Smita has assured friends that the iconic home where brothers Homi and Jamshed grew up will not be torn down to make way for a highrise and will only be used as a family home. Dr Jamshed Bhabha’s Malabar Hill bungalow, Mehrangir, which many in the city had wanted to be preserved and turned into… Continue reading Smita Crishna-Godrej buys historic Bhabha bungalow for Rs. 372 cr
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Wadias want back Parsi colonies their ancestors developed
The Wadias have taken exception to the BPP using the rent from these properties to pay the salaries of Parsi priests Industrialist Nusli Wadia, whose family developed five housing colonies for the needy Parsis in the 1900s, wants the control of the colonies back with the family trust. By Yogesh Sadhwani | TNN The family… Continue reading Wadias want back Parsi colonies their ancestors developed
Chemould Prescott Road: Moulding modern art for decades
India was still taking its first steps as an independent nation when a young Maqbool Fida Hussain was struggling to find avenues to display his art in the city. He met by chance a young Parsi couple who ran a frame-making business at Princess Street in south Mumbai. By Sukhada Tatke | The Hindu Soli… Continue reading Chemould Prescott Road: Moulding modern art for decades
B. Merwan and the Irani Cafe: A Fading Icon
Recently the news about B. Merwan the iconic Irani cafe with the best Mava cakes in the world, shutting down; has brought a sense of gloom over all those who love the restaurant and in fact the entire genre of Irani cafes in Mumbai. Below is an article received via email and penned by Shapur.… Continue reading B. Merwan and the Irani Cafe: A Fading Icon
Charges Against BPP Chairman: Is the World Congress in Jeopardy ?
Four Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) Arnavaz Mistry, Khojeste Mistree, Jimmy Mistry and Yazdi Desai filed a complaint with the Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mumbai against BPP Chairman Dinshaw Mehta on November 13, alleging financial misappropriation in the transfer of tenancy rights regarding office premises owned by the BPP at Dady House,… Continue reading Charges Against BPP Chairman: Is the World Congress in Jeopardy ?
Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
The Parsee Gymkhana vice-president, Khodadad Yazdegardi, has been accused of selling two complimentary tickets for the 2011 World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka for Rs 2.5 lakh. By Jyoti Shelar | Mumbai Mirror A three-member inquiry committee, commissioned by the Marine Lines-based gymkhana, said in its report that Yazdegardi sold off the… Continue reading Parsee Gymkhana Vice President Sold Cricket World Cup 2011 Tickets on The Black Market
Ignoring community’s help, Parsi family lives on footpath
They were given monetary assistance and put up at a dharamshala, yet the family of three have, for four years, been embarrassing the community by living outside the Petit Sanatorium at Cumballa Hill. Author: Sayalee Karkare | Mumbai Mirror A Parsi family, comprising an aged mother and a son and daughter in their 50s, has… Continue reading Ignoring community’s help, Parsi family lives on footpath
