks, some candidates have organised regular public meetings with free dinner in Parsi colonies wh ile others are deliberately keeping a… Continue reading Campaign frenzy at its peak for Parsi punchayet by-polls
Vivan Bhathena: Cine Artist
Blessed with boyish good looks, this 32-year-old has some movies and TV roles to his credit, but he feels it’s not enough. "The craving for good parts will always be there. Though my career s is moving steadily, I feel that I am not getting what I am looking for," says Vivan. He entered films… Continue reading Vivan Bhathena: Cine Artist
BPP Candidature: Advocacy over Meritocracy
It is with regret that I have to mention that the BPP is heading in the wrong direction. I say this after I read articles in Free Press and Jame Jamshed proposing Anahita Desai for BPP Trusteeship by Homi Ranina. Op-Ed by Arzan J Ghadially Ranina has proposed even when no one has asked him… Continue reading BPP Candidature: Advocacy over Meritocracy
Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Cries Foul Over Endorsing Candidate for BPP Elections
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections always seem to have some talking point. And this time, it is a letter one rival group is using to bring down the other. By Ashutosh Shukla | DNA India The letter is written by former vice chancellor, University of Mumbai, Dr Mehroo D Bengalee who is a also… Continue reading Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Cries Foul Over Endorsing Candidate for BPP Elections
Aspi Damania: Home-Tutor Par Excellence
School students in Powai and particularly in Hiranandani are well familiar with the name of ‘Damania Sir’. He has been giving private tuitions and guiding youngsters in Powai for the last twelve years for all Boards. What makes Aspi Damania remarkable is his abounding energy at 68 years of age. Well groomed, articulate and suave… Continue reading Aspi Damania: Home-Tutor Par Excellence
Dr. Homi Bhabha: Let There Be computing
Homi J Bhabha is famous as the founder of India’s nuclear establishment, but he also enabled India’s IT success. Rajeev Anantaram on a survey of the computer industry that is also a paean to its originator. Homi Bhabha was a great man — by any yardstick. A brilliant theoretical physicist, who made seminal contributions to… Continue reading Dr. Homi Bhabha: Let There Be computing
Bachi Karkaria: Blindly into the abyss
The Parsis have been in the news for the wrong reasons. The fractious case which arose from the Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s 2009 ban on two priests continues to make headlines. Earlier this month, a Harvard researcher reminded his Mumbai audience that there are only 69,601 Parsis left in India. Actually, this alarming figure belongs to… Continue reading Bachi Karkaria: Blindly into the abyss
Parsi election to be an expensive affair
The election for a single vacant seat for the position of trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) is set to be an expensive affair. With no code of conduct in place, estimates are that the poll expense could be close to Rs1 crore — well over the Rs25 lakh limit set for Lok Sabha… Continue reading Parsi election to be an expensive affair
