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After high drama including a hunger protest by two of its trustees, the turmoil in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) was resolved on Wednesday evening. The BPP, the apex body representing Parsis and the city’s largest private landlord, has been wrecked due to continuous infighting among its trustees for over a decade now.… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustees end hunger strike, say all issues resolved over elections

The BPP is the apex body of the Parsi community and the second largest landlord in the city, after the Bombay Port Trust (BPT). It controls massive swathes of land, many of which are residential colonies or baugs as they are popularly known Mid Day Editorial Board This picture has been used for representational purpose… Continue reading BPP must stop airing its dirty linen in public

Trustee’s protest takes form of hunger strike as he claims drastic measures needed to press for elections by year end A combative Noshir Dadrawala (centre) on hunger strike outside the Punchayet office. Pic/Suresh Karkera Noshir Dadrawala, the man of the moment, on a hunger strike outside the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) office at Fort, all… Continue reading Things get (h)eated at Parsi Punchayet office

The crisis in the over 300-year-old Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) intensified over the weekend with a trustee planning to go on a hunger strike from Monday morning. Article by Nauzer Bharucha | TNN Noshir Dadrawala, who resigned last week, protesting against the majority trustees’ decision to postpone the BPP elections to October 2022, said, “This… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat trustee to go on hunger strike against decision to postpone election