Bulge-bracket property deals by the rich and the famous are not new to the land-starved megapolis, but the weekend sale of the iconic Lincoln House here to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla for Rs 750 crore is nothing but mind-boggling. A view of the seaside mansion which was used as the U.S. consulate from 1957,… Continue reading Cyrus Poonawalla buys iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai for Rs 750 crore
Category: Mumbai
Mumbai’s Parsis fight to preserve the city’s greenest space in Dadar
The Parsi colony in Mumbai’s Dadar neighbourhood is unique. It is the world’s largest concentration of Parsis, now down to its last 80,000 despite the community’s wealth and education. Article by Bachi Karkaria | The Guardian Locally, this central urban enclave is everything that this great Indian city is not: low-rise, languorous, its 25 acres… Continue reading Mumbai’s Parsis fight to preserve the city’s greenest space in Dadar
Parsi Punchayet sweepers, pallbearers threaten strike
On Monday, over 230 Class IV workers including the Tower of Silence’s pallbearers sported red Gandhi topis with their union’s name “Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha“ emblazoned across. This was the first phase of a peaceful protest, which will escalate into a strike if the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) continues to evade their demands for higher wages,… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet sweepers, pallbearers threaten strike
Tehmulji Parsi Lying-In hospital may see development soon
The hospital at Fort has not been functioning for over two decades now. For the past three years, the BPP trustees and the hospital committee have been locked in a legal tussle over the redevelopment issue. The former had alleged that the latter cannot take a decision on its behalf and enter into an agreement… Continue reading Tehmulji Parsi Lying-In hospital may see development soon
Row over Parsi hospital’s pact with private firm goes to Bombay High Court
A quaint heritage Parsi hospital property built in 1895 and lying defunct for several decades in the prime Fort area of south Mumbai will be redeveloped into an orthopaedic and neurosurgery centre. Article by Nauzar Bharucha | TNN Last week, six of the seven trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) finalized an agreement with… Continue reading Row over Parsi hospital’s pact with private firm goes to Bombay High Court
Mumbai City Development Plan forgets to mark as many as 24 fire temples as heritage structures
Parsis were among the first settlers in Mumbai in the 17th century and they started consecrating their fire temples (Agiaries and Atash Behrams) over the next 200 years. In the past decade, the minuscule community (barely over 40,000 in Mumbai) was relieved when most of these temples were notified under the city’s heritage rules, which… Continue reading Mumbai City Development Plan forgets to mark as many as 24 fire temples as heritage structures
Adi Jehangir on the Closing of Café Samovar
As Mumbai bids goodbye to Cafe Samovar this week, Adi Jehangir says he is simply making room for artists. It’s a busy Thursday afternoon at Kala Ghoda’s Jehangir Art Gallery. A queue winds out of a narrow corridor leading to its resident eatery, Cafe Samovar, spilling into the foyer. The visitors know it’s their last… Continue reading Adi Jehangir on the Closing of Café Samovar
