Dec 1971

;MBER 1971 . VIII No. 11= Price 50 Paise new medium for old wisdom I PROF. PHIROZ J. SHROFF LL. M. electronic engineer , A. I. E. R. E.' . VOL. Wl N^ 1 V DECEMBER 1971 ife. € O N T ENT S Editorial Praye^ from Bcjon Boywala* (Fooaa). by Dr, M. D. Karldianawala K* ' ' Quotations on Prayers Did Fravashis Exist in the Time of Gathas — Framrozc Rustomjee ( Colombo) Obituary Felicitations , Prof Pbiroz J. Shroff Mrs. Aloo Chhiber What Pandiayat Trustees Mean (Its Gujarati Version ) Managing Editor ; P. B. WARDEN. M S. (Bpm.), D.PM (Bom.) ADVISORY B0aWP •> Mr. P. R. E. Ca$sod. Advocate - Rangoon, Aden, Nairobi, Bombay Adarbad Irani, RJk.M.C., D.O.M.S. (Lond.), D.O. (Oxon) Mrs. Cool K. Shavaksha Prof. Nadir Ardeshir Mody, M.A., LL.B. Dr. Sohrab H. Batliwala, Ph.D Mr. Bejon N. Desai, M,A., B.Ed. Mr. Faribourz Nariman, (Architect) Mr. Homi Burjor Dhalla, MiA. (Harvard) Mr. Mahyar Byramji Patel Yearly subscription-for 12 iSsiMls: Rs. 6/- for Inland; Sh* 12/6 for U.K,; and I 2/-for U.S.A. Single Copy: 50 Paise. Oppc^te Anjuman Atash-Bahram, 621-Jh;^ttmath Shankarshet Marg, Bombay - 2. BR. Offiae Address Published and edited by Editor-Proprietor P. B. Warden from 621-Jagannath Shankarshet MaF& ^iBbay--1^. BR., and printed at Kaleid Art Printers, 5-B, Shalimar Industrial Estate, Mutunga, BoTnbay-19, and mimeographed at 621-Iagannath Shankarsbet Marg, Bombay-2. BR.of Parsiana has changed from print to mimeogr ­ aph. In the preceding issue I have given several good rea ­ sons for that change over. Almost every reader of Paraiana and^hopefully in anti ci- ^d better service from the pdint of view through this new medium. It has object in the past to. the to without dissenting on this^'ppint have -questionea tims first because of the i.xu.xx ihRtrrJ? 4io arity caused , by adverse influences and ?nt^?+y^A ^y persons of auestionabl integrity wo have their aze to grind. future of Parsiana.my py however interest together in P^’is to OTt of the scientifi mimeogr- rea^ X . • — ^ 7 ',— > -----o*^ some subscribeB -questioned the stab- : * ’ i interrup- iques adopted by persons of Questionable them^to know^that 5000 nsoothsa' > discuss ¦ oOOOnsoothsayers of Jranee recently got r /discuss their own future in the li- scientific and technological advances. Whatev ­ er changes may come around; us there is permanent stabilit- in one book-and that book is the b^ namely a profitable ledger. To level is the secret of permaneixv^y cuxvt ouclmxxxuv m &ujv mimeo is a strategic retreat in for- ^?'+i-?^d £oreoi^t impossible catching up with advances .within the specific fi el a of mimeography. If Parsiana is wisdom" as its subrtitle says I cannot wisdom and not apply it when needed in the 2^ corami^ity members wno are groaning under dep ression of disappointment with their Trustees. My first hand knowledge of each and everystratum of our Trustees of tl yet not I forts. To^'arous perm^ent stability prope r -— that book is the best book in thw world 2 2 3^*“ ""3 maintain this book at pr secret of permanencey and stability in any as its subrtitle says I cannot -ression of disappointment with their Trustees. society reveals Hdence in the dued feeling of revolt resentation; and yet “ previous feeble e: 1 ethargy , 1 i s tl es s] helplessness the Commmity to mke a Common. Cause and nexp rarsiana achieve it for Common waa.] . I am impelled to achieve this from a stray thoughtless PARSIANA DEC. 1971. - • state of their lack of con- the Par^i Panchayat and a sub- large~scale non“rep'" concrete has resulted from. a+b«v.rr,r T 4 ^0 arouss our Community .from etn^gy,listlessness and apathy of their own feel ins of self-iwgsed''task and thronul i^on the Community to irake a Common Canaft anH our Community .from 1.made by Sohrab Bajan'^of Godrej Press infamy. He my fri end Mr . Mahyar' Patel had Warden suceeeded even rith the Trustees in his campaign against me^ Surely ^^9 y£'t against his cotton-wool padded personality. boast ] asked m- once wi' not once yet against hi >01 pi pel? PzP-x Lady Jehajigir ’s pelf, and unsrupulous attitude of Trustees towards their wards that we are. This dirty demonstration must be dashed againstitheir to^secure our salva-tdon.^Let this brag be -fche j large'money. - -patch all -fc' r *8 ir: ugly : faoffi start ing po ’ .s arge postage stamps-whatever you can. i int and crushing end of -their condemnation.ThiswilVhoed 1 arge mon ey. . I am not a Readymoney • Pamper .ink printing, di -pa,tch all these cause heavy money. Join .h^rsiana in larg numbers(yearly PubscriptionHs.b/ Tor 12 issues in India) and/or supply paper,ink,wncxocjvci usui assure you I will not use your contribution towards any' “thing other than the Extra (Curricular' Coridemnatio-n C!am “ naign. (Mimeograph paper 500 page ream of ,8r"xll" costs ” and/or supply' assure you I wil’ er , in. from Rs. 7 to 12 per p*. cket. ) On these too,¦ is the attention of moi^to be fixed, because th^re is a rouedy for e'VQr'y'' ¦ . thing but death, a hope for wickedness,it is possible to of mai to be .fixed, because thiM Lut dea-bh, a hope for manage everything but ill temper, and it is possible for everything ’to change but divine providence /S SHAYAST LA-SHAYAST1 \Y 4 z PIRSIINA DEG. 1971. 2. A/z ¦ *¥ } ¦, : .A T/A 'P- S| 4 4^. '; Til i: 11- 1 d ¦> Li 'Kftjse > < BY D M. I) J H l\ HA WA , Usually. New Year is the ti - -me ’¦,yheh everyone flocks . to the Ataah-Dehram or' Atash-adarn to offertheir prayers and wi sh for all happinessjprospefity and long life for oneself and the family However ex?amine the word ” Ban dag V carelessly translate in’to English as ."Prayer". A Zofoastrisur ’s Banda^i is not a mere Prayer, it is the powerful means for a __________ _____• _____ __ • T * 1 - ____ 7 must carefully __ -1 _ J__ ** ¦ will ch we most commonly ^d X------ >._x_ tiirlish as not a mere Prayer, it is the powerful means for a communion with Ahura mzda. The word prayer does not convey the full sense cf and thereby express our gra- tituieand of our goal to"’be foreger tied to Him in firm friendship with unbreakable bonda of love. But ho ’,v seldom do we think in these terms while per- forming our ¦Bandagi".Because rV WD- I 'rayer ”. A purpose ofBandagi, sin5)ly because Prayer conveys and connotes-to pray for somethin 5toask for some- and connotes-to pray for somethin 5toask for some ­ thing, to entreat with ur ­ gency, tc solicit strsnu ” oiisly 'or to beseech. Band- agi cn the oUier hand con­ notes the ides, of one’s dutyahd obligation to God if we take the v/ord from Bon da "the servant (of God) and it conveys the idea of bond/tying together(with God) ii 7/e taki “to bind. Thus it conveys our subservient status vzith respect"to Godour obiie . tioh and duty to offer thaks to Kim for allthe benefits and bounties -ife receive and :ency. tc solicit strsnu- cn the oUier hand con- e from Bandad i.» PAH3IAKA DEC.1971 ?ie have firmly fixed the idea that Bandagi is "prayer"-- many seem to carry the idea b ' * '' ogical end, na icly that 1 should pray only vsrhen we TTant to ask God for some fav ­ ours- or ”zhsn we are in troubl It is because of this wrong, notion’that prayers ply to ask Goa for f pray only ’^hen itr nz\i4 e/*^vnA I are sim- fbr fuifin ­ ishes bo merit of our wishes however detrimental those zdshes mi- i, —that 7/e expect and demand^that God fulfill every as useless and in- Ve seldom pau' —that 7/e expect and -ono of them or we condemn prayer efficacious. se to think whether our""wish ­ es are for our ovn good or . h@^s That if why Cscar ./ilde sarcastically said'^VAien the Gods. Wish to pus'.ish us they answer our prayers". Shakes-- peare has.very shrewdly comn- bnted in Antony and deopetra ".'/e ipnorant or ourselves. Beg often our own harms, iiiich the vise powers Deny us for our own toed; So 'e find we profit" By losing-: our erayers* It is precisely because of q zhy Cecar Vilde tt 5 3this point—ihat we do not really knoe what is gqod for us--that in our religion we always say whatever blessinn^s that ’ accrue from our Sandagi and. our offering ’s may they all collect—"Pa gange Da- darohrmazd ” in the treasury of Ahura Liazda and may He then hestow Kis blessings therefrom as He thinks fit. “Hypvichiro- Ahuroi. yatha ne anghat' ’’”Maythat happen to me, whi ch He v/i shes ’’ l ?1 ?.tc has therefore ri^^tiy impl- oredfLord of Lords,*grant the good whether we pray _.. i t or not, but evi 1 k e -. ep;from us, even though we prliy.,'for-it"- But,then wha are praying everHhingl^^ - ------- ... . -en to me irrespective of i'J , overhi^t. rich, tna\ . Law of fjatinre ( take its course so f?r as we zte and ^should not take the to­ ll for our wrong actions — in^^ other words as fur genie v s.o,id in '"Prayers -'avbat ""*" ever a man prays forphe prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to Thi ’s twice two be np In our uncoacsrnei ,____ for xiiaterial benefits,we Farsi i.ii£fly educated and rati ­ onal, have been making tools of cur selves by following tne so-called makers'*. .1 h^._ j.. ond auctioned away our .•»< T5 Plato us fo: 9 is it^that we itood shpi^d h^p for vipst--' everythini; WBpvn T yy* how 5yi eked I hs-ve beeriv that the immutable' shoi^ld /become '¦ (Asha) should least . Q ** in o r* p. "Prayers ’’- for a miracl .. .*____ 3 * Great God i‘WO b X P ¦ 9 itself to fiArant that 't'^four. ” cuest ,. J who claim to be n 3 "liracle- & ^0 have pawned P^iRSIAi^sA QhC. 1971 4 i fit el licence ;.vheh we-^in utt- ¦catsst _______ ____ime stand in pups er siregard of our gr 'noblest and most subl- r'eVinion, _ , __ lihe^dumb ahimalE to have ’darshan • of someSai or txhat :Wte•’faker. » Let us be very clear at_a “- ----------- - Cd- ^eneral but certainly needA^these char- these deceivers. e the powers of _ 'or rayei ’in p^lxnce. we do not latans, these fraud!ent fakers.. lihat is all the more piti­ able is to se people — ’ J with uni- 9 ,yei’ out C3 ¦ educated people versity de^ ret- _____ behind their names in hope ­ ful testimony of h'^ving int ellcctuai maturity, the so-called progressive peo­ ple for vThdm Modern** ; is a by^word, wno dress to BhoTT as if they were the ''cwYork-- versitj^ d uni- e^J^ees trailing II .* y. ful testimony of haying y s 0 -cal 1 prpgres si vepeo - a by^-word. BhoTT as if they were the . latest arrivals .from Lon- do.n.; Pa.ri? or hould so willingly fall preys to the lure of mir acuious cure of and com­ fort from all troubles, Thes e decei v ers mint mo- ney. by playing on'the W"' 111 bl e« Rem emb er that I^or true supplico.tion to God we dC' not need these fr ­ audulent Jand mercenary,in -termediaries. 7e do not need any intercession for as Eosca Ballou ha.s said ‘’’Between ths Humble and contrite heart and.the rnojesty of h(^ven there are no barriers; the on­ ly pas sv/ord is pr- ’yer<.® So Uisn even if we pray ..for obtaining benefits* let us prau with C.L?mb ¦ d.. o 9 mir e on ' ti:: *¥ e ear And c V®- communion .'/ith • '¦JMAV V.UCttUC.' I jnd lyric recitation of the Avesta is the balm to sooth the most ruffbd heart (in A Birthday Thought). I ask and wish not to aop- hore beauteous-rich uord make me -------- year better every day*. Our .Avesta Bandgi offers us a true communion .'/ith Ah^a. pie quiet.peaceful end lyric recitation of the Aveeta is the balm to sooth the most ruffbd heart These recitat ions truly creates a powerful- fiei.d ^ound us, protecting us X ovil. These Aves ­ tan kanthras have great potenti^ities and po'iier who are weak, it is we who are impure, and therefore no not how to or £ay : wiser every creates / from^alT evil. These*^Aves- potentialities'^and' it is we who are impure, and therefore no not how to use them. And that is. be ­ cause we have not learnt to ,i. This off ’^ay hourly process. It is not^just for one day in the every moment of our li o^fer 01^ Bandagi. This off -ering is a daily process - '^ay an hourly process, f*. „ not just for one day in the year, it is an experience for every moment of our li -fe. In these days we teach our phildren alot of mundane th ­ ings; how to dress well,how to appear smart,how to eat ^n style.and so on,but wc pay sc^nt attention to te- acning them how to clothe and feed their spirits and their souls, we pur- in Y?,Bna 33-to drive i ’i'i —•***-• «»-> .iouuouifyn; to Aiiuro. and all other evi 4 cuiu ineir rouis. rhe pur ­ pose of B^ndagi is stated in i?«na 33-to drive a.way from within us diaobediance to wuro. and all other evi Is which besiege our heart xjet us offer our Bandagi with firm and resolute faith in Ahural-azd?. in Kis as PA^SW i a.G. 1971. wisdom to ^rant us what is for our own^xjod and in this omnipotance to protect us fr -om all evil, li- • \ .hardships and difficulties , trials and tribul ationsare * for all. mortals-even our her Yet id he do*^ Flee from gre^ Larr our 0" theni-certainly not. FIs saqred Avesta. Thus he s rooks aptly S •n'’hf!n r.fi ar^« ea loved end revered prophet was not free fpr than. Y„ v?iiat did he do*^ Flee from ;them-certainly not. FIs test Teepon was the Foly I: thra-Yatna Ahu Vairyo of c, saqred Avesta.Thus he.so* ote all evil with tiie powers of the Jfenda^i and whgt el* • ee did he do*he prayed for the strength of uiinS andbody .to overcome all difficult- les.rhillipF Brooks aptly suOT^Tizes this i^hen he Ad ­ monishes ’’Do not‘pray . • me, by late Mr. heion iioywaiia oi roona. (1). **In prayers lips never act the vanning part Without the sweet concurrence of the heart. ( > . • ’ • r-"- ' - ' ' . Ib). Whoso,willspray, he must fast and-be clean w Henrick. 4 soul,and make his body lean**.Chaucer. ( ;, And fat his (3). Common people do not pray,they only beg. Bernand Shssw (4). Grod is not a cosmic bell-boy , Worn you can press a button to get things.Harry Heer son. sin. Harry Kemp. (5) Pray not to make white a single (6). More things are wrought by prayer that this world dreams of. Tennyson. (7). My words fly up, my thoughts remain below \i/ords without thou^ts never to Heaven go. Shakespeare. vain that sought the Lord So •They never soi , ari^t ”. Rober (9). Faith and concentration ar •isting during prayers. ” (8). u^t in !rt Burn the two poles deftly ex PAR3I1NA DEG. 1971. Vy * « 4 WFR^VASHIS CHATHAS? FRAMRo Z/T Ko S7<’I''1J| (^F CoLt^WBo) The Gathas form the Has 28 to 34,43 to 46,47 to" 50,51 and 53 of the Book of Yasna. They do not specifivally speak ff the Fravashis. Ihe philosophy of the Fravashis goes to the ^ery root of; Zoroas ­ trianism and cannot be relegated to a second- - —,*ings of Holy'~Zara- Fravashis goes to the ^ery root of; Zoroas ­ trianism _and cannot be ary pace in the great teachings of HolV Zara thustra. ¦ ; i^^Qkod,but not otherwisee The urvan has the choice fbliovr the advice of the Fra/ashi,as weal or woe to tp Urvan is independent on its own-.choice. In creations that have plants, the lYavphPis a Divine entity nrnmn- ’-c' o-nU — ^avashi Yb-sna 55 ___ constituent ’ elements of a human being* It is Divine in Essenceand is transcend ental , Though with the body i-^ j--- - fcrm-ipart of it.Pravashi to Dr Van (th 0 s Qul ), but ac co rd, - ing to;-Zoroastria,irPhilo ­ sophy it .does not ever in- ' terfere with the inclina ­ tions of the Urvan(soul) as the latter has an in­ herent free will to .act ' as it chooses. Urvan elect to be good It has to reap as. it Urvan hgs the choice to seek the aid .or behests its indwelling Fravashi. The.Fravashi ping wholly Di vine, without any tinge of evil ,advises the urvan al ­ ong the course of Righteou ness, only when its aid is IS according' Lb: one of the nine in creations mat have no Urvan lip the waters and present opagatw the Div: . _ ________ Asha. It regulates the Law of Mrth,growth decay and death in all such creations. Hence we declare that all created/bbjects have their iresent, as a Divine entity, helping to promotej^nd pr- in such, creations. the Divipe Immutable Law .of Asha. It regulates the Law of birth,growth decay and Hence we declare that all ’~ ( Fra vase i ri s u ch. cr eat i on a b does not >b » can or evil. ¦ '/ sows of p J P4RSIANA DSC. 1971 Deviation bring until of Asha to ---- from-the path cf Asha,however infinitestinal . brings'bn effect .tOttheiUrvan until it returns to ' theipath 9f Asha to overcome its pa “¦¦¦ ins and anguish V7e. 1 earn that thsM is ho. di - stinction expressed between Ahura Mazda ’ - Hebce th B and Spehta Jfeinyu,. O'latter and- the Fr - •' .which tale their ri ­ se from Spenta I0 h^ve inforiHed Gues Ur van Gatha Ha29(6)that the One and Only" who has lis ­ tened to Ahura Mazda ’s Ad- ZaJrathushtra , bpitama ,who alone is willing to procle,.... „xxv -tructions about Mazda and Zarathushtra . hnwever fni-mWi lhe C^rt of ,?.s . conn c I le and Att- ribute of Mazda is reputed in Csatha Ha29(6)that the 8 Ad- aim the ins ^‘^/^-Cr QUgh _Urvan wo.g laint Rhown th..Q. Pf Zarathnshtra. __ Dastrian concept of Fra- J-’shis has always been th^ ’tt they exist from all times. ^e find in the Farvardin Y^sht that after the crea ­ tions came about ithe ta-k WPO’^+ing(?i-dharayan) • the mineral,vogetable,dn- imal and human kingdoms Ahura Mazda Spenta Mainyu and the Fravashis.Para 29 sht explicitly says ”Vi- dharayat Snent o .........ui •* ¦Q£.^r?,t,hu^hte A xavaghi The Zor- of the Yh- .. p ent 0 • Ma, inyu sh y3.o )pa -d arayan asman cm ”, PlRSlAxvA jjx.G. 1971. 10 ;¦ c; Meher ji Rano "and Vachha tra ' ; ' nslate as "Spenta .Mainyu uul ported those lYavashis,who have supported the sky ”. the earti er ----- it that rts the be more complete to under ­ stand according to the ab ­ ove tpnslation of para 29, Mainyu support's y-?dPhQlds(Vi-dhara yat) the keavens from ab ove and a3)So sup* par.a^ 26 we have t npenta lifeinyu suppo- ky. ’’ Hence it would ’Q more complete to under ­ stand according to the ab- nc 8 support s "th or t (Upa -dar a^. ________ ¦lyens from below. Tbr heavens -ar e ri'rn'f'.¦Pvn-^Y, a<-iT t le Fravashis.ghn are^rotected from, falling ?F 2 i t s . equiliiilum^ hy the Spenta Mlinuujfrom abova and3 a Ma inyu from ' above ,__e ByavashiE,from be ­ low,projject them. The term "Asmanem"in the Ya- sht(translated as "sk hea vens ") envel o tire e«rth. "ie •___ that Spenta Winyu the.Bou" ntiful Spirit, persistently continues to draw towa.rds in piritual Plane'the entire corporeal creations of AhurA Mazda,This is indeed .a sublim act ,and the Pravashis supp ­ ort from below the perpetu ­ al elevation towands ’spirit (towards Ahura i^zda)or. all creative matter. This, tific lore ^had become .led.,tQ..,..aJid,.. eZ^a thushtr.™,, all re vel at i on s . to ..him in ’ stiflably declared the "Sasnao ” (Admon.i t ions jof Siura Mazda,and hence was revealed to .mankind as the Prophet huiiign race. KV th( •*or e i en- les us notice r. f pupp — sc ien-; revea-' known by Holy.' ii Q.. .hy,,.±..ea g-OG,. of the pr ehi st br i ed a/vn was i u- stifiably declared the '’Aev„ (one and only) to hear the Mazda,and hence was revealed to mankind as the Prophet and Shepherd of the whole ...wa.s... Xevo n V¥ OF 0 • -iX '1i i K GZ Jo F a 4 A fire gutted Carlisle Ch^ ’m- ber s ,Apol1o Bunder ,Bombay on 14th Dec. 1971,'’nd it is a gre' ’t pity that it engul ­ fed just one victim that wa s a •man of wide bread th of knowledge and its apt ‘applications to social, economic and cultural advances. Such man shou -Id have bem. spared but ' ”Thy 7ill Be Done" is the solace w);tll offer to ivfrs. Mehra ‘^roff.his active energetic better -half bereaved. They made a. couple in Tutlich either advances bereaved. They made a. couple in whicii eiuli partner was made for '\er mutually in life and each other mutually helpful in life and direction in various fields of their activi ­ ties jointly or Husband as 1 . . . one time Professor of Law College,Guiarat, and economist ny dint of studies and politi­ cal associations and Y’ife Mehra a its singly. ia.rver and College, Cui ar at , economist ov din a prac ­ tising solicitor had much in common to push their ideas ahead in Ifenagement and Admin ­ istration of various , institutions with which they were connected no- t abl y, Swatantr a Par t y, p Forum of Free Biterprise, PAESIANA DSC.9171 President of Gama Institute and All India Bj^nk Deposito ­ rs Association(Bombay Branch). Pr o f. ^^hr 0 f f ivr ot e 1 earn ed ar - tides on economics and fin­ ancial subjects ms of education.® he-was held in high respects in matt er ^s of Constitutional Law,and in the matter of re ­ organisation of States after and on proble- a lawver lawyer Con st it ub ional Law, pr obiem arose.He wap ; ber of Swantra Party and Forum of Free Enterprise and v^as an advocate of Bree Trade,unfette ­ red by too mu ch red tapism -. " Narayan Dande- antra Party had very. / nn nP 1/Fm * S and organisation ca- an active mem- p of licenses,Mr. kar of Sw h i^ op in i on 0 f Ifr . Bhr.o f f ’ s 'ith all'^that he was a.hum^e and humble soul. , sta.unch believer in ; abilitie pa city. g He was a the sacredness of Fundamental and cour?.- ! his views on the*'sub J ect, looking upon any change as ¦ ¦' ‘ p and negation of promise to law and Rights and openly geously expressed change a n cga. t ^n'-infringment ) their y d neg the public,jeopardising future stability in law in society. He-was ___ . __ Languages and wa student of Oriental particular- e //ly interested in the ancient Iranian culture and traditio ­ ns and took part in several conferences of the above su ­ bjects. To get first hand kn ­ owledge of them.he often visi ­ ted Iran and in Cyrusv Celebra ­ tions of .25CG years confehary; he wrasvohe'-'of the ;.Invitees . ' ’ from Iran ^d the honour of the audience of.His Imperial Majesty. r.Pr 0f f es sor and . tirs . Shrof f . ¦ took, keen'interest in the M.anagement of the Cama' Ins- -; titute. "^^ith his wide circle of. friends -and Scholars Pr- ... offessor continuously fed.the lecture series of/the lnst' ’- tiite and kept at alive-.and .. end hummings nis absence .would I ea V e a hi atus in i t.s . hi th w erto a,ctive life, shall re -monber him everytime-we .AA-"' step in there* He is not'dead, he IS missing would pemain our 'feelings*. H.E. Nawab Ali Yavar- Jung,The tTovernor of Bombay' presided over Public Condolepee .meet ­ ing convened by the j.Sheriff of ,Boi^bay,Mrsi Ifehboob Nas"- rulla. H.E. recalled feelingly his se ­ veral contacts with the decea ­ sed and spoke highly of the ta-- 1 ents and devotion, of Late Prof- Shroff. ¦ he o#en visi- (I ¦ : V Nawab Ali Yavpr- Jung,The Bombay presided over Publi c Condolepee .meet ­ ing convened by thej.Sheriff of ,Boi^bay,Mrsi Ifehboob Nas"- 9 Mr. Justice, Dinshaw'^^aJon Hon4 Mr. Justice, uinshaw ^^adon recalled his. first contact trith him at l^feJaableahvjar and ’later'in his college days and;early years -P 1. T viv»rj z%‘l* n T?V< zrs -P ' v* z-\ -P-P of I'Qgal practice. Prof.. Shroff was always helpful to jun ­ iors and to poor clients. litr* Boman Behr am confirmed the predecessors opinion and - expanded the' ' subj ect in 'suitable informative manne in f 0 rma t i v e ni?.nn er . Mr. Ifendekar of Swatra Party extolled Prof*. Shroff ’s keen -. -ness. an'd dfevotioh to the basic principles of justice especially on,: fundamental I^ight s . and earne.stnes s in h elp i,ng Vai 1 abhai ' Pat el du- ' ring Independence period in settling'equitably; the pro ­ blems of Indian states in relation to Central CoVem^- : ment as Constitutional law ­ yer.-: - ¦ Princple J'’ remarked -that"as a true wor e’ * Princple. Tape. Vicp-^Chance- llor of Bombay'iSii ’versity remarked that as a true wor ­ shipper- of' fire he his ' life to fire.- . W. Ismail and. TVIr. 'Sorab Godrej also^ delivered speep'r ches appropri'ate to the occ­ asion.--Tv/o'minutes silence v'as observed' s ’dlemnl standing up dead ati fl?' ¦J t ¦ • e" r/ all •• -• P^RSIINA DEC. 1971. f¥ ,MPx5 A LOO CWHIBER FtUClTATlOM Mrs Al00 Jal Ghibber scores her seat in the^Legislature Mtha thumping majority s-ecuring . 27,115 votes out of the total voting strength of 37,371 votes ¦ solve their problems she built 1 ’ be. a useful member of the amongst four candidates in her constituency of Port area of Ifrbs prime in Indes graP- ____ __ . .. igst lour iHtuency Urbs prima in indes. Je conr gratulate her and. welcome her . entry in politics after hor long most ent at i OUS quiet up ,her• personality traits to be. a useful member of the '’oc- iety. Gide by 5ide she join ­ ed Bombay City Social Inuca- tion Committee which organ ­ ised and trained young women in-various handicrafts to put then*on their feet in life. y. GidB-.by 5ide she j Bombay City Social Ifi' > services in social and ___ of f i c i al field s o f h er act i- vlties. Her popularity can be gauged by ' the' wide di *“ r y of votes obtained by the next Candidate Shri .Jamiatram Jos ­ hi,the ex-Mayor of Bombay ^^ho secured only 8#075 votes aga ­ inst her bulk of votes despite Jami at ram beinj ber of r oration for an unbroken per ­ iod of twenty yearsi Mrs. Chibber got her first lea ­ rn' tact with- ------- -------- ----------- Trivandrum in 19o0 and joined ’ Bombay Women’s Civic Corpo ­ ration,where she soon rose to be its Commissioner. This br ­ ought her in contacx with'peo- ’ pleof different groups and Commun it i e s and she came t o know of their difficulties and in helping them solve th -eir difficulties and hard ­ ships and in helping them semi a B. A. wi th In ointed a Fe- c parity he next am being a sitting mem- Bombay Minicipal Corp- broken per- ___________ got her iirst lea- ings to politics after her con- aCt with Mr Si Indira Gandhi at Mrs. Chibber is History and Economics 1955 she was How of the Senate in the Faculty of Arts when she hepled to set up mo­ rning and f p s s ( boys '7iiu In 1967 sh e was invited by Bdrlin and Bonn Bhiversities to get acc^uainted v/ith the then current problems of ed ­ ucation as she was in London attending the Conference of International Alliance of Women. ¦ e appoint.ee a I’e- Bombay Lfriiversity _ ’ evening College Cl- es for the young girls and s who ’’earn and learn 4 pleof (different groups Uommwn it i c s and she ca gnd in helping -eir difficult: . Her cultural outlook is br-' oad with training and leamr ning in Economics,Sociology and Law in Government Law Sc­ hool and as a stud ent for M. A. rhe ia a Justice of the Peace. - Amongst her other activities she wa.s or is associated with Railway PassengersB Amenities 13i’ Committee,UNESCO _ _______ D DNICEF, .. International Federation of P„i___ ity^ V/omen', Bombay- City Social Education Committee, Sind,etc. .Ipart from all the even music and cinema have not escaped her atten" tion snd as such she is occa “ sionally-invited^as judge for swards in '------- '7 ty WomenBombay- Cit-y Bucation Committee, Universi < National .Association for the such she is occa “ in these branches of enter ihment., , ; - ¦ ‘ , She is the daughter^ of the She is the daughter^ of the famous old timer llr. Framroze Joshi ¦'whose share in setting ¦'¦'P Dadachanji G-enersj'Hospit ­ al and a Dharanshala at Trimbuk are real contribution to Welfare work. Wil e st^ying^ f^ .M^A With career she has combined ^'ght up a family, in cud distribution of atten ­ tion to religion,f-simily and ociety. Her civic sense is share in setting Dharamshala at she ¦'.'ill X DU W.V y -*• married Dr. Jal Chibberj her true womanhood and bro~ ^'ght up a family in orthodox style eith proper balan- to religion,fojnily end ecn^iy keen having first^h-^d knowlec^-. ~ ddnaction and inst “ tut ions directly connected., with welfare in everyday life. She really^underst- representation meons be,a real asset and when well'^^et J- a ;e of housing,sanitation with welfare in everyday life. She really underst ­ ands and knows vhat peo“ p} es and wi •to,our community a consul bed.:-She ii a-,- for a successful c-arber. Ilr. and Ifrs. Ghibber have b-een. pat ­ ronising Parsiana fronf/it ’s- ¦ inception. The- cQuple is..;sin- (^ere and- htimbre e'ach with the energy; of a.go-getber ai^ -acco -mplish whatever- ‘they aim;at. rep' ill « p PERSIAN'’. DEG. 1971 .. A-' ¦> u> (y C< xj- L® (P Ip (y' f-’ W .v>/ ; • .UV .. ¦ 0^'-' itr K >^-A ¦ V- '• ¦¥ STATEMENT ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND OTHER P.xRTTCULARS RELATING TO PARSIANA MONTHLY-PUBLISHED UNDER. RULE 8 OF T . OF NUSP-APERS. (CENTTEAL) RULES 1956 REGISTRATION 1. Place of Publica tion; 621 Jagahmthe Shank er set Rd I . 2. Periodicity of .Publication? 5<„Winter ’s name Nationality? ...Address? 4. Publisher ’s i^ame. Nationality? -Address. 5. Editor *s Name? Nationality? Address? 6^..Name and xAddress Od Pro- pfetoir-s.^ Partners , Share-ho - ' . ¦ Ider 3 hobdiiigu:oreetha-: one percent of .the total Capital 1, o Bombay 2. ¦¦ Monthly. Pesronj.i Bjrramji Varden. Indian! 621 Jagannath Shank er set Bombay 2v Pestonji ... Indian e 621 Jagannath Shan^erset Rd Bomia y 2. ... Pestonji Byramji Warden. Indiane 621 Jagannath Shankerset Rd, Bombay 2 Pestonji Byramji harden. Sole Proprietor, - Residing at ‘'Gool Rukh '¦ 83 Bjrramji Warden. J Sole ^^oprietor,;^ - Vforli Sea Face,Bombay IS.; I^Pestomi i .Byramj i Ward en-hereby d eclare .that the part * cul.^c gluen anove. are true to the best of knowledge and bel ief a Per Parsiana,-- . » w;b; ’Vi DstBi . 25th.,March. .1972 PlESIltU-UEC- 1971, •5 Pestonji Byramji Warden. "Sole Proprietor. 15 - engineer , electronic r— A- I. E. R. E (U K,) A- I. E. E. E. (L). S. A. I. Mar. Tech. Radio Officer. A.) (India).?HAT DOES ¦ MEAN? „ simple question raised by a large number_of Parsis of aU categorie ------'' - - - • X'. 2 _ _ _ _ L ... '^w » ““ ¦¦ present day Trust'ees is This is a and levels of education. The highest common factor in the character make up of the present day Trust-ees is mental reservation--a euphe ­ mism for lie,falsehood and for evasion of truth, xxt - first it looks so cleverm-pratised long it corrupts conscience and silences their inner voice to the just demands of their v/ards. That we are,that we thw- child -reh of Pars! Zoroastrian parents are,T^hom with thnir . . . . . f T - -1. ------g,s mi ’e'dogs and female dogs ’barking in the wilderness for approach to them. This man-animal mutu^ status est'abl rshed.- by -them has. a two-1 ev el, opera-ti on sys the Community members into a small ategorie factor -in lUXiaui lUl .ixc, XCWUSJCIXWVV. CAIVX X V/.. _ V.Z. -------- . first it looks so cleverm-pratised long it corrupts IT •_ •__— ..1^ .. 4" v*\ “» T "1 _______ _ I as barking in the wilderness conscience gone blunt they contrive to look upon _ « T_ T 2 4 4-V> «-> TTrn I H tern dividi sroun-of dogs and bitches and another of stray cogs and bitches. The pet dogs _and pet bitches be lieve-.that-they s^jmebody superior to the common ners because they can enjoy dog ’s morsels. Biis u^appy »and absurd stratification of ParsiySociety justly needs a more orderly re'-arrangement, piat wo^o pe good'for you,ms and everybody. 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