Percy Wadia, a staff member of the library told the Free Press Journal that they have around 3, 000 members as the regular visitors to the library before the Metro work began. Jamshetjee Nessarwanjee Petit Institute and Library at Fort (JN Petit Institute) is witnessing fewer visitors due to the ongoing Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ (Metro-3) work. Article… Continue reading Mumbai Metro 3 affects iconic J. N. Petit Library
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Three prime Parsi baugs told to cough up over Rs 35 crore for lease renewals
The city collector has issued demand notices to the city’s largest private landlord, Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), for various properties, including prominent residential baugs built by industrialist Nusli Wadia’s family in the last century. Article by Nauzer Bharucha | TNN Land leases of three landmark Parsi enclaves- Rustom Baug and Jer Baug at Byculla, and… Continue reading Three prime Parsi baugs told to cough up over Rs 35 crore for lease renewals
Dadar Athornan Institute marks 100 years, struggles to stay afloat
The school estimates that it will be required to spend Rs 2 lakh per head for boarding, lodging and educating each student and has sought donations from both Parsis living in India as well as abroad, apart from corporates and organisations. Written by Srinath Rao, Sanya Runwal | Indian Express Athornan Institute has 25 students… Continue reading Dadar Athornan Institute marks 100 years, struggles to stay afloat
The Secrets of Saher Agiary in Mumbai
Meher Mirza takes us on a walk around the delightful Saher Agiary. Mumbai has lost so many of its memories under highways and malls that I am loath to share the few pockets that remain, but I shall gird my loins and do it anyway. There is a little lane that wriggles upwards from Breach… Continue reading The Secrets of Saher Agiary in Mumbai
Migrated but kept the Apartment ? Parsis must give ’em up
Is it fair to keep low rent, charity apartments in prime localities of the city locked while the tenants have migrated to the US or Canada? The Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP), the city’s biggest private landlord which controls over 5,500 flats meant for the ParsiI-rani community, does not think so. It has been issuing eviction… Continue reading Migrated but kept the Apartment ? Parsis must give ’em up
Metro speedily realigned at BKC but not elsewhere
Work on the 2B corridor, which will connect D N Nagar and Mankhurd, has begun at several places along its 23.6km route. The corridor will run along the 3.6 km-long arterial BKC road. MMRDA metropolitan commissioner R A Rajeev did not respond to calls or texts by TOI. A senior MMRDA official said, “Earlier, the… Continue reading Metro speedily realigned at BKC but not elsewhere
Parsis last joined Mumbai police 21 years ago
The dwindling numbers of the Parsi community has cast a long shadow on its representation in the Mumbai police force, over the past five decades. The brick-red tiles of the Police Gymkhana on Marine Drive reflects the crimson of the setting sun. A man in his early 70s hops out of his car at the… Continue reading Parsis last joined Mumbai police 21 years ago
