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Even as the Bombay High Court steps in to rein in a rampant MMRCL over the tunnelling process under sacred fire temples at Princess Street, petitioner Berjis Desai says that the community is often silent when it is its duty to speak up Article by Gaurav Sarkar | Mid-Day The Metro corridor will pass right… Continue reading Parsis are indifferent when it comes to saving community institutions says petitioner Berjis Desai

India’s first ‘open agiary’ mainly caters to ex-communicated Parsis, i.e. those who have married out of their community, and their children, and Zoroastrian enthusiasts who want to learn more about the religion. Article by Prachi Bari | Hindustan Times A fire temple for Parsis ex-communicated may sound like an oxymoron in terms of the traditional… Continue reading India’s first ‘open fire temple’ in Pune breeds new hope for Zoroastrianism, Parsis

A festering family dispute among the eight partners of Parsi Dairy Farm has finally been resolved with one of the partners, Urvaksh Naval Hoyvoy, who was jailed last month, retiring. Hoyvoy, who was held for fraud and fabricating a power of attorney, will walk away with Rs14 crore as his share as part of the… Continue reading Parsi Dairy dispute finally ends as one partner ‘retires’ with Rs.14cr share

“I am no seer but I can say it with confidence.. we are moving in the right direction.” The Empowering Mobeds programme with the theme of Moving Online kicked off on the morning of 13th May , 2018 at the Dadar Athornan Institute, Mumbai. After breaking away from the Jiyo Parsi programme, this was the… Continue reading Empowering Mobeds: Moving Online

Our good friend and eminent immigration lawyer has been selected as one of the recipients of the Who’s Who Legal Awards for 2018. From Who’s Who Legal Awards website: Each year Who’s Who Legal presents awards to the individuals and firms that have performed exceptionally well in our research. After an in-depth assessment of our… Continue reading Cyrus D Mehta Wins Who’s Who Legal Awards 2018 Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year

Jiyo Parsi programme will help slowdown the decline of Parsi population. In what might be viewed as a winwin for Parsis of all age groups, the Jiyo Parsi programme, currently in its second phase, will rope in senior citizens (60 years and older) to take care of Parsi children up to the age of 10.… Continue reading Elderly Parsis to act as baby-sitters: Jiyo Parsi

As reported earlier, in the last week of April, Justice Kathawalla was hearing cases on April 23 till 11 pm. And on April 25 till midnight. Friday, the last working day for Bombay High Court, before it closed for summer vacation. Even when the Gothic precincts of the High Court fell silent and courtrooms were… Continue reading Justice Kathawala holds court till 3:30 am to hear pending matters before Bombay HC closes for summer vacation

As Gujarat faces a water crisis, the wells in Parsi homes comes to the rescue of the Parsis in Navsari.