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I i i I !¦ I I I • I ! 3 s SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1993 Rs 15 ' *K %>• >»5 < > •V'^»V M. . -AV.« 1 ks-> ? • '*k 1 [ ,'j * < n I"- !, f.. 'M £^<5^:: F--- i' •1 T Artaiy'^^ Khambaws^ ‘Scraptures ’ A H ! ! J ) K < \ l> 1 J' ¦ « t '! 'I I I (ii EDITOR Jehangir R. Patel MANAGING EDITOR Arnavaz S. Mama EXECUTIVE EDITOR Parinaz M. Gandhi SENIOR EDITOR Dina Mehta ASSISTANT EDITOR Roxana A. Mirza CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Gustasp Irani DESIGN Kranti M. Shilotri, Varghese W. Fernandez MARKETING DIRECTOR Veera Patel ADVERTISING MANAGER Zarin Mistry ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE Niloufer Panthaky CHIEF EXECUTIVE Rustom Thanavala FINANCE B. L. Arora EDP Rohinton E. Daroga DTP Bakhtavar R. Batliwalla, K. P, Ravi SUBSCRIPTION/CIRCULATION Khurshid Panthaki, Bindu Pillai MANAGEMENT Jasmine Driver OFFICE Nowzer Batliwala, Ketayun J. Mandviwalla 2 Readers ’ Forum 12 Events and Personalities 20 Zoroastrians Abroad Sept-Dec 1993 Volume 16 Numbers I I 24 Gamadla Trust: Rift over land gift by Homi Rogers 30 Arzan Khambatta: Broaking the metallic mold by Gustasp Irani ----- - ---------------------------------- ------- 35 Chairmanship: by election or seniority? by Arnavaz Mama 44 Federation: Promoting business interaction by Parinaz Gandhi 52 Milestones I 59 In Memoriam Cover: Asp-i-siyah, sculptured by Arzan Khambatta OFFICE ASSISTANTS Umesh Poojary, Selvan Mark, Sunil Sakhare, Pramod Patil, Govind Salgaonkar, Mahipat Jadhav Parsiana is published by Jehangir R. Patel for Parsiana Publications Pvt Ltd at C/o H.L.Rochat, Navsari Chambers, ground floor, 39 A.K.Nayak Marg, Fort, Bombay 400001 and printed by him at Kaiser-E-Hind Pvt Ltd, 300 Perin Nariman Street, Bombay 400001. Color processing. Comart Litho ­ graphers; black and white processing,Samir Scantech Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved. 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Cheques and drafts are to be drawn in favor of Parsiana and posted to GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001. ¦ IREADERS' FORUM ! * k Readers' views are welcome on any subject of interest to the community and should eering expedition, because of unseen leprosy patients and rehabilitate them. In the contemporary world of ours Mehta ’s life and work can provide excel ­ lent inspiration. I wish Dr Mehta greater success and glory in ’ humanitarian work. VVlIiag - ------------------- blessings from a lifelong mission to cure of the participants. at Sethna Agiary when I was also one The worst* part of your article is the statement that four non-Parsis entered where men fight over trivials. Dr Jal the Anjuman A-,ash Behram two y^s . back. I have never made such a state ­ ment and this is quite untrue and to serve - '' 1 that I have never uttered a single word about our most sacred Atash Behram. The same applies to the Mewavala Agiary. In fact nothing was discussed about the Anjuman Atash Behram or the Mewavala Agiary with your representa ­ tive Ms Parinaz Gandhi. _____ ___ This apart, Mr Sam Modi stated that Ind""breaking ’ of he does not remember making a payment of Rs 5,(XX) to Ervad Bomi Dastoor but it is a fact that he paid Rs 5,000 to Dastoor and on the advice of Mr Dastoor he paid me Rs 1,501. Ervad H. A. BHESANIA Lzl iviviiu* ^*v**w* --------------------- * J his monumental some ulterior purpose. I o" Prof A. R.K. PILLAI President, Indian Leprosy Foundation “The making and...” This has reference to the statement made by your correspondent regarding the en ­ try of four non-Parsis in “the Anjuman Atash Behram about a couple of years ago. (‘The making L— - priests, ’ Parsiana, June 1993).” I am writing this on behalf of my co ­ trustees and members of the managing committee of the Atash Behram to cat ­ egorically deny any such incident having taken place in the past. Sober and responsible journalism de ­ mands that a thorough inquiry should have been initiated by you from the con ­ cerned authorities instead of depending — the wild and false accusations of a Parinaz Gandhi replies: Ervad Bhesania made the statements per ­ taining to the AnjumaiK Atash Behram and the Mewavala Agiary. If he now wishes to withdraw his remarks, he is^ *1 welcome to do so. The incident described in the ^ticle “The making and breaking of priests, ” {Parsiana, June 1993) should be viewed as a process in the evolution of our reli- “T iohtenin^ the load...” tide “The making and breaking of priests gious practice ana cusioms. n l^lgnieiiiiig iiic luau... 6 lOQ-iV ’ I have ever, tragic that the trustees of the H. D. The article on Dr Jal Mehta, honorary {Parsiana, June and July 1993) t , S Soonaiji Hirji president of the Poona District Leprosy to put t e ma ers s ig Agiary were prompted to seek the resig- Committee (“Lightening the loa^I of lep- per^ec ive^ Bomanshah Dastoor and rosy, ” Parsiana, July 1993) contains w nai t as p Ervad Hoshang Bhesania, when it seems only a brief account of the magnificent performanc suspect that work done by the illustrious doctor. I boy born of a Pars, fa^e and a _ non^ p"' had a non-Parsi mother. congratulate Parsiana for brmgmg out arsi mo cr is accepted the this excellent article on this affable ge ­ nius. Dr Mehta ’s work spans almost ev ­ ery segment of leprosy work, though sur ­ gery and rehabilitation effort may stand out in comparison to other areas. Soft spoken and humble. Dr Mehta is a visionary and his genius may not be no ­ ticed by the average visitor to his project. Dr Mehta ’s film Sweekar, which re- . ceived international recognition, tilted always said that^ his wife^was social attitudes favorably towards pa ­ tients and the cause. Dr Mehta could possibly overcome the crippling wound left by the loss of his only son Dr Minoo Mehta in a mountain- be sent to the Editor, Readers' Forum, on the wild ana laise aeeusduui.^ a Parsiana, G.P.O. Box 892, Bombay 400001. renegade priest and rushing to publish Letters are subject to editing for reasons of space 1— without an and clarity. Unsigned letters or those address will not be published. 2 Parsiana September-December 1993 ? such a blasphemous and sacriligeous al- legation. ErvadBURJORH. ANTIA As I am involved as a mobed in your ar- ---- -------- . tide “The making and breaking of priests gious practice and customs. It s - (Parsiana. June and July 1993/’ I have ---------- ” to put the matters straight and in correct Parsi mother is far from the truth and docs great injustice to me. The father of the boy who has been made the ‘Navarya ’ pretends that he does not know the actual date of the performance of the navjote of his son. According to him the navjote was performed one or two years 1----- ---- truthfulness of this man who is out to malign me. On my persistent inquiry he ¦ ¦ , in f ‘ looking after her mother who was bedridden. I made a great mistake in believing him. So far as I remember the navjote ----------- , of his and his sister ’s sons was performed whose opinion was hardly unexpected. explanation of the two mobeds involved ? that they were not aware of the boy ’s non-Parsi mother, especially at a time when our community is facing an erosion avioie wu. ______________ in the ranks of active, practising priests back. This is a sample of the and is talking of inducting paramobeds drawn from the behdin class. The trust ­ ees ’ decision has isolated two priests ca- Surat pable of performing higher liturgy. The trustees have erred in acting only on the opinion of the three High Priests, Dr Hormazdyar K. Mirza, Dr Kaikhusroo M. JamaspAsa and Dr Firoze M. Kotwal,r h [ With best wishes from The trustees should have also taken an ages, customs and practices as per the opinion on the legal aspects of the case which clearly entitles Percy Sam Modi to partake of all religious and social Zoro ­ astrian customs, and further, as he is of anjumans an Athoman family, is thus entitled to all his services rather than close down their ’^'^Srpresentheirachy of priests is also Til li n' High Priests have also erred not conducive to an open interchange of in p^ *gTjS|emem on the facts of the thought, views and opinions, thus result- matter without instituting a separate en ­ quiry into the matter, when they gave the tarnished the image of the priestly class cuss in the eyes of the community. ” The three High Priests should not have conjectured that the two mobeds involved had “for cCTem7nyrThey only had a right to give cessity or their opinion that the lineage of priests more pracL . pvnlve the base had been sullied by this ceremony and in pracuew. ihm their opinion was ultra vires of Zoroas ­ trian customs and traditions. There is definitely a need for our cus ­ toms, practices, and other outward forms and “though l°revolSn ‘is not' dSiSd, ^ubliropinien and in fad do theses evolulionary change should be welcome •" Practices, needs of the time. When the time comes for young Percy to practice his priest ­ hood, I am sure there will be many and trustees willing to accept Farah & Tanya 4 Parsiana September-December 1993 ing in an orthodox stranglehold in en ­ forcing a code of conduct for priests even though their views may not be represen- on religious practices for current .... could give surprising results. In conclusion, it should be noted that the winds of change cannot be stopped, and more anjumans out of ne- j otherwise decide to have a practical outlook on their religious times monetary gain knowingly ” performed the As more more of our customs, practices and usages for the future. It is also desirable for this evolution to shift into a higher gear. Unfortunately our youth, who have the power to create desire change in our religious practices, — largely lacking in spirit and organiza- and this process of evolution is taking are largely lacking in spirit anu oi^a- place whether our orthodox friends ac- tton to jmnd^ Sow Mhoirans bchdins sources being invested in them by w^y ±:,iilnotdobrevi^usiy. the youth -inars heW annu«« “Ahme su karye, arnaru koi ' which they did not do previously. •Children of Zoroasu-ian fathers and non- Parsi mothers have full Parsi Zoroastrian status legally. •Now some foward thinking anjumans are accepting children of Parsi mothers We we and non-Parsi fathers. •Parsi women with non-Parsi husbands who have not given up their religion are entitled to all rights and privileges of a Parsi Zoroastrian, and this has been ac ­ cepted by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. •The World Zoroastrian Organisation has shy away amended its constitution to enrol non- Zoroastrian spouses married to Zoroastri- ans and children of mixed marriages. •Death rites are being performed even when cremation has been opted for. The navar ceremony of a son of a non- Parsi mother is one more step in the pro ­ cess of evolution which may not be pal ­ atable to many, but is a necessity that we should all accept. Moreover, the move of the High Priests to debar the boy is unlikely to be more L.„..... , individual anjumans should do, and hence largely academic as each anjuman is autonomous and decides its own us ­ meets always seems to tom line, ‘..... - sarnjiu riathi. Ah me to maja karva aya (What can we do? No one listens to us. 7.’, here for fun and games). ” Our youth of today would do well to remem ­ ber the adage, “You get the Government you deserve. ” behrams.nagarwalla Ahmednagar iiss3=3s: At a time when jnost of our young boys from becoming priests, our learned ’ priests see fit to hit on _ ____ who does (“The making and breaking of priests, ” Parsiana, June 1993). The Parsi community consists mainly of small minded, bigoted people. How dare any decent human being call an ­ other a “half-breed. ” I can understand Dastur Kotwal saying something as de ­ meaning as that, but I thought better of Dasturs Mirza and JamaspAsa. Some of the most prominent “Parsis ” of our corn- very someone tion. Would the three learned Dasturs call Mr J. R. D. Tata and Mr Neville Wadia “half-breeds ” to their face? Ir I 1 ! And what o ’f the vast properties that j our anjumans hold? Let them be utilized for the benefit of all i before they are ap ­ propriated by the ’ few. In the words of ! Dr Desai, “We as an advanced community must come to- the forefront of the na ­ tion building task. ” And Parsiana with this issue you have come of age — no pseudo arguments on the Gathas or the purity of the race but human interest, community interest reading material. Parsiana, “Our hopes lie in you. ” soonu ial Neemuch J - t ¦ I must make it clear that I have no quairel with what should or should not be ad ­ hered to for one to become a navar. What I most strongly resent is their ter ­ minology, which belongs in the gutter. s. javeri “A haven for...” The excellent work done at Sir J. J. Dharamshala, the first free cosmopolitan home for the destitute aged in Asia, is thanks to the combined dedication of all the office bearers including i|^ Ms Suman Anand, honor- ® ary secretary and Ms At the inauguration oj tnc mcutcut »,»»»?»»»- - --------------« Deanna Jejeebhoy, honor- left): Anand. Ratan Tata. Dastur, Jejeebhoy and Marazban Patrawala ary treasurer, co-trustees Ms Khorshed Aga, Dr (Ms) Roshan Dastur, Ms Sheila Martin, Ms Dinoo Bulsara and Ms Katy F. Mehta, our medical superintendent, matron, social worker, manager and staff and the sup ­ port that we receive from other social or ­ ganizations and individual donors. The Dharamshala is open to destitutes _ of all communities above 60 years of age youth of the community and encourage (not 62 as mentioned in “A haven for the I homeless, ” Parsiana, May 1993) and not seek a safe job in a bank. “A haven ¦ * Wi of the medical unit at the Sir J. J. Dharamshala (from the articles in Parsiana, May 1993 were informative and interestingly put for ­ ward. The celebrations of the Lahore Agiary centenary bring to mind the fact that the Parsis in Pakistan are as well as ­ similated in the mainstream as in India. The article on Parvez Damania will give a boost to the flagging spirits of the reasons; - • > •! feel that Parsiana is becoming ex- them to put up their own enterprises and tremely political and repetitive which ........... I in turn makes the magazine sound unin-^^ for the homeless ” is very informative not teresting. •Parsiana is also publishing far too many - almost every odd numbered page in your July edition con ­ tained some kind of advertisement, rang- _ ____ ___ _____ ing from hair dye to fridges. Are people should also include students out of really that interested? _ ; _•__ __ _ * J ‘Your articles are also becoming fewer many.^ ’The Field Marshal ’s talk, for all with less emphasis on the younger com- its humor, was a sound one not only for cumstances of the case. the youth, but for those of us who are in our community members to send Parsi among the words of the VIPs are Mr ans who are tl» future of o" destitute senior citizens. Though there Taleyarkhan ’s “How lucky the Pami nity? Asj );ou"g ^iwn^r^ysetf will not be non-vegetarian food every * •. - day, the food is wholesome and based on the dietician ’s advice. There is very often excellent vegetarian and non-vegetarian learning how the others hve, ” are very very fond of dismissing the other half as mua darvan. _ ___________ ___ Let ’s face it, we Parsis have “reaped a wife, lost their lives in the Bangalore lot of benefits ” and it is now time to supplies food, shelter, clothing and all necessities absolutely free. I may men ­ tion that we have Muslims and other communities in addition to those men ­ tioned. The caption to the photograph side of Bombay, should have included the names of Ms “ Anand and Ms Jejeebhoy. It is not cor ­ rect that “once a resident has left, he or Bombay, though there *tiay not be she will under no circumstances be read ­ mitted. ” This would depend upon the cir ­ cumstances of the case. , . May I take this opportunity to request some way leading a few people. Notable , T-v__ I _____ ^I-- _ __________ \7TUo I regret to inform you that I shall no longer be subscribing to the Parsiana magazine, nihinly due to the following •I feel that Parsiana is becoming ex- only because it ’s a cosmopolitan home donated by Parsis, but the information advertisements may be useful to the many destitutes out- ' The Holiday Programme for Youth munity and Zoroastrians abroad. Have you really ever considered doing some feature articles on British bom Zoroastri- ¦ I feel that the younger community would (Ms) Armaity Desai ’s recommendation have plenty to say regarding ^1 issues that “the emphasis should be shifted to ' wise and timely advice for us Parsis who are community is in the world... ” and Dr within our community — intermamage, the rights of children bom of non-Zoroas- food donated by various organizations wise and timely advice for us Parsis who trian mothers and many other issues, and individuals. The instance mentioned are very fond of dismissing the other half ’Your June and July issues haye^so re ­ tn the article is of the son of an eminent as mua darvan. dviced in size Are you trying to envi- Indian businessman who, along with his Let ’s face it, we Parsis have “reaped a ronmentally friendly or are you ranm g wife lost their lives in the Bangalore lot of benefits ” and it is now time to out of interesting articles . The Ju y aircrash. So Parsis, do take advantage of return it. The trust that we have earned issue contains 32 pages, whereas the July this premier institution started by a great over the centuries should be utilized 92 issue contained 40 pages. The, ag- IndianandagreatParsi. vispi s. dastur to start an unpublished mediation zine has thus reduced a great deal in size, inaiananaagreai Simultaneously, the price of die maga- Whither, Parsiana? country and forge a bond. Let the VIPs of zine has increased from £14 to £15. How our community slowly, silently and am I getting value for money when the surely go ahead. magazine appears to be shrinking? VISPIS. DASTUR the centuries should be utilized an I For us, who are far away from the action which takes place mostly in Bombay, all community slowly, silently and 6 Parsiana September-December 1993 ¦1! t From the Publishers___________ Change in Parsiana Frequency For the last 13 of Parsiana's 28 years of existence we have successfully labored to bring out 12 issues ir yoar IIOCAito »ho finnnnini Innn __ ui:_u!___ii-._______ . i our readers within the limited human and financial resources at our disposal. We are grateful to our subscribers and advertisers for bearing with our publication delays over the last several months. Unhappily, the September issue is behind schedule by nearly four months. In order to dose ths gap we have published this consolidated issue for four months and dated it September- December 1993. Sirnultaneously, we would like to assure our subscribers that the validity of their subscription period will be extended by three months to compensate for this combined issue. To ensure that we remain on schedule in 1994, we shall henceforth bring out 10 issues in a calendar year inSt6dd of I 2- Tnft pAnniSrv icoiio lA/ill horandni- Ka zJ ..JiU iL/v !_____ ___ 1 .1. I 1 n \ V/1 cAioiciivc iidvc iUGGBbbTuiiy laDoreo 10 oring out i2 issues in a year. Despite the financial loss incurred in publishing the magazine, we have attempted to bring the best to ni ir rOQnorc xA/ifhm tno lirrki*A/*l ki ____ _ __ _a_ _ m • i.w nstead of 12. The February issue will hereafter be merged with the March issue, and the July issue with the .August one. Since the March and August issues are well over 100 pages, we hope to give you sufflcient reading material while ensuring that these special issues reach you in time for the Fasli and Shehenshahi New Years. received before December 31,1993 will be honored with 1994,10 issues will be despatched in one year or 20 in two years.' We hope our valued subscribers and advertisers will appreciate that this change in frequency has been necessitated by circumstances beyond our control. We also hope that you will perceive this change as necessary in the long-term interest of all concerned. We look forward to your support in the coming years. period subscribed for. For new or renewal subscriptions received after January 1 1 994. in i.Q.QIIAC U/lll Ho Hocrvat/vhorl in nnn _ ______ ’ s i J MATCH YOUR AMBITION TO A CAREER To do so we offer you: ? Diploma Course in Business Management (Postal) (IMC) Banking CAIIB Course (Postal) ? Executive Secretarial Course ? 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More directly, I would ask her whatever happened to in ­ in command of INS Khukri, which was choice, and* free-will, all as so many pressing themes in the Gathas"! Stranger still is her inexplicable com ­ parison of Parsi and Irani Zoroastrians, -------- , - with their long and illustrious history, "'^sh to^COTect your inclusion of Mulla culture and civilization, with the Birales, an obscure African tribe! It is generally understood that for comparisons to be ef- mic schoolroom, with her taking over ^‘Remarkable records In “Remarkable Records, ” Parsiana, March 1993, you have highlighted some of the achievements of the Parsi commu ­ nity in various fields. In this connection, _________ ___ __ you mention Capt M. N. Mulla, who was dividual responsibility and salvation, the in command of INS Khukri, which was choice, and free-will, all as so many sunk by enemy action in the 1971 con- . . _ - - flict. It is-a fact that Mulla refused to abandon his ship and, in true naval tradi ­ tion, went down with her. Nevertheless, I under the Parsi community. Mulla ’s full name was Mahendra Nath Mulla, a ______________ _____________ Kashmiri Hindu who hailed from fective and meaningful, they have to be Allahabad in UP. Mulla and I were col- " leagues in the service and he served un ­ der me in London, where I was the naval advisor to the Indian High Commission, 1967-70. In the same article, you have men ­ tioned about Aspi Engineer and Jal ____ ___ _______ Cursetji becoming chiefs of the Indian with another curious item in the same is- ¦ sue of Parsiana-. the promotion of Dahm between likes. Will we next be likened to the orangutans who are dwindling de ­ spite not inter-marrying? I feel as much for the plight of the Birales as they must for us Parsis! Please, Ms Mistry, no red herrings! Perhaps she will next concern herself air force and the Indian navy respec- sue of Parsiana: the promotion of Dahm lively. I wonder how you have managed at the expense of Asha (“The Power of t() overlook the first Parsi chief of the In- Dahm, ” Events and Personalities col- dian army who was none other than Field umn) who is peremptorily dismissed Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the very first from our Zoroastrian panel of yazads. Indian Field Marshal. ................................... In future, before publishing any news items about Indian armed forces, I sug ­ gest please have your facts thoroughly amongst righteous folk? verified lest you make a faux pax. Make no mistake, I do believe in the power of Dahm; I do! I do! Sharp at nine a.m., as instructed, I began to commune with the cosmic forces right in the midst Only thenew citotionsintheLi/McaBooA of Waterloo Station ’s concourse. Five Yathas and three Ashems later I strode forth, in full rapport with the entire cos ­ mos and everyone else, onto my accus ­ tomed platform, only to see the nine-o- four pulling out. Beatifically I sank to my knees, wringing my hands. From my Could it be that Asha, having failed to fulfil the function of truth, order and jus ­ tice, has decided to bow out from Cmmdore K. K. SANJANA (Retd) New Delhi of Records 1992 have been covered un ­ der “Remarkable Records. ” Field Mar ­ shal Manekshaw had been included in LBR1991 and, hence, was featured in the Parsiana report, “Unmatched records ” (Events and Personalities, Parsiana, ________ March 1991). Parsiana regretted the er- lips fervently escaped" the single excla- ror regarding Capt Mulla in the Readers ’ —¦ Forum, Parsiana, July 1993 — Editor. “The case for...” For Ms Mistry to see suicide pacts in ev ­ ery move towards progress (“The case for acceptance, ” Zoroastrians Abroad, Parsiana, March 1993), is a sad reflec- __________ _____ __ tion on the pseudo-orthodox perceptions interreligious marriages among u$. Being of a universalist religion. married to a Hindu for the past 15 years. For example, her bizarre attempts to I’d like to explain a few points. - Why do girls marry outside the com- mation; “Dahm! ”. Fast losing my grasp on the cosmos, I slouched back to the en ­ quiries office: “What time does the next nirang leave? ” farrokhvajifdar London, UK Recent issues of Parsiana are filled with the controversies of conversion and fit the Gathas into the context of a cos- 9 Parsiana September-December 1993 BOYS’ TOWN Public School Nasik 2 Recognised as a Public School by the Department of Educa ­ tion for Indian Merit Scholars. Excellent Climate — All- round Education: All Academic Subjects — Technical Subjects: Work ­ shop Technology, Mechanical & Electrical Maintenance, Carpentry & Farming. Train ­ ing in Self-Government through Elected Boys ’ Office bearers. Games — Physical Training — Daily Assembly with Congregational Prayers — Weekly intensive Zoroas- trian —Geeta —Koran classes —Excellent Modern Kitchen and Dining Room facilities — Airy Dormitories. Moderate Fees. Concessions to Deserv ­ ing Students. Apply to THE MANAGING TRUSTEE P. N. MEHTA EDUCATION TRUST Cooks Building 324, Dr D. N. Road Bombay 400001 Iriddle of the chicken or the egg, we have the answer. The Zoroastrians! Our forefathers 1,300 years ago fled to alien shores because they wanted to munity? Not because we have no respect man ’s children can become Zoroastrians for our religion, but because at a young age, through the rosy hues of love, one feels that it is the person one is marrying who matters, not his religion or back ­ ground. I must admit that this is not com ­ pletely true — marriage does involve families and culture if it is to be a fruitful union on both sides, and a mixed mar ­ riage must definitely require more under ­ standing and adjustments. Since our children are not allowed to be Zoroastrians, one is not faced with the dilemma of choosing a religion for your child. They naturally follow that of the and sheltered community. However, we father. Most Indian communities follow are also stubborn, intolerant and too con- a patriarchal system, and this attitude of servative on most of our issues. The good thoughts, good words and good the Parsis settles what could be a very same controversies are raging for years, deeds cannot be a Zoroastrian? Or does difficult choice for many parents like us. and we seem no closer to any solutions, one have to be specifically born a Parsi Nevertheless, when I read so much about our community becoming near-extinct, I feel it is a pity that children like mine cannot be a part of it, to keep it alive, progressive and vital. They are imbibed with the same rare qualities of honesty, integrity and charity of which I am so proud. They could have been invaluable assets to our small community. Logically Zarathushtra could never have made this law that a Zoroastrian but not a woman ’s. All my life, Zarathushtra has stood by me and guided me, and I am certain He did not forsake me on the day of my marriage. I follow preserve their Zoroastrian religion all the customs and rites of my childhood against the onslaught of Islam and not ? because they wanted to form a sect J in my home today — but I do not go to the agiary as some of us believe that its sanctity will be desecrated. Yet I feel as much of a Zoroastrian as anybody else. Living at close quarters with many other communities, my pride in our basic honesty and straightforwardness is only can become one. But does that apply to augmented. We are a warm, generous called Parsis! Only after having fled to India did these people, our forefathers, become known as Parsis! Just as no man not bom a Bengali or Kashmiri can ever become one, no person not bom a Parsi t (• Zoroastrianism? Can we say that any person, regard ­ less of caste, creed or religion who has same controversies are raging for years, and we seem no closer to any solutions. Surely it is time for all of us to look to qualify to have good thoughts, good around, evaluate ourselves, and face a brighter, broader and happier future. Dr (Ms) KUURSIUD BIIALLA Pune It is with much dismay that I have been reading about the ‘conversion ’ issue and regarding this interminable controversy I would like to ask, what or who came first, Zoroasuians or Parsis? Unlike the words and good deeds? Could Asho > Zarathushtra have possibly said this? And having been born a Parsi and therefore a Zoroastrian, do we not have amongst us cheats, philanderers and even murderers?' Can we call these people i amongst us Zqfoastrians? Just because j. they were bom of Parsi parents? Is this what our forefathers fled to alien shores - to preserve? r k*. ! L For Pure Diamonds JEWELLERS 324, Grant Road, Bombay 400007. Telephone 3099648 Fax 3073483 APPOINTED VALUERS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 10 Parsiana September-December 1993> < 1 Surely Asho Zarathushtra meant his The Parsi heritage teachings for all mankind though some The image of a community is reflected of us Parsis believe selfishly that they are by its inherent character. This is as true meant only for us. The sooner we accept others into Zoroastrianism, the better. And all we Parsis should always remind ourselves that we are here, in India, as Parsis because first and foremost our joyed a privileged community status forefathers chose to follow Zoroastrian ­ ism, to keep it a living religion. And any human who would like to obtain purity of thoughts, words and deeds through community and were held in good es- Asho Zarathushtra should be welcomed. Let not Parsi bigots destroy our raison d ’etre, Zoroastrianism . reshad rustonui Kodaikanal promulgated the victory of God and gave a meaning and an object to human life. ” COOVER BOMANSHAW Melbourne, Australia in the case of a race, a nation or a family unit. With their distinctive character and historic past, the Parsis have always en- Humor OF Vulgarity? > We Parsis do like to enjoy ourselves at wherever they lived. Gujarati nataAs/musicals/variety shows. Recent history shows that 50 years particularly at the time of our auspicious ago the Parsis were a healthy, thriving days. This “weakness ” is being shame ­ lessly exploited, and we are being in ­ teem amongst other communities. The flicted with vulgarity in increasing doses. Parsis distinguished themselves for their under the guise of comedy. honesty, integrity, industry and thrift. Of late, the image of the Parsi com ­ munity has become blurred and suffered a setback due to complacency, petty in ­ ternal squabbles and the indifference of all bounds of decency. There are no some of its members towards the well- Parsis are no prudes and we do enjoy double entendre and risque jokes; how ­ ever, the fare that is now being dished out in some of such plays/shows crosses Eduiji Allbless RIP A rare human being, incorruptible and honest to the core, Eduljee Bejonji some of its members towards the well- subtleties in these jokes; they are so Allbless was active and agile till the ripe being of the community as a whole. A openly and crudely vulgar, that we feel embarrassed particularly when our chil ­ dren .and ladies are with us. Such an atti ­ tude on the part of the promoters is an in ­ sult to our intelligence and our culture. If this attitude is not corrected, slowly but surely the crowds will dry up. V D. T. MARFATIA old age of 80 plus and managed the fam- sudden decline in the Parsi character was ily trusts ’ affairs independently till the noticed in the 1940s with the emergence very end. of a nouveau riche class of people in the The philanthropist who died on July community as also a fad of neo-Zoroas- 27, 1992 was committed to the cause of trianism started by some ill-informed the welfare of the poor amongst the Parsi people of dubious character. Thus the community and a man who took his reli ­ gion very seriously. Educated at the Bharda High School for Boys and St Xavier ’s College, Bom ­ bay, Allbless initially joined Imperial Bank (now known as the State Bank of India). He left the bank purchase Chinoy Brothers at Kalbadevi, an agency for Battersby felt hats and the Parsi phetas. Forced to sell the concern in 1955 when he developed eye complications. Allbless retired from business life to seriously involve himself in the Allbless Charities, his pet one being Allbless Baug where Parsi reli ­ gious functions of navjotes, weddings, ghambars, jashans, etc are held. He was also a trustee of several other soldier (or) Saoshyant, and that Ormazd Parsi charities and together with his will conquer through him. No creed brother Rustomji, was responsible for do ­ nating the Allbless bungli at Doongerwadi to the Parsi Punchayet. Eduiji also donated generously to the B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital, and it was he who was responsible for building through so many catastrophies, you are the Allbless Building at the Banaji Atash Behram in Bombay. In Edulji ’s death, the Parsi commu ­ nity lost a selfless and dedicated person. Ms K. N. MARSHALL core values of the Parsi character started to erode. Lack of leadership, disunity and dif ­ ferences of opinion on religious and so ­ cioeconomic affairs are some of the problems now facing the community. In adversity the Parsis have always stood firm and fought back. This is ex ­ actly what we have to do now to restore that Parsi image of yore. We have re ­ sponsibility toward our children; we have to educate them to lead a life of high quality based on the tenets of Zoroastri ­ anism, not allow them to drift away from the path of our culture and tradition. Parsi, thy heritage is the richest in the world. Do not be misguided. Act well your part now for the sake of posterity, remember the memorable words of James Darmesteter: “The poorest, the meanest Zoroas- trian in the world knows that he is a born will conquer through him. could give greater dignity to life, imbue him deeper with a sense that ‘life is ear ­ nest ’ and worth living. He who is sure that he will win if he tries, will win, and that is why, after so many storms and here, ahead in the race of progress, with the face, as of yore, still turned to the light... It is a great title of nobility to you to be the heirs and representatives of the religion that first, in the Aryan world. Edited by Amavaz S. Mama 11 Parsiana September-December 1993 At last, a connoisseur ’s eatery ! ¦Di:&M I don ’t move at his pace, Zal tends to^get ment Institute that it started was respon- *- sible for compiling a computerized direc ­ tory of Zoroastrian trusts, saving rare Zo- |||||||_|||^^ roastrian literature on microfilm, pub- Cross-section Of The Zoroastrian People In The Mid Nineteen-Eighties profiling rnprims'pljlc? ir^'ake^^avad^e^ ar- c^dsds a^^ sundin^We broadly agree on the direc tides on cultural history, prayer science, fies the press^re ^^arket- tion we want to Uke, ” says Zal. health and personal development. The “er N^hX Bhantgara. Zal is an MBA degree holder tn cor Foundation has presendy started work on ing , ® jen Foods has a network porate f ----------- n ..a hi Encyclopedia ^oroas'cana^^ d^atorexelustvely selling Georgia, USA. Whtle Utere he used In they propose to explain “ ptnshaw's ice-cream from their parlors spme tir- to the community they would like to ^^si distribution the graduate studies in broaden out reports Jamshed^ additionally acquired re- nance were L. 2 T- Their publications are made aval able “mpa^ has add y Jd storage versity. His summer vacauons we. free of cost; only the ,»sugeh^ to be ^^"ent comers of India. spent in 1..—- . . borne by the party. Those interested may write to The Havrashta Foundation, C/o Modi Electronics and Engineering Com ­ pany, Plot No 72, Chikhloli MIDC, Ambemath, Maharashtra 421505. and progress through that something eternal, then you will be able to sing this humbandagi sincerely with feeling md c____________________ Tamshftn writes Jatnshed felt in the south social, cultural and spiritual subjects, iwrt- .T., _ ___ rrimmiinitv Develoo- T tt****|* ICE-CREAM since its foundation in 1933 by two brothers Dinshaw and Eruch Rana who frustrated. ” Zal too acJmitted to The Eco^ Times that he would benefit wera nHnnt his father ’s eye for det^ nomic ' he to adopt his father s eye overlooking just a little detail can nrai the product. They jointly identify areas where Zal is to direct his energies. Though the generation gap causes diffen finance from the University o =ss3ge issSss denou in different comers of India. spent in India working o" A hundred percent growth rate during the comply sdei^tmejMThMfe the past few years is the success ela'me JKint ize by a strategy of resean by the company whichXowth and a concentraUon on herb sTS":;™,-=s ...bEss.-ss ’'. me P y f . — T'he father and son duo aim to double t the reiease Their quality control turnover of Balsara Hygiene in the nt tnonitors every stage of the three years and have decided to lauF new products, mentions the article. Phone: (0251) 582031, 583633. R^Kjk^d RoU?Fun Drops? Special Sun- Dinshaw’s Happy Licks daes l.._ ---------- iTen^y'^d ^a'groTimo^p^^^^^ an7al oul with new flavors every month, men- .i.» ic the, credo of the tions the right price, is the credo of the Nagpur-based Dinshaw ’s Frozen Foods laboratory whkh is planning to launch its Happy automated process. 16 Parsiana September-December 1993Trvst with avians in India. According to the WWF officer “Keep quiet keep quiet, ” he screeches there was no record of any African greys from his feathered perch. The paratel bom in caphvity “TT’ Keep quiet, keep quiet, ” he screeches along with several other birds of differ ­ ent hues fill the house of Hosi Fulwadiwala, possibly foe first person in India to have bred the African grey par ­ cal failure at the meet organized exclu ­ sively for stock scooters by Sportscraft and sponsored by Tide Water Oil Com ­ pany (India) Ltd was Kaizad Patel, the unlucky one from the Patel family. A surprise entrant this year was Farad Bhathena, more famous for his “exploits on the four-wheeler circuit... The burly Bombay dare-devil ” was doing well for himself until he sought assistance from his service team, an action which dis ­ qualified the motocross champion, further reads the release. /• r months the bird lover did succeed in get ­ ting back his pets from Rani Baug. Cages fill the major portion of the Fulwadiwala residence. Actually, direc ­ tions to his house are simple: “Come to the Jain temple on Bora Bazar Street... and just follow the (screeching) sounds. ” His tryst with avians started when he was “little more than just a toddler. ” He ini ­ tially had to make do with bulbuls, para ­ keets and mynahs, before he could afford f Annnrs the more expensive and exotic varieties, PunC S acadcmiC tOppcrS mentions The ADC. His first purchase At the Higher Second^ Certificate was an African parrot — “the best talkers (HSC) examinaUons conducted the in the world ” — for which he paid Rs Pune board in March this year, I^ne s 4,000, reads the paper. After training the parrot to talk, Fulwadiwala bartered him for two wild African greys. He “tamed ” one and exchanged it for a cockatoo. Next vm - --------- - ¦ i he worked towards gaining the knowledge H er aid of Jmne^ L to treat his pets. After years of experience, 38-year-old Fulwadiwala, an employee in L the tax department of the Western India I Automobile Association, now offers free medical treatment to birds, specially par- I rots. The ADC informs. Riding in the rains Nineteen-year-old Bombay collegian - Zubin Patel astride a Kinetic Honda com- article in The fortably won the Monsoon Scooter Rall>\ purse of Rs 2,500, informs a press release. In the 216 km event from Bombay to Shahpur, held on June 27 this year, foe » Fulwadiwala:tending his precious birds Photo: The Afternoon Despatch and Courier (HSC) examinations conducted by the Karl Burjis Khursedji secur^ the fourth rank while Ms Niloofer Naval Pestonjee stood ninth in the arts stream, according to an announcement in the Maharashtra A student of St Mary ’s Junior College, Pune, Khursedji scored 81 percent marks. The young academic topper aspires to go abroad and pursue a bachelor ’s degree in economics and law. He loves program ­ ming computers and listening to hard rock, according to the newspaper whicl has given a briei introduction ’r to foe HSC toppers Fellow collegia^ rot in captivity, informs an article in me loriaoiy wuu anTa* cash Pestonjee Afternoon Despatch and Courier (ADC). scored 80 percent ofAprill7.1993. SaT m ’ - marks plans to do While the grey and white nestling was In the 216 to° her bachelors in Xn'iT'»;totoX' ‘S‘ f'cZ S •¦unaXn^ing yonngster... gave full ^ign Pestonjee: remarhable Fmnch and there-; ’priXe S: woodeVtoVTone end to his penchant for b^^„Histet performance where Fulwadiwala was hoping that na ­ ture would take its own course even though he was not able to determine the sex of the birds! The birth of this bird is of special significance to Fulwadiwala for he was able to prove wrong foe WWF sto^ Jirst m the up (World Wildlife Fund) officer who main- ** ” tained that it was impossible to breed Af ­ rican greys in captivity. _ Recounting to The ADC reporter the penalty. Patel was F events that led to this development, careful to read foe Fulwadiwala mentioned that in the early supplementary reg- ’80s he was charged with smuggling the ulations clo^ly, an birds. An officer of the Indian chapter of the WWF along with the customs person ­ nel raided his residence and confiscated not^ foe releas^ three African grey parrots, an eclutus parrot and a lorikeet. He moved the ap ­ peal courts which passed an order to the effect that these birds did not require a customs clearance document because He was they were kept as pets and could be bred i . performance was on the second sector stretch of the rally from Wagachiwadi to Bhaveri Dam. Besides being the overall winner, Patel 18 Parsiana September-December 1993 who after try for a; scholarship in! which reportedly included the toughest French or music to pursue studies abroad^ /. - w-«r 1 • _J’ A_ Anioniof ot thic Q ftl£Tntn6 An adept pianist, at this year ’s eighth^ grade pianoforte exams conducted by foes Trinity College of Music, London,j Pestonjee secured 8^ percent marks “being foe highest in Asia] She was also ad-^ judged third in ordef of merit in all coun ­ tries of foe world where the Trinity College of Music con ­ ducts their exams, ’ writes Pestonjee ’! father to Parsiana. raid siuuu acvv.tu ... ...v _ ____________ She was adjudged Miss St Mary ’s a and fourth overall on his LML Vespa with foe 1993 annual get-together and beaut] his penalty count showing 10.07 minutes, contest held by her college. She also con .._3 conferred the Veedol Trophy plus ducted and directed a French song, fo( a purse of Rs 500. Encountering mechani- continued on page 2< to 110 cc class, in ­ curring only 5.07 minutes by way of ulations closely, an , error which cost F him his title last year, 2,ubin Patel (right)' receiving award from R. B- Ananth Yezdi Patel stood second in the 110-160 cc cl^s Cousin contest held by her college. She also con Ir ZOROASTRIANS ABROAD Creating creativity Cavas Gobhai is helping corporations reinvent their future Arnavaz S. Mama sion forward? These (were) the questions in the minds of the bipolar mayors. And when such matters preoccupy such people, it is, it seems, the right moment to call Cambridge, Massachusetts in the US and summon a man called Cavas Minocher Gobhai, ” C. Y. Gopinath enunciates in the “Perspectives ” column of the Bombay-based The Independent (October 5,1991). What do you call a business consultant whose speciality is to visualize, energize, motivate? In the US he is known as fa ­ cilitator; in Germany as midwife. Cavas Gobhai thinks of himself as an air traffic controller, enabling the safe landing of many “baby ” ideas which might other ­ wise collide and collapse in midair, in the aggressive atmosphere of a social or business think tank. Early on Gobhai realized that “there ’s more to creativity than to give birth to unobvious ideas. ” As soon as one is bom, it is people. ” So, if there was to be originality in management, Gobhai “had to ensure y that the ground was receptive for the nourishment of seeds of creativity. ” This jH perception, says Gobhai, led him to B group dynamics: how to create a climate within a group of people that is receptive to ideas. But there was another hurdle ahead: in the process of implementation people tend to change their minds, says Gobhai. There is a need to ensure commitment to the ideas. . - , „ . To eliminate the usual confrontational the end result of muchi give and take. But attitudes Gobhai believes that “facts in black and white — a data base — can demystify the organization (and) elimi ­ nate shadow boxing. ” The next step is to develop a consensus on what the organi ­ zation should be 10 years hence. The for ­ ward focus “helps to eliminate individu ­ als and concentrate on functions, ” as Gobhai has discovered. Thereafter it ’s easier to backtrack and establish an inter ­ mediate goal. Gobhai believes in distilling “consen- the essence ” by distinguishing be- concept and execution. He also “butchered by well-meaning ¦ T?- Cavas Gobhai: nurturing; ideas Photo: Noshir Gobhai Gobhai ascribes this assignment to hisj fortuitous presence in Berlin, the venue of an international rock concert where he _ his only son Dinshaw, a compul^ve rock guitarist There were 200,000 people attending the concert in Berlin. There were also 40 sorted international professionals rangifcj was accompanying from developers, architects and city planners to authors and historians whe had responded to the mayors ’ invitatiot to Berlin, says Gobhai. Among then Gobhai says he helped “start a construe- live, creative public dialogue. ” In return of the participants dubbed him one hebamme — midwife! Gobhai sees himself advising at thi intersection of four ways of thought: ere a third position may give dolu ersiwimc ative thought, collaborative thought, stra adversaries “more than they initially tegic thoughrand fact based thoughi creativity, not compromise. ” This is es ­ pecially useful in situations with a po ­ litical bias where normally consensus is third position may give both erstwhile wanted, ” remarks Gobhai in justification And his primary concern to rein iB of his techniques. Apart from corporations like AT&T, the Atomic Energy Commission, Coca- Cola, Disney, DuPont, Heinz, Procter and Gamble, Xerox (the bio data notes more than 100 names of international community in the neighborhood of Bos standing) with whom Gobhai has ton. Here an old guard — white, Irish worked he was called, in 1990, by the conservative — is confronted with a nev on die^ verge'^'of 'reunification, needed a and Jewish intellegentsia who have beei vision. “What will it be like, the core of or continue to Boston ’s great centers of learning lib Harvard, MIT (Massachusetts Institute o Technology) and the others. Ther adversarial attitudes and promote col^ laborative ones. This characteristic has been evei more pronounced in Gobhai ’s work fa the citizens of Arlington, a 45,000 stronj standing) with whom Gobhai has SUS on tween vuiiwpi uuu ..................... . ........ , ... warns against falling into the trap of dif- the new, improved Berlin? Who will fering assumptions and is most emphatic dream a drcam for it? Will it be a dream that consensus should emerge “through or a vision? And who will take that vi- ;"-s ’of Berlin. The divided city, then guard comprising Vietnamese, India the verge of reunification, needed a t ' .................. '¦ ¦— '1 be connected will 20 Parsiana September-December 1993Gobhai is enabling a core group of over i ‘ 1,000 Arlingtonians to formulate what bute to creating a vision "for the Parsi they have named Vision 2020 — a blue ­ print for the town over three decades. The recipe Gobhai uses — one he has patented over the years — is to begin by hightech company in the Boston area composing a “statement of direction. ” when the management surprised him by didn ’t care for his MIT degree but liked his ideas. Till then his “idea generation (had been) on the sly — not as a legitimate activity. Those people gave me permission to unlock my cre ­ ativity. A pleasurable pastime was put at a premium! ” Gobhai, who responded by earning 12 patents in a single year, con ­ tinues to preserve a high regard for his ex-employers. “The important thing is not the value of the patents (which he ac- me pleasure if in some way I can contri- community. ” Gobhai had begun working in the re ­ search and development wing of a Such a statement incorporates a “destina ­ tion — where or what we want to be, ” identifies a “path — the major strategy or strategies ” to be followed and the ve ­ hicle or means — the strengths that the organization possesses which are power ­ ful enough to help it attain its goals. A statement of direction needs to have a focus. It must describe the end state or goal, become a “template by which cur ­ rent decisions can be guaged, tell us what we are not going to be or do. ” As versus quired) but the abiding interest in the a comfortable validation of the current state of affairs, a statement of direction examines emerging trends: rather than clinging to past ideas and habits it ad ­ dresses itself to the necessary transition. It needs to endure through changes of there were no ideas. Banding together strategy or tactics which may be dictated ‘ ' by changing circumstances and has a motivational power that “energizes a cor ­ poration — a call to arms, ” says Gobhai. Gobhai pays particular heed to the motivational aspect. A statement which is simple, brief, clear, compelling can be empirically, by studying successful process of creativity ” which their attitude unleashed. That passion for creativity has lasted through 30 years. Gobhai realized that sometimes he was thinking creatively. At other times with a couple of others to form a group called Synectics, Gobhai continued with research on how people create, initially concentrating on the business sector which became the principal beneficiary of his advice. He devised his techniques understood and be committed to by the groups and peoples, by observation, trial whole organization, he says. Its accent needs to be on quality — quantity comes later. It must breed a sense of parti ­ cipation even though it is articulated by the people at the top. To that effect and from there to a “big, bad idea. ” Edwin Land ’s daughter wished for in ­ stant pictures and suggested the big bad idea of putting a dark room into a cam ­ era. Backing away from that preposter ­ ous suggestion Land hit upon the concept that emerged as the polaroid camera, Gobhai illustrates the creative process. In contrast to individual creativity, group creativity presupposes certain ‘ at the same time. So Gobhai sets himself up as air traffic controller, orchestrating the expression of ideas, demanding clarity, requesting articulation on paper. Bud- and error. One of Gobhai ’s realizations is that outstanding ideas arc not born that way. A problem often gives vent to a “wish ” it must be 100 percent credible, be based on a relevant strength thing that the group already has to be proud of, is unique to the organization and provides a day-to-day link for action and decisions. Can Gobhai ’s methods help the com ­ munity in Bombay? The Bombay born facilitator (a St Xavierite who graduated with maths and physics before going to ground rules. Everyone cannot speak the MIT for a degree in mechanical engi ­ neering and to Delft, Holland for a di ­ ploma in business management) advises, “Form a group. Make sure that all the major constituents are included: the ding baby ideas need to be protected Punchayet, other anjumans. Parsis mar ­ ried to Parsis, Parsis married to non ­ Parsis, mobeds, the orthodox, the liber ­ als, one or two outstanding Parsis so that big bad ideas, the group has credibility... and someone who can ensure that the dialogue is stra ­ tegic, creative, collaborative. If we can define a target with the right level of am ­ bition, Td be interested...It would give some- from heal seeking missiles like rational criticism that zone in on them. Wishes, analogies must be fostered to promote “Thirty years ago I used to invent things, ” notes Gobhai reflectively. “Now my work consists in helping top manage ­ ment reinvent the future of their organizations. ” 23 Parsiana September-December 1993 MATRIMONIAL Alliance invited from fair, tall, preferably working girl, 28 to 33 years, prepared to stay in Delhi/ metropolitan city , for a handsome, fair, 60 kgs, S'S", 37-year-old boy. Income Rs 7,000 pm. Please write with bio data and photo (returnable) to: The Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (SepV34-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 ‘Ptease make sure the reply envelope bears the reference number cited here. MATRIMONIAL Matrimonial alliance invited from well-educated, pretty and amiable Zoroastrian girl, willing to settle in a developing country, for highly educated Parsi boy, aged 32 years, from a decent and well-respected family, currently studying for his Economics PhD in England. Please write with full details and photograph (returnable) to: The’Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (SepV36-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 ‘Please make sure the reply env^ope bears the reference number cited nere. MECHANIC WANTED Wanted A/c & Refrigeration Mechanic. Minimum qualifications Inter-science and diploma from a technical institute. Good knowledge of electricals and electronics. Minimum 5 years experience. Apply to: Ref. Recruitment Post Box No 9051 Dubai % ¦INSTITUTIONS Rift over land gift The Gamadia Trust and Godrej are seeking a solution to a dispute over land in Vikhroli 1 Homi Rogers GPHS Trust, argue that the then trustees of the GPHS Trust had requested Naoroji Godrej to donate land, stating that “the 1993) reflecting the decision of the Trust (has) enough funds available with GPHS trustees to sell the land ‘gifted ’ to it to build about one building a year ” them by Godrej, unconditionally and (which could have housed on a rough es- without any reference to the Trust ’s obli- The fate of six acres of land for housing by Mancherji Jamshedji Cama, as the poor and middle class Zoroasirian fa- “duly authorized trustee. ” The advertise- milies lies in the lap of the Bombay High ment in The Times of India (April 28, Court. The litigation, with its attendant allegations and accusations, may bes ­ mirch the reputations of two leading Parsi institutions. without any reference to the Trust ’s obli- timate, 20 families). In a letter addressed sq yards, and valued at Rs even shocked the Godrejs. A. S. Bhave, Payne and Company, the solicitors for 14,45,350, was gifted by Godrej and Godrej and Boyce ’s manager (legal), Godrej, mentions that the GPHS trustees Boyce Manufacturing Company to the contended that the land “is not open to had informed his clients that “the pur- Behramji Nowrosji Gamadia Parsi the said (GPHS) trustees to sell, or other- pose of (their) Trust inter alia was to nro- Hunnar Shala (GPHS) Trust, a 60-year- -------. ......................... p old public charitable institution, in March 1973. It is located within five the said (GPHS) trustees to sell, or other- ______ _____ wise dispose (of), ” as it was gifted by vide housing accommodation for poor Godrej for the specific purpose of hous- - — - ing poor Zoroastrians, and with the fur- minutes walking distance of the railway ther ‘obligation ’ that 50 percent of the Parsis. ” It was further stated in this letter, I that the GPHS trustees “intended to uti- I lize the entire income of the Trust for the ] 'oe given purpose o) constructing Wildings For 1 Vikhroli, a not-too-distant suburb of to Parsi Zoroastrians nominated by the housing poor Parsis, and providing facili- I Bombay, where the Godrejs have their donor. ties tO the persons so housed. ” manufacturing plants. The location and To prevent the sale of land, Bhave, on As per the records available at the I book value ot the land renders it a prime behalf of his employers, issued a lis- Godrej office, a meeting was held on prof^rty m an island city where housing pendens notice (a public notice laying March 7, 1973 at the Godrej office when at affordable rates can now be offered out the facts for the general public) in the proposal was discussed, and (the late) I only in the distant outskirts of Nalla- T'-" t_ .. ’ I sopara and Kalyan, approximately 60 cautioning “all parties kms away by rail, and more by road. Yet, i ' 2.Y YL___________ _ mu. mv uuatroa i n as per the contention of the GPHS Trust (as) to have done so with notice of when the land would be giTted'" to* tiiem* ’ the land ,s totally unless for the gifted the aforesaid (the nature of the gift, they “would be in a nosiiion to start mn.' purpose of building houses thereon. Ac ­ cording to the donee it is fraught with _____ __ ____ _____ a,v piv oitu- anu saneuoneu litigations under the Urbani Land Ceiling risk and peril as to the consequences Nowroji J. Gamadia and Mehta, two of I and Regulations Act (ULCRA), and sited thereof. ” the current GPHS trustees, were report ­ in a no-development zone with overhead -- 1,. .U_--- ------- • , ¦ PI tension wires running through a portion of the property. The tension over the land, to stretch a visual pun, reached a new high this sum ­ mer when the GPHS trustees issued a Vikhroli, a not-too-distant suburb of to Parsi Zoroastrians nominated by the housing poor Parsis, and providing facili- To prevent the sale of land. Shave, on behalf of his employers, issued a lis- out the facts for the general public) in The Bombay Samachar of June 11,1993, persons who Godrej and Boyce, owners of the land. Khurshed J. Bardi, then secretary of or persons who Godrej and Boyce, owners of the land, may choose to deal with the said trustees confirmed with the trustees present that the aforesaid (the nature of the gift, they “would be in a position to start con- and the legal proceedings being initiated struction immediately after the building to restrain the sale)...and at his own plans are prepared- and sanctioned. ” thereof. ” * f ’’ " —.-.-’v. Interestingly, the controversial piece edly present at this momentous meeting of land has always been in the eye of the when the decision was taken to gift the storm. Bhave informs that it was earlier land to be used for housing Zoroastrians. contended for by a builder, Tanna Engi ­ neering, whose two suits were dismissed; ____ ____ _ ____ and also by the Government of knowledge to the community ’s young- neering, whose two suits were dismissed; Gamadia, whose family set up the Hunnar Shala to provide technical | public notice inviting offers for sale of Maharashtra who, despite having ‘com- ihe immovable property, on an “as-is- j ' 7’___1______ ’ ------ where-is ” basis, subject to the sanction of opened the suit in 1973. the Charity Commissioner, and the No At the same time as the Maharashtra ?? u.. Objection Certificate of the appropriate Government reopened its claim for the judice. -"^ome Tax Act land, (the late) Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej Mehta may hold the key to unlock (1961). The public notice putting up the decided to gift it to the GPHS Trust on many a Godrej Navtal on this matter It Si • published on April 28, being approached by their trustees. The was he who, on April 2,1973 wrote on a 1993 in three Bombay newspapers, signed Godrejs, in their suit filed against the Payne Company letterhead (KDM/1434) 24 Parsiana September-December 1993 promised ’ on the issue in 1962, had re- At the same time as the Maharashtra sters, was unavailable for comment as he was recuperating from an illness. The other trustee, Mehta, refused to speak to us on this matter, stating it was sub authority under the Income Tax Act land, (the late) Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej TU . 7 ; decided to gift it to the GPHS Trust on land for sale was published on April 28, being approached by their trustees. The I s, and Austria, * of Washington D.C. Mr. & Mrs. Jamshed & Freny Ranji of Philadelphia and others. Persons in Europe have submitted their Research Thesis for Ph.D. degree through Z.C. on subject of their choice and taken Diplomas in Mazdayasni Wisdom. civilisation. By using the method of pendulum dousing and a special technique of taking "M ystic Photographs* the astral forms also of the living present 'Arvahi' alam' spirits of dwarfs, pixies and fairies and the 'fae world' are viable on the photographs. Some of these ancient caves were used as Fire Temples, as Healing Places, and as "Dakhmas". The best known are the famous “Extemstein Caves" near Paderborne where there was a Mithra Temple; and a group of ¦ART COVER STORY Breaking the metallic mold From the metallic scrap that he scavenges Arzan Khambatta creates unusual works of art F I Gustasp Irani “It can ’t be done, ” the welder al a rolling shutter workshop in Bombay dis ­ missed Arzan Khambatta ’s suggestion of fusing a horse head from strips of scrap metal. So the young architect student settled instead for welding lessons and his hand to show for his efforts, after two days fell he knew enough of the Khambalta had sculpted his horse head, craft to set about attempting what the master welder said could not be done. A few days later, and with a few burns on This was way back in 1983 and on that horse he apparently galloped away to pursue a new form of artistic expression 30 Parsiana September-December 1993 II cycle chains, spanner heads, nuts and bolts — from which the bright-eyed and enthusiastic Khambatta gave them form. The Jehangir Art Gallery exhibition Khambatta. was the first time the public got to see and assess the ingenuity of 28-year-old Khambatta ’s work. He graduated from the Academy of Architecture in 1991 and is already designing bungalows in Dahanu and Lonavala and decorating the interiors of houses in Bombay. In the art world he had established himself when his sculpture. Homeward Bound Mexi­ cans, won the award for the second best entry of the 1986 annual exhibition of the Bombay Art Society; and in 1988 his en ­ try, Chess Players, won the Pranlal _______________ ___ Bhogilal Award for the Best Sculpture his craft was largely self-taught. His Exhibit. P—*- *'---- ¦ ¦ retains in his personal “sentimental ” col ­ lection. Meanwhile, Khambatta ’s unusual art form started winning for him commis ­ sions from architect patrons. Among them was a P/i foot sculpture, Moghul, commissioned by the noted Bombay ar ­ chitect Noshir Talati for the Jewel of India restau ­ rant at Nehru Centre. Presently Khambatta is contemplating sculpture which he plans to dedicate to Bombay and which he hopes will find a prominent location in the city. To the Parsi community and grilled me. Some were happy viith what they saw. Others refused to believe that art can come from scrap, ” says “Art cannot be explained; it ’s got to be experienced. If it looks good and makes you feel good, it ’s good art. Art is a visual thing and you don ’t want to tie it up with words, ” observes Khambatta who believes that art schools should re ­ strict themselves to teaching the tech ­ niques required to master the tools that an artist might expect to use. Creativity cannot be taught; it has to spring from within the artist. Khambatta considers himself fortunate in a way that he did not go to any formal art school and that Both these pieces Khambatta exuberance and joy in his work is not di- or a luted by profound utterances pretentious air. As a kid, however, his parents Rusi (a well-known architect) and Zarine (an art ­ ist in her own right), did encourage him to develop his skijls by sending him to art classes during his school vacations. “My parents were very supportive right from the start. If there was ’^nything I wanted that was related to art, I only had to ask and I would get it without any large questions. But when I wanted a cycle there were a whole lot of questions asked, ” says Khambatta. And, yes, he did get the cycle anyway. Even in the art classes Khambatta found himself stifled. “I was not happy with two dimensional paintings. I had a Khambatta has presented a tendency to use strong colors. It was al- _ „..................... > most like I was trying to break out of this a * Fl Khambaila with The Pharoah (facing page) and other creations Nelson (top) and Chess Players large winged bull which i • • - / stands in the compound of flat surface into th"e third dimension, the Late Seth Rustomji Sculpting seemed to come naturally to Nusserwanji Rustom- •¦ ¦ ¦ faramna Agiary at the Dadar Parsi Colony, where he resides. “Some people worked in stone, wood and metal, and whose work Khambatta acknowledges has influenced him deeply. Ms Davierwala in turn introduced him to Anand Mohan Naik, architect, sculptor me, ” he observes. Aware of this his par ­ ents introduced him to* the wife of the late Adi Davierwala, a sculptor who just love it. They say it adds color to the Agiary. Others dismiss it as rubbish, ” says Khambatta who welcomes both points of view. “I like it when people re ­ act to my work. It does not matter if and painter, who started Khambatta'off some do so negatively, as long as they react. ” And if reactions are the criteria, the recent exhibition of Khambatta ’s work was an unqualified success. Of the four exhibitions running con ­ currently at the Gallery, public participa- would aptly name Scraptures. some do so negatively, as long as they with wood carvings. “But I was soon The first exhibition of his work cover- react. ” And if reactions are the criteria, drawn to metal. It ’s a very powerful ma- ing a span ol 10 years was held from the recent exhibition of Khambatta ’s terial; its edges, color, shine speak to September 21 to 27,1993, at the Jehangir work was an unqualified success. me... ” Art Gallery, Bombay The displays that Of the four exhibitions running con- Soon instead of brushes, paints and inc uded pygmies, chess players, birds, currently at the Gallery, public participa- oils, his studio was equipped with a horses, pharoahs, Ravan, sprang to life tion was most animated in his section of welding machine, gloves and welding with force as stark and raw as the assort- the hall. “Ordinary people off the roads glasses; and instead of canvases, with mentof scrap metal —car and scooler parts, and with no artistic background drifted in scrap scavanged from the Kurla 31 Parsiana September-December 1993.4t' •rf’ .1 ill H -j'/its' •h* !' 1 .-i -ft ‘if? 1. s tal complexes. “Eventually I will take over his projects too, ” says Khambatta. But till then he would rather agonize over his sketches — on the shape and po ­ sition of a window and the play of light on it than slot it into his drawings rou ­ tinely. And when his day at the office is 1 ! ¦>: ¦j; -¦‘r T ’ J ¦? Dragon, sculpted by Khambatta over, he sits on top of the scrap heap in 5 his studio and waits for inspiration to j transport him. Unlike many Parsis, Khambatla sees no reason to fret unduly over the fate of the young males of the community. “You get a few bad apples in all commu ­ nities and the Parsis have their share of bad fruit too. On the whole, however, I think our youth is doing fairly well, ” he observes. Khambatta believes that the cliche of the Parsi bank clerk is overworked and does not apply anymore. Young Parsis are breaking traditional molds just as their forefathers had to keep pace with the changing times. I i scrapyard and various factory junk heaps. “I believe that if there is something priced from Rs 4,000 to Rs 25,000.) And you love doing, nothing is going to stop you. You ’ll find the lime to do it, ” says Khambatta. And he finds lime for his sculpture after a full day ’s work at his father ’s architecture firm, Khamballa As ­ sociates, which he joined after his gradu ­ ation. “Often I just sit on my pile of scrap and wait for inspiration to hit me. Some ­ times nothing happens for weeks and junk heaps looking for items that could even months. Then I pick up a piece that says something to me and I am working frantically, ” says Khambalta. For in ­ stance, he explains how The Ugly Duck­ ling came into being. “As soon as I picked up this Lambreta silencer, it sug ­ gested a duck ’s body. All I had to do was add a spanner for the head. Often the simplest pieces, that spring spontane ­ ously to life from the scrap heap, are the best. ” Other pieces, like Ravan of Many of his work is his father, Khambalta con- Heads, are premeditated and the outline sketched before the pieces arc selected and welded together. Khambatta ’s commissioned work falls into this category but he is growing in ­ creasingly impatient with it. (those who commission the piece) lend to treat you as a contractor. They specify says Khambatla. The problem is that time limits and feel they have the right to people who have bought his sculptures suggest alterations. T can ’t work like that. And they talk of prices in square inches. You don ’t price art, be it a three- inch sculpture or a three-foot one, by size, ” laments Khambalta, whose com ­ mitment to his work i.s such that he will not permit a piece with which he is dis ­ satisfied to leave his studio. “I’d rather break it up and forego a sale. ” the changing times. For instance, he (Scraptures at the recent exibition were points out that there are probably more Parsi musicians and singers on MTV yes, he has destroyed any number of than members of any other community in pieces that have not met his high stan ­ dards. Of course, there are other occupa ­ tional hazards, apart from the occasional welding burn. Khambatta has now got used to scrapyard attendants viewing him sceptically as he scavenges through their India. Khambatt^ apparently symbolizes the Parsis of his generation: he resU'uc- tures something new and vibrant from the scrap heap of tradition. % Much of 33 Parsiana September-December 1993 be molded into works of art. But one en ­ counter he wa.s not prepared for was when he was loading one of his large sculptures into a truck for delivery. Two scrap metal dealers descended upon him and set about trying to outbid each other for the privilege of relieving him of what they saw as his burden. Their percep ­ tion of the sculpture merely amused the artist. In fact, the only person whose opinion he value.s about the artistic worth fesses. And father and son have forged a bond of understanding and respect for each other in their common field of ar ­ chitecture. “Though I have joined my “They father ’s firm 1 must confess I don ’t have the lime to work on any of his projects, ” says Khambatla. have commissioned him to build bunga ­ lows for them in Dahanu and Lonavala or decorate their homes in Bombay. Khambatta prefers these small projects to his father ’s larger ones, which include streamlined low cost housing and hospi ­ MATRIMONIAL Parents, Parsi mother and Hindu father, of boy, aged 34, 5'10", respectable family, weil-settled, seeks a well-educated Parsi girl with good family background. Write to: The Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (Sept/33-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 ’Please make sure the reply envelope bears the reference number cited here. ¦i tj ii !1 POLITICS AND POLICY ¦ The board of trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet is divided on how the president should be appointed CHAIRMANSHIP, by election A seniority? Arnavaz S. Mama w the president ’s position is vacated. Their four colleagues ?— Kanga, Guzder, Shroff and Kavarana — contend that it was up to the trustees to elect the president depending on the type of per ­ son best capable of dealing with the needs of the time. Accordingly they first voted in Shroff as chairman of the meet ­ ing to put the issue of appointment of For the first time in the Bombay Parsi Bombay High Court. They wish the Punchayet ’s (BPP) long history, a battle court to decide whether the trustees of for the presidentship of the august body has reached the Bombay High Court. The community grapevine had been Punchayet ’s president, humming with the rivalry between trus- tees Eruch Desai and Jamshed Guzder — the two incumbents who have the longest service record amongst the present trust ­ ees with Desai leading by 29 days — through the anjuman committee elections and the trusteeship elections that fol ­ lowed. Desai believes that the presidentship whether the appointment of Jamshed is the prerogative of the seniormost Guzder as president of the BPP is valid trustee according to the Punchayet ’s tra ­ ditions. Cotrustees Homi Ranina and Dr (Ms) Mehroo Bengalee follow Desai ’s petition on May 12, 1993 was a meeting line of thinking. Guzder is supported by the remaining three trustees — Jamsheed Kanga, Minoo Shroff and Ms Silloo Kavarana — ceding president Dr Aspi Golwalla, the who plead that the president should be foremost concern of the board was the the trustee considered best suited to the appointment of Golwalla ’s successor as things, requires the trustees to meet “at needs of the time. president. Noted solicitor Desai claimed least twice a month ’’ with the exception Since the majority prevailed on March the position on the basis of having been of the summer holidays in April and 30, 1993 and installed Guzder as presi- the longest serving trustee on the present May, requires the president of the dent, Ranina and Bengalee along with board, as recorded in the minutes of the Punchayet to chair meetings and stipu- anjuman committee members Peterasp meeting appended to the petition. Desai, Patel and Eruch Sethna have filed an along with supporters Ranina and Originating Summons (OS) in the Bengalee believe that the tradition of the The rivals: Desai (ieft) and Guzder the BPP have any power under the elec ­ toral scheme to appoint/elect the * 35 Parsiana September-December 1993 The remaining three questions on which the court is required to rule follow from this moot point: whether a chair ­ man can be appointed for a meeting if the president is present; whether the president to the vote. Thereafter Guzder seniormost trustee can be prevented from was elected president by a four to three assuming office of president without majority. The three dissenters “protested modification of the present scheme; and against the above and clarified that their further participation... as trustees would be without prejudice and under protest and thereafter walked out of the meet ­ ing, ” inform the minutes. In support of their belief in the seniormost trustee ’s “right ” to occupy the position of president, the plaintiffs traced the history of the Punchayet from 1831 to 1991 and quoted clause 69 of the electoral scheme which, among other and proper. The event leading to the filing of the of the BPP’s board of trustees on March 30, 1993. Being the first meeting of the new board after the retirement of the pre- president. Noted solicitor Desai claimed the position on the basis of having been the longest serving trustee on the present May, requires the president of the lates the election of a trustee to occupy the chair at meetings when the president is absent. The petition then notes, “It is Punchayet has been for the seniormost significant that although the aforesaid trustee to automatically take over when clause refers to and recognizes the office66 The trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet have no power to appoint (or) remove the president” form and reasonable. The plaintiffs, say that such devolution of office on the ba ­ sis of seniority is a reasonable criterion for a post like that of the president of the board of trustees which calls for experi ­ ence in the management of the affairs of the Punchayet and familiarity with its vast and varied activities and traditions. The plaintiffs say... that such an estab ­ lished reasonable custom and convention chayet. ’ However there was no election though unwritten, has the same effect as of the president at that meeting, and the if it had been fully incorporated in the I of president, it is silent about the ap- pointmeni/election of the president al ­ though it provides for the election of the resolution in effect merely recorded the scheme. The plaintiffs "accordingly... chairman to preside at meetings of trus- event of the seniormost trustee Dr Gol- submit that this custom and usage is tees in the absence of the president. ” " ' ' ‘ ~ ‘ ' The petition states that from 1823 to 1857 “the seniormost trustee always acted as the president during his life ­ time. ” From 1857 to 1908 the first Sir Jamsetji Jejeebhoy and the baronets who president which they never had due to succeeded him functioned as Punchayet long usage, practice and tradition. The fice of the president automatically de- presidents. ‘However the trustees never resolution dated July 23, 1974 ‘Wei- volved upon the seniormost trustee Mr E. had the power to appoint the president. In tact as appears from Sapur Desai ’s Cowasji Jehangir as the new president of History of the Bombay Parsi Punchayei the Parsi Punchayet. ’ The resolution at p. 177 it was the Anjuman meeting which elected the president, ” notes the petition. When the scheme was framed by the High Court in 1910 Sir Jamsetji Jejeebhoy, fifth baronet, was president of the board 71 J and continued so until his death in 1931 when “Sir Cowasjee Jehangir, first bar- <¥1 onet, who was then the seniormost trustee, auto ­ matically became the presi ­ dent and without any man ­ date in that behalf from the trustees. From 1931 on- ' x wards, the consistent prac ­ tice and custom has been for the Petitioners Bengalee (left) and Ranina seniormost trustee to assum.e the office of president upon the death or retirement of the incumbent. From 1931 till 1993, 11 presidents have assumed office on the basis of their being the seniormost tru ­ stee, ” argue the petitioners, relying on the minutes of the various meetings which have been appended as exhibits to the petition. “The minutes of all the meetings since February 11, 1931 expressly record that the president of the BPP from that time... the seniormost trustee therein named oc ­ cupied the president ’s chair except when the last president Dr Aspi Golwalla as ­ sumed the presidentship on December 8, seniormost trustee for the time being, otherwise, ” the petition further argues 1 1981 when a resolution was passed by This custom which has been adopted by that “it is quite conceivable that if the I the trustees unanimously that ‘Dr Aspi F. the trustees, of the seniormost trustee au- trustees were to elect the president, at I Golwalla be and is hereby appointed tomatically being appointed the president any meeting, (a) resolution may be | president of the Bombay Parsi Pun- of the board of trustees, is ancient, uni- moved for removal and/or appointment I event of the seniormost trustee Dr Gol- submit that this custom and usage is walla taking over as the president of the binding on the trustees and the BPP, and BPP. It is submitted that in the circum ­ stances, by (the) passing of such a resolu ­ tion, the trustees did not and could not whatsoever to deviate therefrom, acquire any legal power to elect the cannot be departed from, more particu ­ larly when there is no particular reason “The plaintiffs state that on the expiry of term of office of Dr Golwalla, the of- W * : M resolution dated July 23, 1974 ‘Wel ­ comed and congratulated Lady Hirabai B. Desai, defendant number one herein. At the meeting held on March 30, 1993, Mr E. B. Desai as president took the chair in accordance with rule 69.” j Describing the chain of events which i folloy^^, the petitioners note that as they and Desai j did not accept the validity of 3 the other trustee^ decision 1 to appoint Shroff temporary | chairman of the meeting, 1 Guzder proposed and Kanga 1 seconded the resolution that 1 “Mr E. B. Desai shall not | continue as temporary chair- J man of this meeting and fur- 1 thermore shall not occupy j the office of the president of ’ the BPP and Mr M. R. Shroff be and is hereby ap- s pointed as temporary chairman to con- duct the meeting. ” j The petitioners further contend that I dated June 15, 1976 states that ‘the seniormost trustee Mr Eruch A Nadir- •S 36 Parsiana September-December 1993 shah occupied the chair. ’ The resolution dated August 9, 1977 states that ‘after Mr “the trustees of the ‘Parsi PnnehayeL M r- u A XT..J r r .J . J .. much less a bare majority thereof, have no power or authority to appoint, much less remove the president of the Parsi Eruch A. Nadirshah had retired, the chairmanship of the board had devolved upon Mr Boman-Behram as the senior- most trustee. ’ The fact that the resolution Punchayet. It is an undisputed fact that of December 8, 1981 was differently wor ­ ded did not tantamount to the trustees ac ­ quiring any right, legal or otherwise, to elect never in the history of the BPP has there I been any election of the president by the I trustees. ” I Charging that by these resolutions of I March 30, 1993 the majority trustees I “have purported to modify the aforesaid 1 “In the last more than 60 years alone, 10 presidents have assumed office as president on the basis of their being the scheme which they cannot do at law or seniormost trustee for the time being. This custom which has been adopted by the trustees, of the seniormost trustee au- of the board of trustees, is ancient, uni- Lof a new president depending upon the existence of the custom and usage al- majority of the trustees for the time be- leged by the plaintiffs is being disputed. ” ing present at the meeting. The trustee . ......................................... ‘ who would be president would be differ ­ ent every time if any trustee were to ________ ____________ _________ withdraw support or if any trustee is out Court into deciding a question which is the said four trustees without taking into of station or othorwiso rioos not nttond a pnmniptoiv r>ntcido tko nf nn account any question of seniority The statement made in...the plaint that during the years 1823 to 1857 the seniormost trustee always acted as the president dur- existence of the custom and usage al- Reiterating that “the plaint and OS have been drafted in this invideous man ­ ner only in order to deceive this Hon ’ble as the first four trustees were all ap ­ pointed on the same day and the question of seniority therefore could not arise. The election of one out of the four trust ­ ees as chairman was an act performed by of station or otherwise does not attend a completely outside the scope of an OS” meeting. This would introduce complete Kanga ’s affidavit accuses the petitioners instability and chaos in the functioning of the trust. ” The plaint describes the status , and position of Desai, a senior partner at Mulla and Mulla and Craigie, Blunt and Caroe, director on the board of 24 public limited | companies who has chaired meet- I ings of such established corpora- fll tions as Grasim Industries, H Hindalco and Ficom Organics. As H per the minutes of the board meet- H ing of March 30, Ranina had ar- H gued, “Apart from this legal issue, H I would also urge that in the inter- H est of unity and harmony it will be H totally wrong to supercede the " seniormost trustee thereby belittling his The defendants (left to right): Shroff, image, his competence and caliber in the Kanga and Kavarana eyes of the community. ” The five defendants — Desai is listed but... also seeking enforcement of the al ­ as defendant number one — have filed leged rights of an individual trustee. ” separate affidavits. That is Guzder and I' Desai have proceeded individually and the plaint and OS “disclose no < Kanga, Shroff and Kavarana have filed a action inasmuch as they do not set out common response via solicitors Wadia Ghandy and Company. Kanga ’s affidavit responds by ques ­ tioning the scope of an OS and its appli ­ cability in this case; challenges the plain ­ tiffs ’ averred reliance on a time honored having chosen not to file any proceed- custom as also their presentation of Parsi ings for the alleged violation of his al- Punchayet history; analyses the minutes leged rights the plaintiffs have no locus standi to maintain the suit and the OS alleged custom, prevalent only for and the same ought to be dismissed with ¦ - - - costs. ” Challenging the petitioners ’ version of the Punchayet ’s history and their reli ­ ance on a custom by which thfe seniormost trustee was automatically el ­ evated to president the defence notes, proposal — which was seconded — — --------- ------J appoint Dr Aspi Golwalla as the presi- .i dent. (They) also record that Dr Aspi Banaji, Wadia Naoroji Jamshedji and Sir Golwalla was then unanimously ap- of “not only indirectly seeking to obtain judicial recognition of an alleged custom Mg as ¦ “Vi,...'.. I ing his lifetime is hence demonstrably false. ” Documented history accepted by the plaintiffs and the defendants has it that between the years 1857 when the first Sir Kanga s affidavit further states that Jamsetji Jejeebhoy became pfesident and cause of 1931, only the ruling baronet was presi- t dent of the BPP irrespective of the se- any violation of any alleged rights of niority of other members on the board. “Even after 1931 the alleged custom has not been followed. The presidents of the any of the plaintiffs or beneficiaries of the said Punchayet, nor has any relief for _ _ _ the proper management and functioning said Punchayet appointed between 1931 " and 1977 have all been selected for their abilities. The said presidents have inci ­ dentally also been the seniormost trust ­ ees at the said time... In any event such , • a pe ­ riod of 46 years, is not a custom having the force of law. ” Coming to the 198Lelection the min ­ utes of which are more detailed and pro ­ fuse, the defence affidavit notes, “The minutes...clearly state that there was a - to of the said trust been sought... (Desai) of the meeting when the last president. Dr Aspi Golwalla, was so chosen; enu ­ merates the progressive democratization of the Punchayet; presents an interpreta ­ tion of the events of March 30,1993. Almost at the outset Kanga ’s affidavit notes, “under the guise of an OS the plaintiffs are in fact seeking vindication of the alleged personal grievances of “the first four trustees viz Wadia (Desai) and enforcement of (his) alleged Hormusji Bomanji, Framji Cowasji rights... as a trustee of the BPP.” P"“":\ 77 _ J , TJie defence affidavit seeks to prove Jamsetji Jejeebhoy were all appointed on pointed president of the ”said PunchayeL.. that this Hon ble Court would hence be lono n --------- n ------- •• . ...... ... ¦' required to decide complicated questions T ............ ___ beyond the scope and summary nature of the first chairman and thereafter Framji an OS.” It notes that an-OS “does not ap- Cowasji Banaji, Wadia Naoroji ply where questions of fact are in dis- Jamshedji and Sir Jamsetji Jejeebhoy be- pute... where the disputed facts are of < ‘ ' such complexity as in the present case as different dates in the future... This president and did not become the presi' to involve a substantial amount of oral clearly shows that the said alleged cus- ' evidence being required... (where) the tom did not exist between 1823 and 1857 November28, 1823. However, Hormusji Boman Wadia became/was appointed as If the plaintiffs ’ submissions as regards an alleged custom are true, then there was no need to propose and second the appointment of Dr Aspi Golwalla... An- - other clear pointer to the fact that Dr came chairman of the said Punchayet on Aspi Golwalla was unanimously elected Banaji, different dates in the future... dent by reason of his being the seniormost trustee is the manner in 39 Parsiana September-December 1993 *Hr that Desai “has always cherished a life- j which all the other trustees have ex- uniform practice observed during the I pressed their reasons for electing Dr Aspi long existence of the...Punchayet for time ambition of becoming president of Golwalla as the president... Mr Eruch more than 330 years... (was that) the the BPP.” It adds that Desai ’s profes- Desai stated that ‘he wholeheartedly sup- : z. , .. .......................... ported the fine sentiments expressed by the said Punchayet and that there has the trustees and that in his view there was no better choice for chairmanship than Dr Aspi Golwalla with his balanced and false... ” mature judgement, who never loses his — • - temper with anybody and who easily gets of them had any objection to Desai “be- along well not only with his colleagues but with one and all (and) that his leader ­ ship of the trustee team would therefore be a great asset to'the community... ’ If there had been a prevalent custom as al ­ leged by the plaintiffs and (Desai) then there would have been no need for (him) to have made the abovementioned state ­ ment regarding there being ‘no better choice for chairmanship... ’ The fact that Dr Aspi Golwalla also incidentally hap- provid^ he was validly elected by the pened to be the seniormost trustee at the trustees. (Their) only objection... was to time is immaterial inasmuch as that was (his) ‘self appointment. ’” It further re- not the reason for which he was unani ­ mously elected as the president as is borne out by the said minutes. ” Seeking to apply democratic norms to _____ Punchayet work the defence affidavit had failed in achieving their object of an abuse of the process of law inasmuch claims that the disputed “custom ” of the having (Desai) become president of the as this OS is nothing but a camouflage seniormost trustee becoming president said Punchayet. ” It then goes on to add, for enforcing (his) alleged personal could amount to “a negation of “the election and resolutions passed were rights... being an advocati^ of this in no way meant to express lack of confi- Hon ’ble Court (Desai) is well aware of »>.. dence in or show disrespect to (Desai) the time taken for disposal of an ordinary but were only an essential feature of the suit and has, therefore, tried to short-cir- O' democratic process. ” cuit the procedure by trying to disguise O' The majority trustees also rely on the the proceedings as an OS.” O provisions of article 70 of the scheme which provides the chairman with a cast ­ ing vote in the event of a deadlock and embroiling the harmony and peace of a 1 declares that the majority decision is more than 330 years... (was that) the the BPP.” It adds that Desai ’s profes- seniormost trustee (became) president of sional activities as a lawyer have pre- . i vented him sparing the required time for been no deviation ever from this custom Punchayet work such as visiting the or convention. This is...demonstrably trust ’s institutions and colonies or inter ­ acting with community members. The The defence affidavit notes that none affidavit adds “as current president/ ~ chairman, I devote at least three to four hours a day to the affairs of the Punchayet in addition to regularly visit ­ ing the different colonies and having a close interaction with the committee members of such colonies, and revamp ­ ing the administration of the Punchayet in order to satisfy the demands of the community and to meet the criticisms that are being constantly levelled by the coming president of the said Punchayet public... ” Guzder ’s affidavit charges that Desai “has deliberately chosen not to be plain­ tiff as otherwise the personal nature of this dispute would be exposed and (he) This is...demonstrably Art OS “does not apply where flUeltidhlBilBt are in dispute” counts that the petitioners as well as Desai participated in all the voting that would be relegated to the remedy of fil- ensued on March 30, 1993 and “engaged ing an ordinary suit to agitate his alleged in this charade of walkout only after they rights. In other words, the present OS is could amount to “a negation of merit...foisted (by) outdated...practice ” and that such a leader “will never achieve the same results as (one who) is elected by his followers and peers. ” Seeking a democratic mandate from the electoral scheme itself, the defence recounts the various amendments to the scheme, the phasing out of the old regis ­ ters and the gradual reining in of money power in the election of trustees by the binding upon all the trustees: “Inasmuch increase in the donation amount which earns a right to vote as also the manda ­ tory time lapse before a donor can exer ­ cise his electoral right. At the meeting on March 30, Desai had produced the opinion of retired Chief Justice of India Y. V. Chandrachud which upheld Desai ’s contention that the custom of the seniormost trustee becom ­ ing president existed and had the force of freight, vice president of the Maharashtra law. Though this fact is mentioned in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and . .. “ chairman of the human resources com ­ mittee of the Indian Merchants Chamber, etc besides tracing his past appointments on a myriad business and industrial boards and councils as proof of his quali ­ fication for the position of BPP president. The brief statement filed by Guzder for appointing trustees to the extent pos- himsclf adopts “each and every state ­ ment made in (Kanga ’s) affidavit as if it were incorporated herein. ” It also states minutes of the meeting appended to the petition, the Chandrachud opinion itself has not been appended to the plaint. Re ­ ferring to this document the defence affi ­ davit notes, “His Lordship has based his opinion on incorrect facts supplied to him by (Desai), It appears that (Desai) had informed His Lordship that, prior to Sir Cowasji Jehangir becoming president of the board of trustees (in 1931), the 40 Parsiana September-December 1993 but were only an essential feature of the I’ 1 ' I Accusing Desai of “creating...contro- versial litigation and unnecessarily w small community when the need of the I hour is unity to tackle the various prob- j as the said scheme does not contain any lems facing the Parsi community in I express provision for the appointment of Bombay, ” Guzder further pillories his j the president the same is covered by opponent for obtaining Justice | clause 70 of the said scheme. ” Chandrachud ’s opinion,on the basis of | The defence affidavit refers to Guzder “blatantly false facts. ” It also notes that | as currently director of 14 public limited companies and trustee of 25 public chari ­ table trusts, chairman of Antop Hill Warehousing Company and of Air- for Desai “has repeatedly stated that if he is | unsuccessful in the present proceedings, J he would forthwith resign as trustee. ” i Desai ’s affidavit, the last to reach I Parsiana, refers to his “consistent en- I deavor... to work in the best interests of I the Parsi community. In this no gain has 1 accrued to me, though in the process I 1 have had to suffer the criticism of per- | sons holding contrary views. ” While en- a dorsing his receptiveness “to the de- j mands for democratization of the process | sible but always consistent with the 1 needs and interests of the community, ” j Desai cites the example of the judiciary 1 ^'s I .i|where seniority is an accepted norm in the interests of “a higher degree of per ­ manence (and) has been accepted as es ­ sential to the independence and integrity of the office. ” Shoring up the need to continue with seniority as the guiding principle in cer ­ tain offices as that of the president of the BPP, Desai argues, “Many a hard deci ­ sion for the ultimate benefit of the com ­ munity (is) required to be taken dispas ­ sionately which may not be in line with people with vested interests... Democra- strongly deny the false and maHcious al- lead to politicalization (entailing that) when the meeting commenced. I say that acted contrary to the provisions of the the office had devolved on me by virtue of the said custom/convention... Instead of proceeding to court for an injunction and with a view to avoid legal proceed ­ ings, I had sought the opinion in advance of Mr Justice Y. V. Chandrachud (Retd) on the issue with a hope that defendants two to five (Kanga, Guzder, Shroff and Kavarana) would see reason. Unfortu ­ nately (they) were not willing to even CER support). read, let alone consider, this opinion. I scheme ” Desai further notes: “I say that the top functionaries of the said CER started opposing me by Press publica ­ tions and otherwise ever since I refused to toe their party line and have always acted independently in my functions as a trusteee of the BPP,” (Desai ’s victory over Hector Mehta, earning him a second term in office, had been attributed to “With due humility, ” Desai refers to tization of this singular office would only legation that I supplied incorrect facts on tending over the last more than 18 years lead to politicalization (entailing that) r ---------- ’— ' ” ’ • ” ................... - the president will have to sacrifice his in- ' dependence and...placate his co-trustees deny that there to maintain his office. ” He further notes, ‘ “it would also lead to a piquant situation purported to be put to vote at the said meeting are invalid in law and void ab initio. Without prejudice to the afore ­ said, I reiterate that (Shroff) was ineli- “the voluminous record of the BPP ex- - - ------------------------------------------------ -w---W...0 w . -w. aMuvv UIVIV lu jvaio, any material particulars to Mr Justice Y. during which I have been a trustee of this V. Chandrachud (Retd) as alleged... I august institute (to) bear out eloquently j-_.. .u-* so-called ‘self the contribution that I have made in my appointment. ’ I say that the resolutions capacity as a trustee of the BPP which is to vote... It is facile to allege that we left only after we lost the vote insofar as the result of any such vote was a foregone conclusion in view of the open and well- known alliance between defendants two to five who belong to the same party. tended 117 versus Guzder ’s 125. Denying the cha^e of personal ambi ­ tion levelled against him Desai states, “As far as the president of th| BPP is concerned, so far as effective say on any matter, he is only the first amongst sonal allegations... quite unfortunate and equals, and he has no greater right than not becoming of a person occupying such a high office as a trustee of the BPP, leave aside the purported presidentship Scheme of Election of Trustees, and if thereof, ” Desai notes that Guzder “even tried his level best to become the presi- Revival). ” Charging Guzder with making “false. any of the other trustees excepting a cast ­ ing vote in terms of Rule 70 of the Dr Golwalla to become president as the seniormost trustee, but he had to ulti ­ mately give up the move as the majority on the board were not willing to give a go by to time honored convention. ” He further adds that Guzder was always aware of the fact that the seniormost (Guzder) and the other defendants, does trustee “automatically becomes the presi- not mean that there is any bid on dent ” and seeks to prove the charge by anybody ’s part... to ‘become ’ the presi ­ dent of the BPP. If at all there is any bid for the same, it is that of defendant num ­ ber three (Guzder) who has been able to succeed in the matter perhaps tempo ­ rarily with the support of (the other de ­ fendants)... If only (Guzder) and the other defendants had respected the time- tested practice, custom and tradition of the seniormost trustee becoming the - - - • . . - ------------- in no way inferior to the contribution inasmuch as when every time a new meeting are invalid in law and void ab made by any of my colleagues on the trustee is appointed, a new president ’s initio. Without prejudice to the afore- board and certainly more than that of choice should also automatically follow said, I reiterate that (Shroff) was ineli- (Guzder). ” To attest this statement Desai as otherwise it would be a denial of the gible to vote. I deny that I was ineligible quotes from The Bombay Samachar and so-called right of the new trustee to par- to vote... It is facile to allege that we left the Jam-e-Jamshed and has added a take in the election of the president. ” only after we lost the vote insofar as the resume of the BPP board meetings from Innially concentrating on Kanga ’s af- result of any such vote was a foregone 1989 to March 1993 during which pe- fidavit Desai notes, “It is inappropriate conclusion in view of the open and well- riod, of a total of 134 meetings Desai at- for defendants two to four (Kanga, I-- - ___ “ Guzder and Shroff) who also adhered to to five who belong to the same party, the previous practice of the appointment namely CER (Committee for Economic of the president, now to deviate there ­ from just to suit their convenience when they have along with defendant five frivolous, baseless and unwarranted (Kavarana) mustered a majority on the board, or to characterize the method of the seniormost trustee becoming presi ­ dent as an archaic custom. ” Referring to the minutes of the meet- thereof, ” Desai notes that Guzder “even my continuance as a trustee for the last ing when Dr Golwalla was appointed tried his level best to become the presi- more than 18 years has not been detri ­ president where his own statements have dent at the time when it was the turn of mental to the interest of the community, been cited against him, Desai says that Dr Golwalla to become president as the I fail to fathom how my becoming the that appointment was “perfectly consis- seniormost trustee, but he had to ulti- president thereof would be in any way tent with the said custom and usage inso- mately give up the move as the majority detrimental to such interest... The fact far as he was then the seniormost trustee, on the board were not willing to give a that plaintiffs one and two as also the That he was also the best choice for go by to time honored convention. ” He other plaintiffs have taken a view con ­ chairmanship in view of his undeniable further adds that Guzder was always trary to that espoused by^efendant three qualities of leadership, does not detract " ' " ' ' - in the least from the custom which was adhered to even in his case... The term ‘no better choice ’ is not used to denote that there had been any election, or that Parsiana (January 1985): “Godrej the trustees had any choice in the matter, but is merely a figure of speech to de ­ scribe that Dr Golwalla was preemi ­ nently suitable for the chairmanship and even otherwise as the seniormost trustee on the board of the BPP.” Desai presents his view of the events of March 30 and denies the opponents ’ charge of having purposely misled re ­ tired Justice Chandrachud: “I deny that board, sought to give a go by to" the well the- office of the president was vacant established and time tested tradition and L-' h ¦ quoting from the editorial viewpoint in j was adamant on contesting Guzder ’s seat so as to reportedly deny him the opportunity to be chairman of the BPP, a position which traditionally has been filled by se ­ niority. ” Maintaining that the OS have been moved because “defendants two to five have with impunity, only when they have president as all our predecessors have done al least admittedly for the last more than 60 years the present unfortunate proceedings would have been avoided. ” been able to muster a majority on the 42 Parsiana September-December 1993r POLITICS AND POLICY FEDERATION Promoting business interaction r r. Parinaz Gandhi The Federation has conceKzed of Zotarians as a body of experienced professionals to promote community business links The gathering of data for an all-India di ­ rectory of Zoroastrian businessmen, pro ­ fessionals, executives, etc is proposed to be undertaken by the Federation of Zoro ­ astrian Youth Associations (FOZYA). This was conveyed to the delegates at the executive council meeting of the Federa ­ tion of Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of In- f"* ’ ¦ - - Bombay s Muncherji Khareghat Hall istheSPPortheWZOorXYZcollect- when Jamshed Guzder, the newly elected ing the money, there is i.vi a si., ’ Bombay Parsi Punchayet penny being spent beyond this object." any connection by stating, “I have not January 8 and 9, 1993. Even though they the slightest idea how the monies are col- -------- -------------- lected or how the monies are spent. ” WZO’s Dadi Mistry tried to explain that the formation of a second body was nec ­ essary so that donors could avail of tax exemption facilities but some uncon- ______ _ dia (FPZAD on June 5 and l ooa at ''‘"^ed delegates kept persisting for more eight nominations have been received^ SX 5 \ ? information. Added Mistry, “Whether it while for 1991, 18 names have feeen sug- when Jamshed Guzder, the newly elected (BPP) officiated as president. The direc ­ tory is an offshoot of Zotarians, the re ­ cently constituted wing of the FPZAI, whose object is to promote interaction among Zoroastrian businessmen and pro ­ fessionals. The failure to hold a meeting of the are not sure of their funding, the Baroda Anjuman has invited representatives of all anjumans to partake of their hospital ­ ity. The Federation ’s excellence awards for the years 1990 ^pd 1991 will also be distributed at Baroda. For the year 1990, while for 1991,18 names have'been sug ­ gested. It was also decided that the re- not a single ceipt of an award should not disqualify a h.c ” candidate from receiving it for a separate category in the same year, or in the same field in different years. I The absence of a Parsi representative on the Central Minorities Commission was also a cause for concern until it was announced that Vice Admiral Rusi Zotarians, not sectarian Ghandhi will be representing the com ­ munity on this commission. I *,7'— r uic The Bahrot Caves, defaced and ne- LLiral welfare subcommittee of the FPZAI glected. are not being accorded the re- tor two years resulted in the Federation ___I ,vi nuuoin auu secretary Keki Gandhi pointedly asking the sacred fire brought from Sanjan. The Federation* Surat Parsi Panchayat (SPP) president ------- • - - ¦ and vice president of the Federation Dr Sam Bhacca who chairs the rural welfare _________ , subcommittee: “What stops (you) from cheological Survey of India calling a meeting? ” Rising to his own t ---------------------------- , defence Bhacca started with “My dear former member of the Minorities Com- secretary, It is very nice of you to ask such pertinent questions... ” and then pro- _______ ____ ceeded to give his reasons: riots in Surat dent of the FPZAI B^azun Ditti ’a." and BPP chief executive "____ Anklesaria ’s inability to be present for one meeting (which he wanted to con ­ vene at four days ’ notice, Anklesaria clarified). When named as being the f* ¦ _________ (World Zoroastrian Organisation) Trust Young* cause of ameliorating the lot of the poor for two years resulted in the Federation calling a meeting? ” Rising to his own A. mutual help body that can promote j business contacts, share trade insights, I assist those on the threshold of a new ca- 3 reer or those who need business advice I spect that should be their due for housing and support has been constituted by the 1 . - . ----------- But with membership on I ministry of tourism, or the archeological Zotarians restricted to Zoroastrians " r*-» 11 nAom« ___ 1. . . need to be approached as also the Ar- I to protect it ap ­ ing construed as a sectarian, communal or unionized activity. Warned as a national monument, it was urged by Taleyarkhan, if it is meant to be a Zoro- and museums department of Maharashtra prehensions were voicedT ’egarding it be- activity. astrian Chamber of Commerce it might deter banks from extending aid to mem- mission Homi Taleyarkhan, BPP trustee _________ _ u Jamsheed Kanga and former vice presi- bers of the Zoroastrian fraternity." At the Seventh All India Youth Semi ­ nar in Dahanu from November 27 to 29, 1993 an element of seriousness was to be introduced thereby necessitating __ ______ u • r . . ° screening of participants, conveyed Ms of Delhi “The*idea is to nrodnrpVdirp'r chairman of the newly established WZO Banoogoshasp Irani ----- • ne laea is to produce a direc- ... . ----- ----- g Zoroastrian that functions as a parallel body for the Dahanu. Rustom farmers, Bhacca promptly disclaimed 44 Parsiana September-December 1993 There is nothing “anti-national or sec ­ tarian ” about this idea, believed Kanga. “This has been done informally in the i past. We are only trying to institutional- > ize this. ” Supported Lt Gen Adi Sethna i president of the tory of businessmen who can help each j Assnrifiiinn nf ether. ” “Each group of professionals should work independently and also as recommended Anklesaria. He was in favor of a loose 1 Association of other. The next executive council meeting of part of the the Federation will be held in Baroda on wing, ” 4 Sisie. page directory but wondered how in a the Dahanu organizers, ” noted then , groups. Remarked Kanga, “It ’s good place like Bombay the data could be col- FOZYA president Jehangir Bisney. (The that in Bombay at least two people from lated. On behalf of FOZYA its then vice president Porus Karanjawalla offered, FOZYA’s “Support Parsiana” project is “Let FOZYA take up this project, ” and an ongoing feature, members have also dressed them, “Tomorrow is yours, and urged the different anjumans to enlist the been requested to help out with the we are all yours... We don ’t want to help of the youth wings in their respec- Zotarians ’ directory work. change the youth. We want to follow the tive areas. The Poona youth are already active in youth. ” Reminded Nariman Mogrelia of Only people who have time for the collecting data for their local directory Madras, “Youth has revolted against ad- community should agree to get their to be brought out by the Poona Parsi vice and guidance for ages. Let them names included on this direc- * _ tory, felt Ms Dolat Debara of . Agra. A. grievance cell should fall within the purview of this : wing, noted Guzder. “This should be a one-window con- ‘"*4 cept, ” clarified Taleyarkhan, “no running from pillar to post. ” “If all of us follow Jimmy (Guzder) ’s example, the youth in the community wouldn ’t have to run from pillar to post, ” ob ­ served Mistry who then cited the case of the Delhi Parsi Anjuman which encouraged in ­ dividuals starting an industry by granting From left: Sethna, Guzder, Anklesaria them a 50 percent concession in the and Gandhi Dharamshala rentals to ease their accom ­ modation cost burden. Publications to guide those wanting to fered to circulate information regarding The BPP Youth Club withX255 mem ­ launch their own business were recom- job openings where the preference is for bers organized a cleaning of Bombay ’s mended by Taleyarkhan. Kanga how- Zoroastrian employees. ever was apprehensive: “Starting a small sports camp, a campfire at the Parsi scale industry is very risky. Everyone gymkhana and the organization of the navjotes of two Parsi girls. When thinks you need capital and a little bit of Jamshedi Navroze celebrations were Kanga enquired whether any matrimo- bravado. I don ’t think those who read such booklets can start their own enter ­ prise. Let ’s not build up their expecta ­ tions. It requires expertise... the ability the boarders of the J. N. Petit Institute as to get through a maze of rules and cor ­ ruption, ” he cautioned. survey findings will be featured in the Surat have met. Now continue your dia- January issue of Parsiana, 1994). While logue in Surat. ” Assuring Panchayat co ­ operation to the Surat youth, Bhacca ad- Some may . make mistakes. I I make more, some may not. ” t I In response to an observation ion the youth to the effect that “everyone wants to be a field marshal before being recruited as a soldier, ” Kanga answered, “This is precisely why youths don ’t like being talked down to. Try and come closer to them. Don ’t dictate to them. ” Delhi ’s youth were busy pre ­ paring for the Shiavax Nargolwala elocution competi ­ tion in December. Their youth volunteers help out at the aramgah during burials. Besides, they have also started teaching Gujarati to pre and post- Panchayat. They have additionally of- navjoted children. fered to circulate information regarding . ti A. summer the ¦‘¦S'- atash behrams, entertainment for the in ­ mates of the Parukh Dharamshalla, and among the activities undertaken by nial matches have resulted from this Poona ’s 250 youth contingent. On fes ­ tive occasions they share their joys with also the inmates of the mental asylum. The Dahanu youth too organized a MV Farmers and factions They also helped rebuild the Already more than Rs 20 lakhs have been expended to aid the poor Zoroas ­ trian farmers of Gujarat. As more funds keep trickling in so also does the realiza ­ tion that there are many agrarian pockets that need help. In addition to agricul ­ tural inputs and equipment to earn a Club he was told that there may be a pos ­ sibility as some of them have started pairing up. Of Allahabad ’s 10 youths, one of them has undertaken to keep the fire at camp when the youngsters were taught their agiary burning in the absence of a Limited enjoyment for the youth monajats (religious songs) and ac- mobed. Mhow ’s Behram Masani indi- Only those genuinely interested were quainted with themes from the Shah cated that they have .funds to sponsor welcome to the Seventh All India Youth Namah. At their ghambars they have navjotes ot needy children. Seminar in Dahanu from November 27 to now introduced the practice where the 29, 1993. “This is not meant to be a free Zoroastrian ladies themselves cook the holiday, ” the organizers are agreed, meal. When doubts were expressed whether it house of a poor employee of their agiary. was wrong to have enjoyment and enter ­ tainment, Pervez Irani of Dahanu clari ­ fied, “There will be enjoyment; but with discipline. Delegates are not supposed to dinner-dance, Ava mah ghambar, picnic, come and freak out. ” In fact FOZYA has conducted a sur ­ vey to determine the expectations of the that there were already two associations participants at such seminars. Six hun ­ dred questionnaires were sent out by for women (flush with funds but almost and oil that need regular replenishing, them to which 80 responses had come in. “If we get 100 responses we will tabulate the data and convey the expectations to With 162 members on their roll, Surat ’s youth organized a mix of enter ­ tainment and soeial work activities — a blood donation camp and religious talks. When Davar Kavasji Modi pointed out supplementary income, the poor farmers also need medical facilities on a perma- in Surat — one for youth and the other nent basis and provisions like foodgrains dormant) which could be reactivated, volunteers have observed. Nauzer Kasad informed him that he was not aware of the existence of these “Just like the WZO which has launched a fund-raising drive, the BPP 46 Parsiana September-December 1993 H BX t (From left) Top row: Minoo Davierwala, Bodhanwalla, Bhacca and Darius Marshall Second row: Sagar, Karanjawalla, Pervez Irani, Banoogoshasp Irani and Bisney Third row: Mogrelia, Masani, Kanga and Taleyarkhan and the SPP should also initiate a drive, ” money has not come to us. It must have Mistry later clarified that Bhacca is the recommended Modi, one of the key gone to the WZO Trust, ” stated Bhacca. chairman. workers involved in this program. “They have formed their own trust and Tracing the antecedents of WZO’s in- Kanga would have liked hosts at navjote and wedding celebrations to save on the the interest of the poor farmers we can ’t Anklesaria questioned the principle of an costs of lights and floral decorations and " ’ ' put up a board instead announcing that the monies saved will be used for the ru ­ ral Zoroastrian kinsfolk. Not all the funds earmarked for rural welfare work reach the Federation sub ­ committee on rural welfare, pointed out Masani who said that one private trust had been sent a receipt for the donation signed by Dinshaw Tamboly. gone to the WZO Trust, ” stated Bhacca. “They have formed their own trust and started collecting money themselves. In volvement with this subcommittee, 47 Parsiana September-December 1993 “The tell people to give money to one body organization initially becoming a mem- and not to another. ” Clarified Mistry, “The WZO Trust is a registered trust with an 80G tax exemp ­ tion facility (an 80G certificate entitles meetings of the subcommittee regularly donors to claim a 50 percent rebate in in ­ come tax). It is exclusively used for the farmers of Gujarat... Dastur Meherjirana himself as to when the next meeting is the chairman and Bhacca is a trustee. ” When Bhacca questioned this statement. ber of a subcommittee and later deciding to lead an independent existence. He then appealed to Bhacca to convene to take stock of the situation. But Bhacca would still not commit would be held until those who wanted to put an end to the day ’s discussion gaveMATRIMONIAL Well-to-do parents invite proposals for their 5'1" tall, fair, beautiful and cultured, 33-year-old graduate, home loving, innocent divorcee daughter. The boy should be highly educated, well- settled, industrialist/ businessman/professional with culture, class and a good family background. Write in full detail with a photograph to: The Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (Sept/35-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 'Please make sure the reply envelope bears the reference number cited here. MATRIMONIAL Alliance invited from Bombay-based, profes ­ sionally qualified, well-settled and cultured Zoroastrian boys, age 30 to 35, for a 29-year-old, 5'6", slim, attractive, highly educated (MSc, PhD) girl. 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Miscellaneous: Napthalene, Vitamin K (Water soluble analogues), Prodenecid, Trinitrotoluene, Methylene blue, Dimercaprol (BAL), Phenylhydrazine, Quinine and Quinidine; Sulpha containing compounds including Septran, DDS and Daraprim; Nitrofurantoin, Nalidixic acid including all derivatives of this group, Antistine, Diphenylhydramine, Pronestyl, Nitrites; Large doses of Chloroquine, Chloromycetin, Vit. C and Vit. K. I, - i h -4 f _ J.. 1 Published in the public interest by Parsiana? an assurance on Bhacca ’s behalf that a meeting would be summoned. Gandhi also failed to understand the been no progress. What progress have WZO officials ’ ability to successfully other overseas associations made? The pursue a fresh 80G exemption for the i newly formed WZO Trust while being done nothing — for the right reasons. ” unable to expedite the renewal of the SPP’s certificate that had temporarily approach the Indian anjumans to ascer- lapsed. Mistry felt that the questions tain the progress they have made, BPP Calicut is to find spouses for children in raised indicated an exercise in “hairsplit- trustee Minoo Shroff pointed out that to the marriageable age-group. While ting... This only means the work will suf- < " fer, ” he pointed out to the delegates from the Federation should “say that we permanently residing there, Visakha- present. “This project would not have got off that we have not done anything. ” the ground had it not been for the WZO,” conceded Modi who then tried to assuage both the sides by recalling that the WZO of the Federation of Zoroastrian Associa- Trust will forward monies to the SPP when required. While no one wanted to answer whether there was an internal dis- any written guidelines as to its formation Land and housing problems continue sension and the reason for the split, the Indian Federation thought it prema- to dog the BPP too. But rather than fo- Mistry noted, “There has been no inten- ture to deliberate upon its nature. A cus on it, a report was given on their tion of hurting anyone... We want to backseat approach will not suffice, be- counselling projects and youth develop- ment. There was also expressed a need to reactivate their newsletters. Kanga was keen to correct the impression cre- ing of the Federation, Gandhi continued, “If there is no report it means there has wonder how they can lure visitors. Both Calicut and Allahabad are hop ­ ing to find a dedicated paramobed. Allahabad in the meanwhile has em- world has done nothing; and we have barked on a voluntary paramobed _ „ ’ scheme and one of its youngsters, Pervez While the Federation will once again Sagar, has undertaken to look after the agiary. A more pressing problem for trustee Minoo Shroff pointed out that to the marriageable age-group. elicit maximum cooperation the letter Calicut has only one Zoroastrian family intend to do something rather than say patnam has four and is also on the look ­ out for a partner for one of their young A federation of world bodies as males. Like Visakhapatnam, Vasco too mooted by Rohinton Rivetna, president has few Zoroastrian families, barely six ' ~ ~ to seven, residing in the area. Bhavnagar has a larger Zoroastrian population num ­ tions of North America, was also given a passing mention. But in the absence of bering around 50. any written guidelines as to its formation the Indian Federation thought it prema ­ ture to deliberate upon its nature. A progress. We want to grow and see our lieved Guzder. “There will come a time brethren grow with us. ” when the Indian voice will be in the mi­ nority... We should have a federation of world bodies and close interaction, ” he ated by the Parsi Press ’ “lazy journalism. „ '• which depends on,4Jeople to write letters based on which the Editor writes col ­ umns. ” With Guzder reiterating that the trustees are there to serve the commu ­ nity, Shroff clarified, “And also to lead them. ” Under the dynamic leadership of the Congress continuity i .................. “As an intelligent community we should urged. do something better than what we have at earlier congresses, ” FPZAI vice presi- Anjuman aspirations dent Homi Bodhanwalla was determined. Among the anjumans blessed with land “If we do nothing at the end of this Con- like Poona, Secunderabad, Ahmeda- gress we will feel very small at the start bad, some have recently constructed of the next Congress, ” Kanga was wor- residential apartments for their members. ____________ ried that there was no coordination and Mhow is inviting community members to Jamshedpur trustees the agiary is re- no monitoring of the progress attained by .......... ¦ - - different bodies on the recommendations that emanated from the Fifth World Zo ­ roastrian Congress. The^pros and cons of constituting an Palghar and the recent Supreme Court Parsis even being permitted to see the Committee to serve as a liaison body be ­ tween congresses were once again delib ­ erated upon at length until it was finally five-family agreed that the Federation secretariat settled there feels they should sell off be- would coordinate between different areas fore it is encroached upon. Both the IZA thus saving substantially on the costs. Were a separate committee to be con ­ stituted the estimated annual cost of its functioning would be in the region of one lakh rupees. Though Guzder was willing to underwrite the cost, Gandhi was pre ­ pared to do it “FOC (free of cost) and let they have neither an agiary nor the Federation have the lakh for its wel ­ fare projects. ” As conveyed Gandhi, “The work involved is nothing but plain An appeal for funds was also made by correspondence... It is up to each anjuman to implement the social and de ­ mographic recommendations of the Con ­ gress. ” Reminding the gathering about Anjuman to plan an extension of their fa- the genesis of this topic that was taken up cilities. Nearby Agra ’s dharamshala has Productivity rewarded for discussion in 1991 at the Delhi meet- ................. build houses on their land while Calicut paired frequently, newsletters brought is even willing to build houses if people out periodically, the directory updated are inclined to settle there. The Iranian regularly, non-Parsi spouses made wel- Zoroastrian Anjuman has surplus land in come at religious functions and non- Inter Regional Zoroastrian Congress ruling in their favor should enable them face of the dead members of the commu ­ te decide on a course of action. In the nity on the rationale that “if they can ‘ 3 look at the face when the person is alive, population they might as well look at the face when - a Parsi is dead. ” Political unrest in ‘Srinagar, and the and Neemuch were advised to get the consequent vandalism that resulted in Federation ’s name added on their land their mansion being set ablaze, com- records so that the assets are not lost to pelled the Pestonjee couple to finally the community. leave the scenic setting, reported Sethna. The Borivli Anjuman desperately The aramgah in the cantonment area, misses not having immovable assets, for managed by a family trust, is now be ­ lieved to be attended to by a Catholic priest. Madras has built its priests ’ quarters and extended the Association hall but it Baroda and Jhansi. does not plan to use its funds for new The constant demand for rooms at the residential construction opting instead to Delhi Dharamshala is prompting the spend on repairs and renovation. case of the vacant lands in Neemuch, the Zoroastrian a com ­ munity hall where they can plan activi ­ ties. Their problem is simple: no funds. limited takers making them constantly The Zoroastrian population in Bombay is 49 Parsiana September-December 1993 I 4 *believed to be in the vicinity of 40,000. In the rest of India it is expected to be nearly 20,000, announced Guzder. While the official 1991 census figures have yet not been made public, the de ­ cline in community numbers is a fore ­ gone conclusion. To reverse the graph Guzder sug ­ gested that couples should be induced to Agra; produce a third child on the assurance that the cost of its maintenance from birth to majority would be borne by the BPP. “This is most important for the sur ­ vival of the community. The Punchayet Baroda; Minochaher Bharucha from should set aside Rs 20,00,000- 30,(X),000’’ for this purpose, he recom ­ mended. An award for a large happy family in ­ stituted by the Federation at the instance ___ __ ____ of FPZAI joint honorary treasurer Marfatia, Ms Binaifer Bharucha, Ms Peshotan Nargolwala who gifted the req- Havovi Wadia, Cyrus Vaid, and Jal ,; Khurshed Pastakia from Borivli; Darius Marshall from Calicut; Cyrus Meherji from Calcutta; Mancher Mubarakai, Ms Bakhtawar Patel and Ms Banoogoshasp Irani from Dahanu; Lt Gen Adi Sethna, Dadi Mistry, Noshir Captain, Keki such marriages can be done centrally Jehangir Bisney from Secunderabad; Dr Sam Bhacca, Davar Kavasji Modi ajid Nauzer Kasad from Surat; Pervez Bhesania, Firoze Taraporewalla and Kersi Daruwalla from Thana; Sami Patel Those attending the Federation meeting from Vesu. The permanent invitees were: Ms Dolat Debara, Dhun present were Dr Aspi Golwalla, Homi Khambatta and Homi Khambatta from Taleyarkhan and Bazun Dittia. The Press Karanjawalla from was represented by Parsiana. such that these parties could be covered under the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act. I. Porus Karanjawalla from Ahmedabad; Capt Homi Dandiwalla, Ms Shireen Dandiwalla, Hanoze Sagar and Ms Parizad Ghandhi from Allahabad; Shavak Patel and Baman Cama from Bhavnagar; Jam shed Guzder, Jamsheed Kanga, Minoo Shroff, Ms Silloo Kavarana, Rustom Anklesaria, Peshotan Nargolwala, Ms Gool Tata, Ms Sheroo Master, Adil Crawford, Ms Diana uisite Rs 10,000 for the purpose is meant Postwalla from Bombay; to induce couples to increase their family “ - ¦ - - size. But the norms for this particular award are difficult to outline, as pointed out Bodhanwalla, for this is not an excel ­ lence award — there is no yardstick to measure happiness — and the criterion __ for minimum three children would Gandhi, Zai Nowsherwanji and Ms qualify many families. Thus the age of Khorshed Nowsherwanji from Delhi; the last child and the family income Aspi Irani and Pervez Irani from Iranian could be considered such that the award Zoroastrian Anjuman; Homi Bodhan ­ walla from Jamshedpur; Ronny Dick, Ms Zerin Dick, Ms Dinaz Bhagat, Ms and the couple ’s high fertility recognized from Jhansi;'" Dr (Ms) Shanaz Khodaiji with a certificate. ' ‘ .. ........... Marriages in several towns and cities outside Bombay are not being duly rec ­ ognized as marriages under the Parsi , _____ _________ , Marriage and Divorce Act due to want of Dinshaw Anklesaria, Sarosh Palkhiwala ’ Kerman Framna, Adil Pagdiwalla, Manek Pagdiwalla, Piroze Davierwala Always remember %eU-iHi TRTA 8RTA KHRMBATA Ketayun & Bomi 22/A, Wellington Terrace. Wellington Street. Bombay-4(J0002. Tel. No. 2069(36. — I ! matrimonial benefits the family. Mogrelia recom ­ mended that instead of a cash award, the last child should be granted a scholarship Dimple Bhagat and Ms RoshnF Bhagat with a certificate. and Jal Khodaiji from Lucknow; Nariman Mogrelia from Madras; Dr Behram Masani from Mhow; Noshir Jal from Neemuch; Minoo Davierwala, Alliance invited for 31 years, 5’7", graduate working girl from well-settled boys, 5'8" or above. Horoscope essential. Write to: requisite registration facilities. To rec ­ tify this position the BPP will approach ___ _____ ____ the High Court to see if registration of and Zubin Motiwalla from Poona; L The Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (Sept/37-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 ‘Please make sure the reply envelope bears the reference number cited here. exectitV'®“^eVJeW S’ 4000^^"^ MATRIMONIAL 42-year-old well-travelled Parsi lady seeks matrimony with equally brilliant, well-travelled Parsi gentleman. Write to: The Advertiser Parsiana, Matrimonial (Sept/31-93)* GPO Box 892, Bombay 400001 * Please make sure the reply envelope bears the refererice number cited here. —si _ ..4 50 Parsiana September-December 1993MILESTONES This combined issue of Par- were jib zxjroastrians con- siana for the months September signed to the Towers of Silence, to December 1993 presents Milestones dau for the months of August, September and Octo ­ ber. This issue also carries inter ­ were 318 Zoroastrians Eighty-four Zoroastrians fell prey to heart disease whereas pneu ­ monia and lung disease claimed 43 patients. The other major community marriages registered debility (34), cancer (26) and both at the MH ADA office as well as at the Old Customs House for the nine month period January to September 1^3 as also civil marriages between Zoroastrians. However, which could not be identified Zoroastrian have been omitted from the list. There are seven intercom ­ munity marriages plus one civil marriage between Zoroastrians registered at the MHADA office in Bandra (East). The figures registered at the Old Customs House are 34 and three respec- meconium (the discharge from A boy to Kashmira and Pesi the bowels of a new bom baby) Mistry-, August 31 aspiration syndrome, hernia, hy- A girl to Roda and Farrokh pothyroidism, fever, asphyxia Patel-, September 1 _ _ . . • A girl to Collen and Merzi The coroner ’s report was still Chinoy-, September 2 r ’ -- —> A girl to Anahita and due to hanging and epilepsy. A girl to Roda and Farrokh brain disease (19). Thirteen vic ­ tims succumbed to malaria, 12 to kidney failure and 11 to hy ­ pertension. Septicemia took the lives of nine 2^roastrians while seven fell prey to anemia and five to bronchitis. Parkinson ’s disease and diabetes claimed four victims each and head in ­ juries, liver disease and frac ­ tures claimed three each. There were two deaths ascribed to each of the following: paralysis, asthma, atherosclerosis (deposi ­ tion of fatty substances in the , arteries), hypoproteinemia (de- tively. f ¦ ¦_ ¦ _ _ The age of Zoroastrian brides plasma), tuberculosis and multi (as listed in this issue) ranged between 20 and 41 years, the arithmetic mean (the total num ­ ber of individual ages divided by hyxia due to accidental drown ­ ing, oesophageal stricture (a na ­ rrowing of the oesophagus), street accident, tumor, demen ­ tia, cerebral palsy, suffocation, malnutrition, bleeding from the --------- „ .. — -------- oesophageal veins, dehydration, danwadi crematorium registers high blood pressure, oesteopo- revealed the names of six Zoro- ' ~ astrians cremated over the seven month period of April to Octo ­ ber 1993. As compared to 69 births in Bombay for the three month pe ­ riod of August to October there killers were old age and general pending in the case of two deaths. A stillborn child, two Hormuzdyar Engineer, sister to Maa^.yar; September 3 A girl to Farida and Parvez names as the total number of brides) being 27 years. The corresponding figures for the grooms were 25 and 39 years, averaging at 33 years. A scanning of the Chan- AHMEDABAD DIED Minnie Rustom Cama on October 18, 1993 BANGALORE BORN A boy, Kaivan, to Naveena and Kaizad Kermani-, August 12 BOMBAY BORN A boy to Farida and Keki Palkhivala\ August 7 A girl to Anaita and Flavian Paris-, August 7 A girl to Farah and Rohinton Surty, August 7 A boy to Kerbi and A risk Patel-, 52 Parsiana September-December 1993 babies aged six days and seven months, a seven-year-old girl and six youths between the ages Umrigar; September 4 A girl to Hutokhshi and Kurush Elavia-, September 7 A girl to Niloufer and Jimmy Daruwalla-, September 9 A boy, Zaran, to Asha and Cyrus Desai-, September 10 A boy to Kashmira and Viraf of 20 to 38 were lost to the com ­ munity. The youngest to die however was a four-day-old baby boy as compared to a 98-year- old woman. The data on births, marriages and deaths has been compiled from information supplied by Avari-, September 11 A boy to Ruby and Mehernos Bhesania-, September 11 A boy to Kiran and Zarir Daruwala-, September 11 A girl to Zareen and Darius Kotwal', September 13 A boy to Meher and Pheroze various newsletters and anju ­ mans in India and abroad, courts and hospitals. This information is not always complete or con- ... sistent. For example, the birth ficient protein in the blood figures for Bombay are sup ­ plied by four hospitals; births _____ ______ in suburban hospitals and Dha^ho9ra-, September 15 private nursing homes are A boy to Sharon and Homi, not included unless individuals Khajotia-, September 18 A girl to Nilufer and Dtarayus Irani-, September 20 A girl to Firozi and Gev Italia-, September 22 A boy to Kamal and Navroz Panthaki-, September 23 A girl, Zara, to Yasmin and organ failure. Twenty-three iso ­ lated cases registered for the three month period were: asp- rosis (loss of bone density), gas- troentritis, peritonitis (inflam ­ mation of the delicate serous membrane which lines the ab ­ dominal and pelvic cavities), osteo-arthritis, haematemesis (vo ­ miting of blood), hepatitis B, August 9 A girl to Daizy and Homi Kotwal-, August 10 A boy to Amy and Yazdi Avari\ August 11 A girl to Arnavaz and Rohinton Rostami-, August 14 A girl to Farida and Khushru SiMiadia-, August 14 A boy, Delzad, to Pervin and Kaizad Inspector, brother to Taronish; August 15 A boy to Shiraz and Hormuz Engineer, August 16 A boy to Roshon and Sharukh Irani-, August 16 A girl to Shernaz and Homi Khadiwala-, August 17 A girl to Sabrina and Kurush are send us information together with a copy of the birth certificate. In the breakup of deaths according to illnesses, especially of the elderly, death is often due to a combination of several diseases. ___ If readers have any births/ Jehangir Damania, sister to like published, some proof to ensure the veracity of the report would be required. We arc sure our readers would appreciate September 28 this requirement and cooperate with us. marriages/deaths they would Nergish; September 25 A boy to Pirutz and Faiyaz Gadiwalla-, September 28 A girl to Shirin and Sam Jijirut; Bilimoria-, August 19 A boy to Shiraz and Hosheder Tampal-, August 23 A girl to Rashna and Naozer Balda-^ala-, August 24 A girl to Pervin and Viraf Fatakia-, August 25 A girl to Sheetal and C-yrus Sahukar, August 25 A boy to Kamal and Ravi Shahaney; August 25 A girl to Sanober and Viraf Katgara-, August 28 A boy to Dinaz and Ramesh Padmanabhan-, August 28 A boy to Katty and Homi Wadia-, August 28 A girl to Mona and Tehmurasp Sakloth-, August 30 A boy to Farzana and Rustom Irani-, September 29 A girl to Nov az and Sarosh Irani-, September 30 A girl, Atyaan, to Shireen and Kurush Jungalwalla-, October 2 A girl to Anjali and Fall Forbes-, October 3 A girl, Anahita, to Nilufer and Behram Munshi-, October 4 A boy to Firoozeh and Behram Khambatta-, October 5 A girl to Rani and Percy Kerawalla-, October 6 A girl to Kashmira and Kaizad Merchant-, October 6 A boy to Farida and Burzin Bharucha; October 8 A girl to Maharukh and Cyrus KotwaV, October 8 A girl, Hufriya, to Navaz and Nowzer Dudhmal-, October 9 A girl to Naheed and Homi ''s. Irani', October 9 A boy to Zarine and So/i Damania', October 10 A boy to Jinobia and Rohinton Driver, October 11 A girl to Avan and Kerman Dastur', October 14 A boy to Daisy and Percy Naterwalla', October 16 A boy to Hetal and Bankim Dalal', October 19 A boy to Jennifer and Firdaus Irani; October 19 A girl to Kashmira and Kersi Khambatta; October 21 A boy to Cheryl and Jal Daruwalla; October IJl K boy to Naina and Pesi Daruwalla', October 23 A boy to Naaznin and Farhad Dhanbhoora', October 24 A girl to Aban and Homi Billimoria', October 26 A girl to Khurshid and Dinshaw Mistry; October 29 A boy to Nawaz and Dinyar Medhora', October 29 A boy to Villoo and Khusru Mistry; October 30 A boy to Rashna and Pervez Mehta', October 31 6( 1 i i ( J MARRIED Farida Minoo Engineer and Alok Chauthmal Churiwala', January 28 Nilufar Framroz Bathena and Hiren Vinodray Popat; January 30 Persis Rumi Oomrigar and Surendra Banwarilal Sharma', February 2 Delna Shapur Daruwala and Arvinder Singh Rubber, February 6 Sonali Subhash Gupte and Yazd Maneck Goiporia; February 9 Mahtab Jinvny Bagwalla and Rahul Narsimhan', February 14 Minoo Nader Bhesania and Chhaya Vinodbhai Chandiwala', February 15 Cecilia Jude Martin and Sam Homi Bulsara', February 20 Anita Radhakishin Sukharani and Kersasp Sohrabji Avari; February 26 Nivedita Dahyalal Tank and Kurush Pesi Paghdiwalla', February 28 Freny Soli Bhagat and Samy Sorabji Engineer; March 11 Shamaine Farrokh Ghandhy and Shyam Anil Mehta', March 12 Sreekala Balakrishnan Nair and Khurshed N. Majra', March 29 Meenu Singhal and Boorzin Hodiwalla', April 3 Hirfrish Bomi Vania and Ajay M. Jani;. April 10 Helen Homi Sunawala and Karakattayil Syed Mohamad Abdul Aziz', April 27 Manju Devi and Dara D. Mistry', April 27 Alice Antony Menezes and Farrokh Khodabax Irani; May 3 Shernaz Aspy Fanibanda and Samir Rameshchandra Parmar, May 11 Sonali Bhalchandra Deshpande and Shyarsh Xerxes Desai; May 15 Niloi^er Keki Dick and Ivor Lawrence Patcheco; May 15 Nergish Hoshang Tampal and Vishwanath Raju Shetty; May 16 Jasmeen Dubash and Ravi Bhirani', May 19 Pallavi Ghatnekar and RohirUon Homi Deshmukh', May 20 Tannaz Maheli Amalsadvala and Shreekumar Ramchandran Pillai', May 23 Crystal Maria Lily Miranda and Feroze Eruch Devitre, May 29 Sandra Creedo and Rustom Bejonji Dastoor, June 2 Rupa Anil Joshi and Rohinton Rustom Mehta; June 6 Homai Nariman Madon and Ravindra Chintaman Prabhw, June 8 Ferina Homi Duggan and Alexandre Sergeevich Polichtchouk; June 13 Khurshid Noshir Italia and Kuruzl Shyam Aurangabadkar, June 20 Jasmine Pesi Bulsara and M. Ramdev Rao', June 21 Anu M. Patel and Jungoo C. Fitter; June 29 Kashmira Phiroze Wadia and Kaushik Arawind Parasrus', July 2 Mercedita E. Cartina and Mehernosh Minoo Manekshaw', July 11 Khushnuma Rusi Postwalla and Hoshang Home Behram', July 15 Ayshoda Ombahadur Pandit and Sam Rohinton Mistry', July 19 Anahita Phiroze Choksey and Hormuz Minocher Bhagwagar, July 29 Gulnar S. Khanian and Hemant Sharma', August 19 Simone Darius Cama and Sameer M. Anmol Chagle', August 21 Barulhana Vohra and Firdaus V. Dodhi', August 21 Shahnaz Ratan Mehta and Shiamak Edul Soonawalla-, September 3 Yasmin Ardeshir Mistry and Percy Framroze Copper; September 5 Dainaz Homi Raghina and Sohrab Phiroze lllava; September 6 Hufrish Dali Bharucha and Rajesh Sanjiv Vartak; September 6 Parvana Rustom Shokri and Yazdi Parvez Katrak', September 8 Caryn F. Pereira and Jahangir A. Dastyar, September 14 Maruiz Keld Klum and Cyrus Noshirwan Dastur', September 26 Dilshad Shavaksha Palsetia of Dahanu and Afennan Kaikhushroo Marfatia-, September 26 Jayshree V. Karkera and Homiar J. Kalwachwala', September 27 Nilofer Merwan Namdarian of Palghar and Jamasp Phiroz Irani', October 1 Ruby Jamshed Engineer and Rohin Feroze Bomanjee; October 2 Yasmin Homi Gazdar and Burzin Murzban Dubash', October 21 Pouruchisti Hoshang Gandhi of Poona and Mahyar Adi Navalmaneck', October 22 Dolly Behram Irani and MehelU Eruch Sutaria', October 22 Arnaz Pervez Patel and Firoze Minoo Mirza', October 24 Katy Dhunjishaw Karkaria and Nowzer Keki Mehta', October 25 Kamalrukh Behram Govewalla and Adil Furokh Gotlaseth; October 30 GulriMi Sorab Irani and Behruz Nariman Irani; October 31 Percis Dinshaw Sanjana and Neville Adi Mehta', October 31 DIED Mani Jehangir Fraser (68), T-4, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; April 29 (cremated) Dady Sorabji Batliwalla (88), 5, A/B, Silver Oak Est, B. Desai Rd, 400026; August 1 Nergash Framroze Gheewalla (JJ}, B/9, Anand Vihar, St Martins Cross Rd, Bandra, 400050; August 1 Goal Framroze Mistry (76), C, Botawala Bldg, Tardeo, 400007; August 1 Banoobai Dossabhai Sidhva {66}, Hendre Mans, Wadia St, Tardeo, 400034; August 1 Meherji Ardeshir Vazifdar (83), B-20, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; August 1 Dosabhoy Cooverji Kudianawala (68), 127, Desai Chmbs, Old Mody St, Fort, 400001; August 2 Shirin Jal Vatchagandhi (85), 6, Babulnath Rd, Wadia Bldg, 400007; August 2 Pervez Jehangir Deboo (24), Nusserwanji Hse, 13/15, Dhuswadi, Dhobitalao, 400002; August 3 Goolbai Behramshah Engineer (92), F. S. Parukh Dharam- shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 3 Rustom Phirozsha Master (91), Hormuzd Mans, Opp Bhatia Hosp, Tardeo, 400007; August 3 Pervin Hoshang Pardivala (46), Chaman Chmbs, 1st Marine St, 400020; August 3 Nozir Ardeshir Tavaria (79), 7, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 3 Jaloo Eruch Desai (61), 46-1, New Kanga Bldg, Gowalia Tank, 400036; August 4 Farhad Burjor Keeka (38), 785, KhareghaT Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 4 - Homi Jehangir Pajnigar (65), 9, Doctor Bldg, Panthala^aug, Andheri (E), 400069; August 4 Homi Dorabji Patel (86), 7, Cuffe Parade, Colaba, 400005; August 5 Behram Furdoonjee Vasaigara (78), Moonlight, 158, M. Karve Rd, 400020; August 5 Homi Burjorji Karapatel (78), Shri Sitaram Sadan, 276, Princess St, 400002; August 6 Mani Behramji Mirza (98), A, Aidun Bldg, Dhobitalao, 1st Lane, 400002; August 6 Dhunmai Hormusji Velati (93), 811/12, Jame Jamshed Bldg, Tilak Rd, ParslClny, Dadar, 400014; August 6 Aloo Mehli Mahava (65), Rehem Mans, 42, Colaba Causeway, 400039; August 7 Freny Kaikhusroo Pochkhanawalla (66), 787, Bhagat Manor, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 7 Mani Nariman Baliwalla (88), 2, Tata Bldg, Dhunbai Wadi, Vile Parle (W), 400056; August 8 Dina Sam Dastoor (84), C/4, Malinee Apts, Mahakdi Caves Rd, Andheri (E), 400093; August 8 Mani Faredoonji Guzder (71), * ! 53 Parsiana September-December 1993Rd. 400027; August 14 Jemi Sorab Boyce (76), G/6, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; August 15 Jerbanu Pirozshaw Marfatia (84), Malcgamwalla Bldg no 2, M. M. C. Rd. Mahim, 400016; August 15 Maneck Pestonji Bharucha (76), 21, Raghavji Bldg, Raghavji Rd, 400036; August 16 Mota Framroz Hodiwala (87), Kwality Hse, Hughes Rd, Cumballa Hill, 400026; August 16 Keki Ardeshar Master (88), New Cama Bldg, Chikalwadi, Tardeo Rd, 400007; August 16 Gool Tehemtan Pavri (90), Raghavji Bldg, Cumballa Hill, 400036; August 16 Sohrab Hormusji Pavri (70), Mangal Disha, 6th Rd, Khar (W), 400052; August 16 Malcolm Bhadur Bhathena (42), B/2, Tardeo Chmbs, Kashinhth St, Tardeo, 400034; August 17 Behram Hormusji Batiwalla (75), Wadiaji Atash Behram, Girgaum Rd, 400002; August 18 Sheroo Noshir Bhesania (63), E/4, Jer Baug, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Byculla, 400027; August 18 Mithoo Adi Dick (65), Kokan Hsg Clny. MIG 2, 56/992, Kalyan (W). 421301; August 18 Roda Bahmanshah Fitter (67), 1/11 Sir C. J. Clny, Tardeo, 400034; August 18 Nari Dossabhai Gandhi (59), 671, Boyce Bldg, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 18 Tehmina Tehmurasp Parakh (90), Mody Mans, Mere weather Rd, 400039; August 18 Dhun Bamanji Taraporewalla (89), F. S. Parukh Dharam ­ shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 19 Rati Darab Daruwalla (78), Karanjia Bldg, Grant Rd, 400007; August 20 Hilla Sorabji Khambatta (81), 7/6, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; August 20 Minoo Ratansha Master (64), 53/A, Bandstand Bldg, A-197-C, Kane Rd, Bandstand, Bandra, 400050; August 20 Spitaman Framroze Narialwalla (82), F. S. Parukh Dharam ­ shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 20 Dara Hormasji Sodawaterwalla _ (72), Dadyseth Atash Bahram Jehangir Behram Sumondy (58), Compd, 102, Dadyseth Agiary 13/11, Rustom Baug, Victoria Lane, Fanaswadi, 400002; F. S. Parukh Dharamshalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 8 Jehangir Noshirwan Jassawala (90), 795, Dosal Mans, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 8 Daulat Nariman Colsavala (71), ^19, Marzban Co-op Soc, B. Shahji Raje Marg, Vile Parle (E), 400057; August 9 Goal Cooverji Kudianiwalla (66), 127, Desai Chmbs, Old Modi St, Fort, 400001; August 9 Cooverbai Ratanji Malaowala Waterfield Rd, Bandra, 400050; August 9 Gover Rashid Gourabian (83), 621, Khush Villa, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 40(X)14; August 10 Najamai Navroji Mistry (75), Yusuf Mans, Khetwadi Back Rd, 400004; August 10 Sorabji Dossabhai Mistry (88), 16, Contractor Chawl, Sussex Rd, 400027; August 10 Parvis Shavaksha Salina (64), 451, Dindoshilla, 15th Rd, Khar, 40(X)52; August 10 Homi Jamshedji Vachha (84), 5/W, Navroze Apts, B. Desai Rd, 4(X)026; August 10 Goal Furdoon Contractor (64), Rabro Hse, Opp Colaba Police Stn, S.B. Rd, 400039; August 11 Rati Jal Maki dal al (84), 2313, Bandstand Bldg, Cane Rd, Bandstand, Bandra, 400050; August 11 Alanmai Jamshedji Comme- sariat (90}, 291, Bawla Bldg, Tardeo Rd, 400007; August 12 Sherruiz Adi Hazari (26), 19, Patel Hse, Nawab Tank Rd, Mazgaon, 400010; August 12 Bacha Ratan Pochkhanawala (83), 31, Mama Parmanand Marg, 400004; August 12 Khanoumjan Allahyar Hassani Zeinabadi (84), Hl, Bhagat Manor, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 12 Sharen Shazad Irani (7 mths), 3132, Shakti Sadan, Lamington Rd, 400007; August 13 Shera Behram Randeria (82), 21, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 13 Soona Meherwanji Billimoria (81), Sai Sadan, Near Pratap Cinema, Khopat, Thane (W), 400601; August 14 Aloo Bapuji Gazder (70), B, The Reward, Tardeo, 40()007; August 14 Lane, Fanaswadi, 400002; August 20 Bapu Faramji Daruwalla (74), 1, Ketty Ter, Sleater Rd, 400007; August 21 Homi Jamshed Kermani (61), 665, Band View, Lady Jehangir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar. 400014; August 21 Phiroze Sorabji Parekh (68), San-Hedley, 33rd Rd, Khar, 400052; August 21 Hus hag Diniyar Sheryari (41), Piroja Mans, Shayeed Abdul Brevri Rd, Fort, 400001; August 21 Tehmina Ardeshir Shroff (86), 598/B, WadiaBldg, J. S. S. Rd, 400002; August 21 Najamai Manekji Chinoy (83), Mahalaxmiwalla Bldg, 17, Sleater Rd, 400007; August 22 Ardeshir Maneckji Dadachanji (19), 21513, Captain Bldg, Zoroastrian Clny, Tardeo Rd, 400007; August 22 Shiavux Jehangir Bailee (79), G/32, Shapur Baug, V. P, Rd, 400004; August 22 Jal Sorabji Todiwalla (65), 8, Banaji Chawl, Forjett St, Gowalia Tank, 400036; August 22 Nadirshaw Dorabji Balsara (80), B, Bhiwandiwala Ter, Dhobitalao, 400002; August 23 (cremated) Alloo Manecksha Bhathena (63), 4/1, A. H. Wadia Baug, Parel, 400033; August 23 Nergish Dhunjibhoy Mody (86), Abbas Bldg, Jalbhoy St, Opp Railway Hotel, Grant Rd, 400004; August 23 Rattanshaw Burjorji Randeria (80), 15/A, Contractor Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; August 23 Banoo Boman Irani (85), F. S. Parukh Dharamshalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; August 24 Piroja Nusserwanji Minocher- homji (85), C/o Ms P. E. Dastur, 23, Nepean Sea Rd, 400006; August 24 Bhikha Jhangirji Patel (70), Shanti Ngr, Sector no 9, C-68/002. Mira Rd (E), Dist Thane, 4()0601; August 24 Katy Behram Rana (55), F-84, Dastoor Block, Naigaum Cross Rd, Dadar, 400014; August 24 Sarosh Jimmy Chinwala (20), 1, Mody Bldg, Gollanji Hill, Parel Village, 400012; August 25 Rusi Navroji Daroowalla (69), 7/A, Robert ’s Ark, Chinchpokli Rd, Bandra, 400050; August 25 Kersas Rustomji Kanga (77), 2-6IC, Petit Bldg, Balaram St, Grant Rd, 400007; August 25 Mamai Sorabji Mirza (93), D/604, Poonam Apts, Dr A. B. Rd, Worli, 400018; August 25 Mithoo Adi Sukhadwalla (61), 524, Commessariate Bldg, Adenwalla Rd, Matunga, 400019; August 25 Mani Behramshaw Udwadia (65), 21, Modi Hse, 9, Padamji Rd, Near Dreamland Cinema, 400004; August 25 Baby of Avan Cyrus Mistry (stillborn), 22, Sneh Sadan, 163, Colaba Rd, 400005; August 26 Dhunmai Jamshedji Mistry (80), C/o Mr D. R. Baria, Brooklyn, 603, Lokhandwalla Complex, Andheri (W), 400058; August 26 Dhun Fall Bhagwagar (82), 604/D, Khurshed Hse, Lady Jchangir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 40(X)14; August 27 Sovak Manchershaw Panthaki (67), 279/104, Sonal Apts. Sher-e-Punjab Soc, Mahakali Rd. Andheri (E), 400093; August 27 Bacha Homi Bilimoria (li), Wadia Block no 10, Malcolm Baug, Jt^eshwari (W), 400102; August 28 Sovak Kovasji Bilimoria (92), K/1, Palm Springs, 184. Cuffc Parade, Colaba, 400005: August 28 Bhimji Bomanshaw Bhagat (72), 28, Bapuji Daruwala Hse, 1st Dhobitalao Lane, 400002; August 28 Sanaya Vispi Buhariwala (7), Vispi Villa, 85. HiU Rd. Bandra (W). 400050; August 28 Homai Behram Damri (83), Sea Breeze, 3, Bullock Rd, Band ­ stand, Bandra, 400050; August 28 Jerbai Sorabji Enty (89), 2nd Jalbhai St, 400004; August 28 Dinamai Hormusji Jogina (80), PitTu Chhaya, Sleater Rd, 1st Cross Lane, Grant Rd, 400007; August 28 Noshir Pirojshah Mehta (76), D/3, Amarchand Mans, M. Cama Rd. 400039; August 28 Dinshaw Framroze Desai (79), 406, Kavita, Yari Rd, Versova, 400061; August 29 Nariman Meherwanji Dubash (90), 640/A, Philomena, Khareghat Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; August 29 Mani Ruttonsha Pestonji (84), E-9/6, Godrej Staff Qrs, Pirojsha Ngr, Vikhroli (W), 400079; August 29 Morwari Ardeshir Demeri (97), ¦3 t & 54 Parsiana September-December 1993! Suleman Manzil, Dr B. A. Rd, Dadar, 4(X)014; August 30 Jehangir Phirozeshaw Lentin (81), 201, Vijay Apts, B. Desai Rd, 400036; August 30 Jer Phiroze Mistry (70), M/22, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; August 30 Aloo Eruch Billimoria (68), Kashinath Bldg, Kashinath St, Tardeo, 40(X)34; August 31 Kety Sorab Kanga (69), B/34, Meherzin, Colaba Bus Stn, 40(X)05; August 31 Pilloo Framroze Nagporewala (11), Wilson Bldg, Gokuldas Pasta Rd, Dadar, 400014; August 31 Noshir Bomanji Shroff (32), Jer Baug, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Byculla, 400027; August 31 Perin Dinshaw Shroff (J A), 04/4, Engineer Bldg, Ardeshir Dady St, Khetwadi, 400004; August 31 Rusi Sam Irani (54), 2nd Kashinath Bldg, Kashinath St, Tardeo, 400034; September 1 Dina Soli Mistry (70), Cente ­ nary Church Bldg, 368, Grant Rd, 400007; September 1 Nargis Jivanji Taraporewala (98), B/3, Amalphi, L. D. Ruparel Marg, 400006; September 1 Gool Nariman Desai (87), CI6, Ness Baug, Nana Chowk, 400007; September 2 Jena Jamshedji Duggan (96), Lawn Side, C^p Elizabeth Nursing Home, Harkness Rd, Malabar Hill, 400006; September 2 (cremated) Freny Minoo (Minocher) Minocherhomjee (72), Aimai Manzil, 808, Amt^dkar Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 2 Rattansha Cooversha Karbhari (36), F. S. Parukh Dharam ­ shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 40(X)07; September 3 Putlamai Shavaksha Wadiwalla (J2), 26, Jame Jamshed Bldg, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 3 Khoreshed Khodabanda Bamerdi (10), Neelkanth Apts, Hemendrapada, Badlapur, Dist Thane, 421504; September 4 Bejanji Dinshawji Karanjia (73), Parsi Punchayet Staff (Jrs, Kemps Comer, 400036; September 4 Aloo Dosabhai Spencer (84), D, Khalakdina Ter, Oowalia Tank, 400036; September 4 Ratan Hiraji Wania (85), B/33, Shakti Sadan, Lamington Rd, 400007; September 4 Burjor Maneckji Taraporewala (15), F. S. Parukh Dharam- shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; September 5 Pallanji Pestanji Zaiwala (91), 747, Rd no 6, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 5 Piroja Pestonji Katrak (92), Hormaz Baug Bldg, Kashinath St, Tardeo, 4(X)034; September 6 Faredun Kaikobad Modem (J\), M-3/12, Merwanji Cama Park, Cama Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; September 6 Burjorji Pestonji Suvaliwalla (83), N/S, Dalal Est, Opp Bombay Central Stn, 40(X)08; September 6 A/u Kersasp Vajifdar (82), 613, Divine Grace, Khar, 400052; September 6 Rustom Hirjibhoy Batliwala (84), East and West Court, Colaba Causeway, 400039; September 7 Soonabai Dossabhoy Kalyaniwalla (13), 11, Kashi ­ nath Bldg no 9, Kashinath St, Tardeo, 400034; September 7 Baimai Darabsha Mistry (83), 17, Mistry Bldg, Wadia St, Tardeo Rd, 400034; September 7 Dinshaw Behramshaw Pitha- vala (51), Shirin Mans, 60, Sleater Rd, Grant Rd, 400007; September 7 Manijeh Savaksha Subedar (85), 19/4, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 7 Tehmi Cowasji Surty (80), F. S. Parukh Dharamshalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; September 7 Darayus Kaikhushroo Mithaiwalla (48), 688, P. A. Hormusji Bldg, Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 8 Banoo Dinshawji Patel (85), 9/11, Tata Clny, Tardeo, 400034; September 8 Piloo Darab Amra (78), Wadia Bldg, Marzban Clny, Nair Rd, 400011; September 9 Rusi Jehangir Anklesaria (87), 2!A, Indu Park, Four Bglws, Andheri (W), 400058; September 9 Jini Phiroze Chinoy (13), 14/B, Pemino, Altamount Rd, 400026; September 9 Dady Jehangir Damania (76), 13, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; September 9 Hilla Naval Gobhai (72), The Scholar, 13, Henry Rd, Opp Electric Hse, 4{X)039; September 9 Goolbanu Khodabux Irani (JQ), 230/A, Jawalkar Mans, Supari Baug Rd, Parel, 40(X)12; September 9 Dosanmai Dhunjisha Sigan- poria (85), Jer Mans, A. K. Marg, 400026; September 9 Viloo Pirozshah Dubash (73), Royal Vasudhara Bldg, Ek Avatsingh Clny, Kurla Rd, Andheri (W), 400093; September 10 Merwanji Pestonji Katrak (89), 643, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 10 Keld Framroze Master (66), 18, Crystal Clny, Mahim (W), 400016; September 10 Nadirshaw Kaikhoshru Thanawalla (88), 14/B, Aidun Bldg, 1st Dhobitalao Lane, 400002; September 10 Bomanshaw Manchershaw Buchia (89), B/l, Jer Baug, Ambedkar Rd.Byculla, 400027; September 11 Sohrab Meherwanji Chap- kharutwalla (97), 604/A, Nagardas Niwas, Ambedkar Rd, Dadar, 400014; September 11 Jemi Nusserwanji Langarana (36), Desai Pura, Nandubar, Dist Dhule, 425412; September 11 Hoshang Nowroji Machliwalla (69), C/1, Avabai Petit St, Balaram St, Grant Rd, 400007; September 11 Merwanji Khurshedji Saklatvala (84), F/52, Cusrow Baug, S. B.Rd, 400039; September 11 Jehangirji Nusserwanji Bilimoria (84), Hirjibhoy Sethna Bldg, Chikalwadi, 275/A, Tardeo Rd, 400007; September 12 Homi Fakirji Darbari (70), 206/B, Gold Coin, Opp Roche, Tardeo, 400034; September 12 Allanmae J alejar Mehta (83), C/o Ms K. C. Dolly, 12/A, Sakerbai Petit Block, Marzban Clny, Gilder Lane, Tardeo, 400008; September 12 Tehmina Jamshedji Bengali (92), Nusserwanji Hse, Dhuswadi, Dhobitalao, 400002; September 13 Homi Navroji Bharucha (86), Hanif Mans, 4, Maratha Mandir Lane, 400008; September 13 Shirin Jal Driver (71), B/4, Taiyabi Manzil, Forjett St Cross Lane, 400036; September 13 Tehmina Dossabhai Hansotia (83), 9, Narialwalla Bldg, M. M. C. Rd. Mahim, 400016; September 13 Dhunjishaw Ardeshir Mistry (90), M/35, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; September 13 Jal Bomanshaw Nagarwala (71), 764/G, Baliwala Bldg, M. Joshi Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 13 Noshir Navroji Patel (71), C/8, Sunanda Sadan, Daftari Rd, Kuvav Village, Malad (E), 400097; September 13 Jehangir DorabjiSeervai (81), 6, Chotani Bldg, Proctor Lane, Grant Rd, 400007; September 13 Shirin Jemi Langrana (79), E)esai Pura, Nandurbar, Dist Dhule, 425412; September 14 Gool Homi Wadia (82), Jer Mans, Gowalia Tank Rd, 400036; September 14 Meherji Jamaspji Divwala (80), 18, Khareghat Clny, Hughes Rd, 400007; September 15 Gool Naval Jamadar (59), Ratanbai Wadia Block no 1, Malcolm^aug, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; September 15 Najamai Kaikhasru Mistry‘(36), New Khan Bldg, Chik^lwadi, Tardeo Rd, 400007; ‘ September 15 Sht^ur Kekobad Mody (87), 8, St Anthony Rd, Bandra, 400050; September 15 Pilu Kaikhushroo Plumber (75), 48/50, Walkeshwar Rd, 400006; September 15 Cawasha Nusserwanji Gandevia (89), 15, Marker Bldg, 15th Khetwadi Lane, Girgaon, 400004; September 17 Piroja Fakirji Gandhi (92), 11, Mody Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; September 17 Alamai DarabXIhadiali (67), 7/7, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; September 17 Villoo Minoo Karadia (57), B/5, Rosary Hse, Gunpowder Rd, Mazgaon, 400010; September 18 Tehmuras Bapuji Bharucha (78), Karanjia Bldg, Chami Rd Jn, 400007; September 19 Naju Nariman Boatwala (78), C/8, Satguru Apts, Old Agra Rd, Near Hotel Golden Palace, Thane, 400601; September 19 Jal Phirozshaw Contractor (75), 506, Jiten Co-op Soc, J. P. Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; September 19 Noshir Kaikhosrow Irani (71), F. S. Parukh Dharamshalla, 34, 4* 55 Parsiana September-December 1993 ¦Hughes Rd, 400007; September 19 Meherji Erachshah Kapadia (58), New Doctor Sethna Bldg, Zoroastrian Clny, Tardeo, 400(X)7; September 19 Pesi Dinshaw Karkaria (63), 598, Wadia Bldg, J. S. S. Rd, 4(X)()02; September 19 Gev Cawasji Karanjia (63), 10/9, Sir Ratan Tata Bldg, Sir C. J. Clny, 400034; September 20 Perin Jamshedjee Khambatta (81), B, Habib Hse, Grant Rd Comer, 400007; September 20 Ardeshir Shapurji Hodiwalla (87), 350/352, Josephine Apts, Chimbai Rd, Bandra 400050; September 21 Dorab Pheroze Patel (78), 15, Indian Mercantile Mans, 400039; September 21 (cremated) Tehmi Nariman Billimoria (82), 629, A. Homavazir Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 22 JalPeshotan Dalal (80), 1/B, Amita, Foreshore Rd, 400021; September 22 Banoobai Jehangir Irani (86), 66/D, Soonaiji Ter, Gowalia Tank, 400036; September 22 Thrity Framroze Nasikwala (70), C/o Bhiku B. Moos, 409, Cumballa Crest, 42, Peddar Rd, 400026; September 22 Pirozshah Rustomji Arya (85), Motiwalla Mans, August Kranti Marg, 400036; September 23 Shirin Kakshru Paghdiwala (82), Dhuna Patel Bldg, Opp Talmakiwadi, Tardeo Rd, 400007; September 24 Kharshed Hormusji Parvez (74), 6, Babulnath Rd, 400007; September 24 Shirin Kaikhushru Bharucha (86), Dunhill, 20, Ambedkar Rd, Bwdra (W), 400050; September 25 Goola Framroz Billimoria (83), J/19, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; September 25 Shirin Burjor Doctor (64), 113, Bohra Bazar St, Fort, 400001; September 25 Dosabhoy Pirojsha Kanga (77), 24, Bencover Mans, Wadia St, Tardeo, 400034; September 25 Nariman Ardeshir Mistry (79), 23/1, Baitha Chawl, Kendra Side Clny, Godrej (Jrs, Vikhroli, 400079; September 25 Motaji Dorabji Tanyjal (81), Suntok Hse, Dadi Suntok Lane, Dhobitalao, 400002; September 25 Shavakshaw Cooverji Lam (19'), 'QI222IE, Rustom Palace, Tardeo, 400007; September 26 Jal Jamshedji Bahadurji (J4), 811, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; September 27 Kerbanoo Sorabji Daruwalla (90), 16/18, Jer Bldg, 6, Khetwadi, 400004; September 21 Soli Dadiba Guzder (11), 4, Marine Chmbs, New Marine Lines, 400020; September 27 Najamai Hormasji Mistry (74), 2B/18, Tata Mills Co-op Hsg Soc, Elphinstone Rd, Parel, 400012; September 27 Rusi Dinsluiw Mistry (63), 3&4, Harbour View, Mathar Pakhadi Cross Lane, Mazgaon, 400010; September 27 Rustomji Dorabji Pooruzwalla (15), A/53, Tranquil Treat, Yari Rd, Versova, Andheri; 400061; September 27 Najamai Meherji Gai (87), Sheri Hse, Cawasji Patel St, Fort, 400001; September 28 FarookhArdeshir Irani (50), 12, Shanti Villa Co-op Hsg Soc, Telli Galli, Andheri (E), 400069; September 28 Rustom Sorabji Sidhwa (94), A, Rustom Palace, 222, Tanleo Rd, 400007; September 28 Sheroo Ardeshir Choksey (72), 79/81, Meher Mans, Chandan- wadi, 400002; September 29 Tehmina Pesi Karkaria (87), N/9, Dalal Est, Bombay Central, 400008; September 29 Khorshed Shavak Patel (75), Lyndewode Hse, B. Petit Rd, 400026; September 29 Zubin Jal Irani (25), 2, Lovelita, Juhu Church Rd, Santacruz (W), 4(X)049; September 30 Soona (Soltoon) Tehmurasp Mistry (78), 2-D/28, Male- gamwalla Bldg, M. M. C, Rd, Mahim, 400016; September 30 Bakhtiar Narunan Jassawalla (49), 808, Boman Lodge, Dr Ambedkar Rd, Pars! Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 1 Dossabhoy Maneckji KalyaniwaPa (82), Kashinath Bldg no 3, Kashinath St, 400034; October 2 PilooRusi Kapadia (58), 534, Marker Hse, Chira Bazar, 400002; October 2 Faridoon Cooverji Taraporewala (89), Taj Bldg, August Kranti Marg, 400036; October 2 Jehangir Jamshedji Vatcha (87), Ava Cottage, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari, 400102; October 2 Bapuji Manchersha Charrui (85), Jer Mans, 19, Gazdar St, Th^urdwar, 400002; October 3 Keikhushroo Bapuji Doctor (91), New India Centre, Cooperage Rd, 400039; October 3 Bhikajee Framroze Engineer (83), lG-8. Blue Arch Soc, Convent Avenue, Four Bglws, Andheri (W), 400058; October 3 Baby of Zubin Jamshed Jassawala (6 days), 11, Sangeeta, 27/28, Arthur Bunder Rd, Colaba, 400039; October 3 Kersasp Dossabhai Kanga (65), 5, Jami Lodge, 618, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 3 Adi Gustadji Karangia (51), Hilla Hse, Via Kim, Illav, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat, 394810; October 3 Mehra Sorab Panthaki (86), 4/37, A. H. Wadia Baug, Parel Tank Rd, 400033; October 3 Temurasp Cawasji Patel (68), P/34, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd. 400039; October 3 Shirinbai Kuverji Bhathena (83), 146-B. Patel Bldg, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, 400013; October 4 Kekasru Ardeshir Dalal (85), 12, Dalal Est, Bombay Central, 400008; October 4 Govher Khodadad Irani (93), Marine Chmbs, 20, New Marine Lines, 400020; October 4 Alamai Darabshaw Anklesaria (86), M/1, Nowroz Baug, Lalbaug, 400012; October 5 Khorshed Ratanji Balsara (81), 75, Jehangir Mans, Hughes Rd, 400007; October 5 Manekbai Fardunji Kolah (81), A/6, Shapur Baug, V. P. Rd, 40(XX)4; October 5 Nariman Navroji Mistry (93), C, Durlabh Bhavan, Jalbhai St, Chami Rd Jn, 400007; October 5 Noshir Cawasji Shroff (62), Ness Baug Arinexe 3, Nana Chowk, 400007; October 5 Banumai Homi Amalsadiwalla (68), T/35, Ava Baug, Opp S. T. Depot, Navsari, Dist Valsad, 396445; October 6 Darabshaw Hiraji Gandhi (90), Q-1, Bharucha Baug, S. V. Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; October 6 Daulat Behramshah Ghazi (65), Umrigar Bldg, Chikalwadi, Grant Rd, 40(XX)7; October 6 Minoo Ardeshir Manekshaw (78), F. S. Parukh Dharam ­ shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; October 6 Gool Behram Sethna (12), Bilimoria Bldg, Proctor St, Grant Rd, 400007; October 6 Sehra Behramji Bharucha (83), 85/189, Hiraji Petit Bldg, Opp Grant Rd Stn, 400007; October 7 Framji Burjorji Bhathena (93), 3, Motibai Bhuvan, Proctor St, Grant Rd, 400007; October 7 Minoo Merwan Irani (69), A, Mohmadi Minar Bldg, Khetwadi 14th Lane, 400004; October 7 Daulat Jamshed Minocheri (76), Nanabhai Chmbs, Gunbow St, Fort, 400001; October 7 Khorshed Kali Wadia (11), 803-B, Adajania Hse, Dr B. Ambedkar Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 7 Shirinbai Dadi Dastoor (76), Golwalla Bldg, Khetwadi 8th Lane, 400004; October 8 Baby bo^ of Anahita Homi Kaka (4aays), Avabai Mans, Henry Rd, 4()(X)39; October 8 Manijeh Cooverji Patel (81), D/18, Godrej Baug, dff Nepean Sea Rd, 400006; October 8 Dolly Eruch Rajkotwalla (60), P/25, Nowroz Baug, Lalbaug, 400012; October 9 Khurshed Tehmurasp Desai (72), Shiv Sadan, 131, N. Subhash Rd, 400020; October 10 Minoo Rustomji Khasusa (68), B/14, Ellava Bldg, Mori Rd, Mahim, 400016; October 10 Jamshed Sorabji Patel (68), 34/811, Jame Jamshed Bldg, Jame Jamshed Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 10 Parveen Telu^ol Bulsara (59), 42/16, Venus State Bank of India Co-op Soc, T. P. S. VI, Rd no 1, Santacruz (W), 400054; October 11 Nergis Phiroze Daruwalla (68), 29/33, Shiv Sagar, WorU HUI Rd, Worli, 400018; October 11 Thrity Pirojshaw Ghadiali (63), Ripon Bldg, Balaram St, Grant Rd, 400007; October 11 Freny Adi Reporter (72), Ness Baug Annexe 1, Nana Chowk, 400007; October 11 Phiroze Eruch Dastur (70), 22, Venus, Altamount Rd, 400006; October 12 Jal Barjorji Gimi (67), 66, Amin Villa, Malcolm Baug, Jogeshwari (W), 400102; f- E i' I: S' I a ?! i 56 Parsiana September-December 1993 r( i October 12 Feroze Kaikhushroo Mukadam (73), E/15, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; October 12 Goolbai Sheriarji Tavadia (94), 8, Jer Bldg, Khetwadi 6th Lane, 400(X)4; October 12 Jaloo Viccaji Bhabha (72), Meher Mans, Tardeo Bridge, Off Lamington Rd, 400008; October 13 Maneck Manchersha Bharucha (75), P/8, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; October 13 Keki Jalejar Khan (78), 17/3, Mehta Bldg, Panthaki Baug, Andheri (W), 400069; October 13 Erach Jehangirji Mistry (70), 1, Albless Bldg, 264, Thakurdwar, 400002; October 13 Aloo (Dolly) Framroze Engineer (82), 2, The Ridings, London, W5 3BU; October 15 Jehangir Gustadji Engineer (80), Fiona, Juhu Tara Rd, 400049; October 15 Banoo Pestonji Fitter (79), Dr Sethna Bldg, Zoroastrian Clny, Chikalwadi, Tardeo, 400007; October 15 Goolbanoo Rashid Irani (84), F/6, Nowroz Baug, Lalbaug, 400012; October 15 Katie Jamshed Master (64), G/219, Shapur Baug, V. P. Rd, 400004; October 15 (cremated). Dolly Khurshedji Panthaki (70), 595, J. S. S. Rd, Chira Bazar, 400002; October 15 Jamshedji Framji Panthaky (79), F. S. Parukh Dharam- shalla, 34, Hughes Rd, 400007; October 15 Roshan Ardershir Spencer (80), Orient Club, Chowpatty, 400007; October 15 (cremated) Minoo Jehangirji Engineer (85), Baj Bldg, Khetwadi Back Rd, 4(KX)04; October 16 Rustomji Jalejar Khan (83) R-31, Nowroz Baug, Lalbaug, 400012; October 16 Tehmina Dhunjishaw Bharucha (72), D/3-21, S. Bharucha Baug, Andheri (W), 400058; October 17 Khurshedcher Shapursha Dalal (70), Convent Avenue, 27, S. V. Rd, Santacruz (W), 400054; October 17 Kersi Burjorji Jijicowna (65), 11, Vishwadham, Prabhat Clny, Rd no 9, Santacruz (W), 40(X)55; October 17 Daulat Sorabji Kharas (72), 39, Ahmed Bldg, Gunjxiwder Rd, Mazgaon, 400010; October 17 Sheroo Nadarsha Madon (71), Empire Mhl, Tilak Rd, Khoda- dad Circle, Dadar, 400014; October 17 Banoo Eruch Pavri (80), 1, Lady Jeevanbai Tata Bldg, Tata Minoo Jehangir Patel (65), Clny, Bandra (W), 400050; October 17 Bomansha Jehangirji Karai (62), C/14, Navajbai Contractor Baug, Mori Rd, Mahim, 400016; October 18 Naju Shawak Mehta (93), Ratan Villa, 1st Rd, Khar, 400052; October 18 Perin Meherji Tarapore (84), 722, Dr Dinshaw Master Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 18 Vira Ardeshir Tavadia (85), 385/A, Wasiamul Bldg, Grant Rd, 400007; October 18 Khorshed Manekshaw Cabinet­ maker (92), 10, Dadi Santok Lane, Dhobitalao, 400002; October 19 Jerbai Eruchshaw Khajotia (82), Chhatriwala Bldg, 20, Wadia St, 400034; October 19 Rusi Sorabji Khambata (72), 3, Ness Baug Annexe 2, Nana Chowk, 400007; October 19 Jerbanoo Nariman Nadirshaw (82), 14/A, Nishar Bhavan, Sleater Rd, 4(X)007; October 19 Dhun Phirojsha Talati (70), Shrudha Co-op Hsg Soc, 205, Patel Pakhadi Rd, Versova, 400061; October 19 Tehmina Manecksha Karanjia (Todiwala) (87), Meher Behram Bldg no 14, Khetwadi 7th Lane, 400004; October 20 Darabshaw Hormusji Patel (84), 42, Golden Palace, Turner Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; October 20 Aimai Jehangirji Bhoot (91), B-41, Gool Mhl, Sleater Rd, 400007; October 21 Tehmurasp Sorabji Bharda (81), 9, Kashinath Rd, Tardeo Rd, 400034; October 22 Naj(unai Ardesher Dadachanji (95), B/41, Ocean Gold, Twin Tower lane, FVabhadevi, 400025; October 22 Roshan Khooshroo Satarawala (66), P/32, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; October 22 (Jeena) Pirojsha Bamanji Taraporwala (70), Taraptore, Taluka Palghar, Dist Thane, 400601; October 22 Gool Jamshed Amalsad (87), 511-C, Amrut, Adenwalla Rd, Matunga, 400019; October 23 Soli Navroji'Marolia (72), 4, Parsi Punchayet Qrs, Doonger- wadi, Kemps Comer, 400036; October 23 Daulat Faredoon Mahava (62), 694, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 24 C, Shapur Baug, V. P. Rd, 400004; October 24 Parvaz J ale jar Bhesania (59), 18, Surti Chmbs, 2nd Dhobitalao Lane, 400002; October 25 Dadabhoy Sorabji Boyce (76), Boyce Hse, 15, Vachagandhi Rd, Gamdevi, 400007; October 25 Adi (Ardeshir) Edulji Dastoor (74), 204, Old Sitaram Bldg, Princess St, Dhobitalao, 400002; October 25 Murzban Rustomji Pajnigar (73), 6, Jerbai Hse, 5, McNeil Rd, Karachi 4; October 25 Hilla Ardeshir Govadia (92), Nariman Lodge, Malcolm Baug, Jo'geshwari (W), 400102; October 26 Dossabhoy Kaikhushru Shroff (88), 15, Jaiji Ter, 9, Sleater Rd, 400007; October 27 Dosamai Darasha Deboo (90), 6, Sion Mans, Sion Rd, Sion, 400022; October 28 Pestonji Rustomji Digaria (80), F-3, Fariyas Bldg, Kemps Comer, 400036; October 28 Banoobai Gustadji Katki (88), A/9, Rustom Baug, Victoria Rd, Byculla, 400027; October 28 Zubin Mehemosh Mistry (22), 165, Manibai Bhuvan, Khetwadi Back Rd, 400004; October 28 Mani Jehangir Surti (79), 51, Valentina, N. Gamadia Rd, 400026; October 28 Parvez Munchersha Tantra (67), Ramesh Bldg, Powwala St, Chami Rd, 400020; October 28 Hirabai Rustomji Chowkidar (98), 48-A, Motiwala Bldg, E. S. Patanwala Rd, Byculla, 400027; October 29 Deena Cawasji Khambata (80), Botawalla Bldg, 239, Tardeo Rd, 400007; October 29 Jerbanoo Meherjibhoy Mistry (80), 1/8, C. J. Clny, Ratan Tata Rd, Tardeo, 400034; October 29 Khorshedbai Jehangirji Mistry (83), 22, Petit Widows ’ Chawl, Thakurdwar, 4(XXX)2; October 29 Dali Eruchshaw Unwalla (72), 731, Polson Bldg, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 4(XM)14; October 29 Adi Dinshawji Bhathena (83), 11/16, Mody Bldg, Gamadia Clny, Tardeo, 400007; October 29 Dhun Rohinton Cama (70), Sea Breeze, Abdul Gaffar Khan Rd, Worli Sea Face, 400018; October 30 Jehangir Eruchsha Kapadia (72), 648, Kaka Bldg, Firdoshi Rd, Parsi Clny, Dadar, 400014; October 30 Shera Byramshah Engineer (92), Mini Apts, 55, Bazar Rd, Bandra (W), 400050; October 31 Dina Ardeshir Irani (76), Q/3, S. Bharucha Baug, S. V. Rd, Andheri (W), 400058; October 31 Goolbanoo Darab Lelinwalla (81), A/33, Bharat Ngr, Grant Rd, 400007; October 31 Behramji Ferdoonji Panthaky (95), H/36, Cusrow Baug, S. B. Rd, 400039; October 31 CALCUTTA DIED Vera Shapurji Gazdar, sister of Banoo, late Hilla, Jehangir and Roshan Soli Nazir; August 1 Jamshed Framroze Tangree (74), father of Tehmina Hosi Bilimoria, Beroze Diniar Bilimoria and Shenaz Sujoy Das; September 10 j Dhunjisha Munshi, husband of Roshan and father of Malcolm; September 23 Eruchshaw Maneckjee Wadia, father of Navaz and Dinaz Howe; September 25 Jer Jehangir Antia, mother of Daraius, Sam and ’Dirity; October 13 DELHI MARRIED Behroze K. Shroff and Navdeep T. Jaikaria-, March 13 JAMSHEDPUR BORN A boy, Jason, to Yasmin and UrvaxDhanda-, May 12 MARRIED Mahrukh Engineer, daughter of Manijeh and Sohrab, and Mediomah Patel, son of Nargis and Homi; March 30 Roshan Jassawalla, daughter of Piroja and Bhimjibhai, and Jal Debu, son of late Putlamai and Pirojsha; May 20 POONA DIED Najamai Ratanji Fitter (15), 880, Boottee St, 411001; August 10 57 Parsiana September-December 1993Homi Ardeshir Bhujwala (59), 985, Pudumjee Park, Nanapeth, 411002; August 12 Nergish Ferize Cawasjee (70), Abhanga Apts, 44, Sassoon Rd, 411001; August 17 Sorab Cooverji Dosabhai (88), 3, Napier Rd, 411040; August 24 Banoo Kaikhushroo Irani (84), 3/2, Ardeshir Irani Baugh, Nanapeth, 411002; August 28 Jehangir Dadabhoy Pesuna (88), 895, Synagogue St, 411()01; August 31 Khudabux Merwan Irani (65), 1153, Saifee St, 411001; September 1 Godrej Merwan Irani (66), 2/3, Ardeshir Irani Baugh, Nanapeth, 411002; September 3 Dinshaw Minoo Fardoon (72), Ma Perviz Rd, Somwar Peth, 411002; September 8 Roshan Jamshed Keravala (71), Shirin Villa, Ma Perviz Rd, 411002; September 10 Rashid Sheriyar Irani (84), 1965, Dr Saladana St; September 18 Mani Kaikhushroo Elavia (63), 412, Nalini Apts, Sholapur Rd; September 26 SECUNDERABAD DIED Tehmina Rustomji Irani (83); August 14 Jeroo Dara Jailor (55); August 14 Nargis Dinshaw Toorkey (81); August 20 BORN Boys Girls 33 36 SURAT DIED Najamai Ruttonji Narawala (81), Fort Sangath, Junagam; August 8 Jalbhai Hormusji Udwadia (84), 31, Jilla Panchayet Soc, Rander Rd, 395005; August 8 Dinamai Jehangir Petigara (70), Athugar St, Nanpura, 395001; August 14 Kumi Adarji Daruwalla (87), Nariman Home and Infirmary, Shahpore, 395003; August 19 Baby of Cyrus Noshir Jabbar (newborn). Gam Bhatha, Dist Surat, 394510; August 20 Darabshaw Cooverji Tayla (87), Gam Suwali, Taluka Choryasi; August 25 Najuben Navroji Variava (60), Mohti Kanbi Wad, Gam Kathor, Taluka Kamrej, 394180; September 1 Shirinbai Nusserwanji Mahuvawalla (71), Palia St, Nanpura, 395001; September 2 Fakirji Rustomji Mistry (62), Agiary Mohallo, Gam Bhatha, 394510; September 2 Thrity Framroze Kaikobad (78), Par Mohallo, Nanpura, 395001; September 6 Ratanshaw Cawasji Umrigar (80), Bhaya Mohallo, Main Rd, Nanpura, 395001; September 24 Perin Nadarshaw Cooper (72), Anjuman Bldg, Bilimora, 396321; September 30 Jerbai D. Vaid (85), Nariman TOTALS FOR 1993 Bombay B A India B 108 102 4 2 2 Home and Infirmary, Shahpore, 395003; October 2 Cyrus Tehmurasp Jangal- walla (40), Maachlipith, Shahpore, 395003; October 12 Meher Nowzer Mehenty (20), Dadabhai Park, Shahpore, 395003; October 23 AUSTRALIA New South Wales BORN A girl, Kiah, to Michelle and Faramarz Ostowari; September 20 CANADA British Columbia MARRIED Anahita Afarin, daughter of Gol- banoo and Khodarahm of Indiana and Iranpour Khormaie, son of Sarver and Dinyar; August 21 Calgary BORN A boy, Xarius, to Nargis and Jehangir Austin; July 15 HONG KONG BORN A girl, Helena, to Shehrnaz and Keki Wadia, sister to Zenia; July 5 IRAN Tehran DIED Khorshidbanoo Farhangi (94), August 12 A World B 5 4 19 24 PAKISTAN Karachi BORN A boy, Kaizad, to Faranak and Navroze Kabraji; Septem ­ ber 15 DIED Dorab Byramji Kolah (74); July 1 Tehmi Byramji Collector (73); July 15 Jal H. P. Byramji (78); August 12 Peri Gool Khani (70); August 14 Mani Ardesher Bharucha (84); August 19 3. Lahore DIED Piruze Gustasp Irani (59); August 8 SAUDI ARABIA Jeddha (Jiddah) BORN Twins (girls), Natasha and Naomi, to Anahita and Behram Faroogh; March 10 UK London DIED Kaekhushro Jehangir Kabraji (98), September 29 Rutty Homi Kanga (71), 14, Orchard Gate, Collindale, London, NW9; September 29 tV L USA Chicago BORN A boy, Scott Allen, to Farida and Rick Tinker; September 7 A boy, Darius, to Kashmira and Rumi Jamsetjee, brother to Roshni and Tanaz; October 9 .'i- r -¦ MARRIED Parsi Intercommunal 20 40 230 54 2 1 8 2 3 10 2 MARRIED Hila Pouladian and Hormoz Mazdiyasni; August 14 S' S' DIED CONSIGNED Male Female CREMATED Male Female 149 169 460 448 16 20 76 60 3 6 33* 24* 2 4 2 5 A: Total numbers in this issue B; Running totals for 1993 (February-August 1993 issues) * Overseas deaths are listed in the consigned column as Parsiana does not have a breakup of those cremated. These figures pertain to information provided to or collected by Parsiana. They do not represent the total number of births, marriages and deaths in the Zoroastrian community in India and abroad. Lawrenceville, New Jersey BORN A boy, Viraf, to Manek and Khushrav Nariman; September 8 Syracuse MARRIED Parastu Mehta, daughter of Gool and Shahrookh, and Jamshed Dubash, son of Aloo and late Hoshi; July 24 r . ¦ Compiled by Roxana A. Mirza i* 58 Parsiana September-December 19S3 R I VI j k IN MEMORIAM Sarfeh: devotion to a cause Arnavaz S. Mama “We believe that in North America the flame has been kindled to preserve and protect our ancient Zarathushtrian faith, and our rich heritage... Twenty years ago no one thought this to be possible... Un ­ daunted, you pursued your dream and Arbab ’s (Rustam Guiv) vision, and pro ­ ceeded to establish eight Darbe Mehrs in establish a Zoroastrian center in Wash- North America and made us all believers in our own powers and resources... We acknowledge with gratitude your contri ­ bution to the establishment of the Zarathushtrian faith in North America and resolve that your contributions be re ­ corded and preserved in the annals of our history on this continent. ” This tribute, as presented by Rohinton Rivetna, president of the Federation of Zoroastrian .Associations of North America (FEZANA) to Dr Rostam Sarfeh (in absentia) in Vancouver in Sep ­ tember 1992 on behalf of “a grateful Zo ­ roastrian community of North America ” had marked the culmination of a long and occasionally turbulent relationship. It was a fitting tribute to the man who had carried the appeal of New York Zo ­ roastrians to the foremost Zoroastrian philanthropist of the late 20th century, Arbab Rustam Guiv, thereby affecting ington DC, one that would make < ’ the course of Zoroastrian settlements in communities aware of the Zoroastrian North America and, perhaps, the history faith, a center comparable to the beauti- of Zoroastrians in die years to come, ful Islamic Center and those of other Sarfeh (85), who passed away on May 2, faiths like the Christians, Jews, Bud- 1993 at his home in La Jolla near San Di­ ego in California was “the force behind all the Rustam Guiv Darbe Mehrs in the major cities of North America and one in Sydney, Australia, ” notes the FEZANA Journal, August 1993. As chairman of the Guiv Foundation — a trust established by Guiv during his own lifetime as a watchdog over his ful piece of land in Virginia, 10 miles out charities — until his retirement in 1992 of Washington, due to failing health, Sarfeh had faith- <' fully pursued the founder ’s dream of es- just for the Washington Association, ” in- tablishing darbe mehrs and cemeteries for Zoroastrians in North America to en ­ able the community to survive the fabled American melting pot syndrome. In his line of duty there were occasions when titudes of small town government offi- he became suspicious of the intentions of cials and society in Kerman where he his coreligionists, often falling prey to had been bom on June 3, 1907 and Yazd the Parsi/Irani divide that bedevilled Zo- where he migrated with his parents in a roastrian associations in the mid and late . camel litter at the age of three, to the un- 1980s, notably in New York and Sydney. Sarfeh ’s own fond hope had been to inhibited lifestyles of California in the 1990s. In Yazd, where he was forced to help his trader father, he was required to wear a special colored turban and carry a large kerchief on which to kneel when addressing a Moslem official. After pri ­ mary schooling in the Khosravy school in Yazd Sarfeh had yearned to continue with study — he wanted to be a doctor — but his father would have none of it. Sarfeh ’s nephew. Dr Daryoush Jahanian of Kansas — an obstetrician who has succeeded Sarfeh to the chair ­ manship of the Guiv Foundation — re ­ lates how Sarfeh persuaded his father to permit him to return to Kerman where he could learn the business of selling cloth, an activity proscribed to Zoroastrians in Yazd. Busy selling cloth in Kerman ’s Chahar Soogh Bazar Sarfeh was disco ­ vered by Arbab Shahriyar Ravary who “believed that the key to the success of our community was to encourage the Zo ­ roastrian youth to study and acquire other knowledge and techniques instead of go ­ ing into business. ” Ravary encouraged Sarfeh to pursue his studies. Thus heartened, Sarfeh drew up a plan: he would ostensibly set out on a pilgrimage. His intention was to reach J was Guiv Foundation whose funds had by riding (borrowed from his uncle then been steadily utilized. Although the Mehraban Sarfeh) and use the money to travel to India. He expected to find an American ship in one of the Indian ports and he was ready to work his way to America on it. Once in the US he would finance his education by working part- time. This plan had been inspired by the f i 59 Parsiana September-December 1993 K dhists, Bahais and others. It was not a project enshrined in the objectives of the Zahedan^ sell there the donkey he seeds of this dream had been planted in Sarfeh ’s mind almost 20 years ago, it was only in 1991 that he persuaded his co-trustees to allocate funds for a beauti- “This land was pur ­ chased in the name of all Zarthushtis, not achievements of Dr Bakhtiyar, the fa- A . rnous surgeon, notes Jahanian. A dreamy forms the FEZANA Journal. Sarfeh was overtaken that night by his In the course of his long life Sarfeh uncle and Ravary. The two gentlemen made Sarfeh return with them to Kerman in return for an assurance to convince his had witnessed a gamut of social changes from the devastating anti Zoroastrian at- ¦members, still in Iran, declined the respon ­ sibility of being trustees, Guiv chose Sar ­ feh to shoulder the burden, relates Jahanian. Sarfeh ’s own dream of a Zoroastrian center in Washington had been forgotten to that he would send a ch'euie'foTit"- SSx*? “““"‘“'ng him at a to be a Sarfeh, his late wife Valentme and a few -t-a ^"nistnan Congress, ' members of the ZAGNY board of direc- property where the Darbe MehZis now located. After the purchase the pre erty was converted to accommodate prayer room, library, social hall, parking lot and caretaker ’s quarters. “After ev ­ erything was completed, the late Arbab Guiv was invited to the USA for the in- Returning with instructions from Guiv “to look for a suitable place for a dar-e- mehr in New York as soon as he got education in Beirut, sustained there by the sale proceeds of part of his mother ’s dowry. The five -T-- - completed, Sarfeh returned to Yazd i serve his countrymen. His desire 1_ surgeon hadn ’t made much headway s;XdTv?:d™iS ‘iTsss X uu - ? s; job ’^Twas Srfeh ‘h^prop- had completed three years ’ service wUh ~ converted to accommodate a the Anglo Iranian Oil Company, that the management noticed young Sarfeh ’s in ­ terest in surgery and seconded him to London to get the education he sought aiianrntinn r^e onanryari Returning to Iran as assistant surgeon Jahanian about the formation of in the oil field on the eve of World War T ahAiiinrr “ r u 11, Sarfeh soon became chief surg^^ ’I a fact that every Zoroas- when his superior, fearing enemy bombs, left the region. Within two years Sarfeh was president of the public health depart ­ ment of the oil company in Tehran Undl bis adven. /eb.u Sarfeb bad been unaware or Zoroastrian community ture. Arbab Guiv got amrrv a P*oi m a torest on activities. When he arrived in the capital ‘I have donated monev for the tny^^"}8ton ’s outskirts with a dilapi- Arbab Rustom Guiv was the Zoroastrian the Zoroastrian communitv in Irni/fimi buildmg suitable for conversion, representative in the Iranian parliament abroad One of the conditions nfm a majority of three to twd the Guiv but there was no Drogre.s.s in snri^i ¦><¦. k _ ____ _ conditions of my do- Foundauon bought the olot for .«:4 so non authority of supervising over my dona- some persons to supervise everything -- --- trustees after my death. ’ After the inauguration celebration was over, Guiv leased the property to *<> i"fo™ (Guiv) of the price “so a few asked if the Guiv Foundation Washington and its suburbs. Th^ere no 1 ¦ in Guiy^s will, informs Jahanian. More- —1 met and died trian (both Irani and Parsi) should know, ” Jahanian writes, “On the inaugu ­ ration day Sarfeh made a proposal to the late Arbab Guiv to grant the property to ZAGNY in order to avoid difficulties in inaugu- ------------ would pro ­ vide, such a center for Zoroastrians in -- ------! was mention of a Washington dar-e-mehr over, Ms xMorvarid Guiv who had Dav^ had herself fallen ill within a few months. A few years elapsed before Col Khodarahm Shahryari wrote to Sarfeh ,,, .. --a committee in Washington to cooperate with other Zo ­ roastrians in the area to found a dar-e- mehr and social center. Sarfeh and his co-trustees took a trip to Washington to visit Shahryari and the other Zoroastrians and Jahanian was assigned the task of lo- found a seven-acFC plot in a forest Washington ’s outskirts with dated building suitable for cating a suitable place. Eventually he I fniind a covQn — 1-^ • _ r. f- representative in the Iranian parliament but there was no progress in social af ­ fairs. Since Guiv was not keen on the of ­ fice Sarfeh sought popular support for his own candidature in the next elections. Though the Tehran Zoroastrian ;_ J. supported Sarfeh the Zoroastrians of Kerman and Yazd were not interested vau,v lei and Sarleh s performance at the polls ZAGNY for 100 was embarrassingly low. However, Ravary had advised him to later (se “vemr ‘ve7r ‘."nft^"r.7" ’" Sarfeh has donated Po “"dation lost the suit'filld by tinued to serve the Iranian Zoroastrian community for 30 years, notes Jahanian. He also established the Havaresht library in Yazd. After 12 years in Tehran as chief of the public health department of ! the national oil company Sarfeh left Iran for the USA. At the end of a two-year stint as sur ­ geon in a hospital on New York ’s Long ZoroasSruTS^Nlw Yor^on diTev^ S w^yTorl of a visit Iran. The board ordin^tors , “"""“""v f'om i Sarfeh^SerS^S “'CS of North America and I would like i him to attend a jashan held in c..^ I halls of New York University. ZAGNY nation is that as long as I live I have the or properties and also I shalf choose ! as youth the board of were not interested Foundation bought the plot for $4,50,000 in the name of the late Arbab Rustam Guiv, says Jahanian. The current estimate for the project ...111 2____11 1 - r J a class room, a prayer room, a kitchen and an apartment for a full-time mobed, with a columnal facade crowned bv a ¦r * 1 • I . ----- •.••W priWJK/Vl. Which will include a large hall, a library •. 7 lost the suit filed by of his eldest in three stages due to lapse of time. In this situation nobody knows to whom the Darbe Mehr belongs or whether ZAGNY IS going to sell it or not. ” In the aftermath of the Islamic Revo ­ lution in Iran, Rustam and his wife Morvarid Guiv had taken ---------------- lution in Iran, Rustam and his cerned about the future of the Zoroas ­ trian community scattered everywhere in i 60 Parsiana September-December 1993 son Parviz. The committee K of 11 (five local residents, three repre- S sentatives of the Guiv Foundation and |p three members of the Zoroastrian Asso- S' ciation of Washington) is seeking help 1 from Zoroastrians in all parts of the S world. Sarfeh “had worked tirelessly encourage the community -to work i ’ to to- obituary write-up in the FEZANA Jour- I nal. It would be a fitting memorial to f ^e vision of Dr Rostam Sarfeh and the 1 ' now i It would be a fitting memorial munificence of Arbab Rustom Guiv dissoML ° r y for the Zarthushti community all over the t ' - — igions and culture world to come forward to help complete 1 this project and thereby help ourselves s' by establishing a worthy symbol of our 1 Sarfeh is survived by his second wife IS to establish dar-e-mehrs in the main to establish a foundation called Rustam 7 ----------- co I have in Iran. I would like to donate all Foundation Trust in the USA as 1 this project and thereby help ourselves presence in the western world. ” Fernan, sons Jamshid and Iraj. b