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SATURDAY, JULY 05, 2014
VOL. 4 - ISSUE 11 :: PAGES 20 :: ` 2/-
RNI NO. MAHBIL/2011/39373
Regn. No. MH/MR/South-348/2012-14
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Viraf Deboo
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n Monday, the 30th of June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members
of the FDU (Foundation for Development of Udvada) Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastur, Dinshaw Tamboly, Homai Engineer and Jehangir Cama to discuss
issues relating to development of Udvada, and other community issues such
as conferring the Bharat Ratna on Late
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, restoration of lapsed reservations for Parsis in
medical and engineering colleges, and
a host of other matters. The team says
there has been a positive response on
all fronts and they are hoping for the best.
Shreyas @ St. Mary’s
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Dear Readers
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P.T. ALERT
Parsi Times is extremely grateful for your support. It has been three years and
we have celebrated, battled and overcome much together, you and us.
Recently we have been flooded with complaints that the Parsi Times is not
reaching our Readers on time or even regularly. Just like we have faced and
overcome other challenges we want to face this head on and we need your help.
To improve and extend our reach we have decided to shift to a VENDOR BASED
distribution system. This means that your local newspaper-wallah will now carry
the Parsi Times for you along with the other papers he delivers to your doorstep!
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pay your local paper-wallah, Rs.8-10 per month only for your weekly dose of our
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NOTICES
Dear Readers,
The rain is such a beautiful thing. It washes dust off the trees, giving leaves a much needed chance to expand
their lungs. It pushes neglected paper waste away from much travelled routes. It smashes against buildings
and yanks dust and dinginess out of their concrete walls. Best of all, it brings along with it the Rainbow.
Yet, climate change, a neglectful government and a complete lack of respect for infrastructure make the rain
our enemy!
Crores spent on a new transport system are a joke now as rain leaks into bogus bogeys. It pours off the sides of the Metro tracks and
onto Pedestrians and Cyclists intermittently, like some cruel form of Chinese Torture. Images of mothers and children swirling in
muck, riddled with dead rats, waste and deadly errant electric wires, gives this wonderful bounty from the clouds a really bad rep!
The only rain dance we are doing is a duck-for-cover jig, accompanied by a string of verbal abuses muttered at the sky (of course,
some Parsis really bring out their fowl language repertoire this season too!).
And, like many other things about our great Indian lives we deal with it when it’s there, forget it when it’s not and shamelessly
rinse and repeat the cycle each year!
Some things we can’t change and some things we can, if we try just a little harder. I applaud the efforts of some, featured in
this Issue of Parsi Times. The members of our Foundation for Development of Udvada (FDU), World Zoroastrian Chamber of
Commerce (WZCC), young Parsi entertainers and musicians, young Londoner Jamsheed Todiwalla, letter writers, authors, animal
NGOs, doctors and just about everyone who works a little longer, a little wiser and a little more than the rest of us, to make the
world a better place.
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Seth Banaji Limji Agiary
The Seth Banaji Limji Agiary, Fort,
celebrates its Salgreh on the English date
of Roj Din Mah Bahman, 7th of July 2014.
On behalf of the Trustees, there will be
a Macchi in the Havan Geh at 6.45 am,
following which there will be a Jashan at
10 am. All Humdins are invited.
Jashan Ceremony at
M. J. Wadia Agiary
Jashan Ceremony will be performed at
the M. J. Wadia Agiary, Lalbaug on July,
6, 2014 at 10.00 am followed by Structured
Course on Religious Ceremonies. Talk
and Group Discussion will be on “Gatha
Prayers and Farajyat” - Part IV (Rapithwan
Geh) by Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia at M.
J. Wadia Agiary Hall, Lalbaug on 6th July,
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As the
t Pune Chapter of the World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce gears
up to celebrate 10 years of encouraging entrepreneurship, networking and
business skills amongst the Community members of the Green city of Pune,
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Parsi Times catches up with Chairman Viraf Deboo for a quick tête-à-tête.
Parsi Times: Thank
for taking the time
you fo
to us on this
to speak
sp
very busy day of
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ver
celebration
for
ce
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Chapter, of which
you are the
Chairman. Tell
us a little more
about
your
involvement
in the WZCC
Pune Chapter.
Viraf Deboo:
I have been
involved with
the
WZCC
Pune
Chapter
since
2005, and
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closely
involved
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then
since 2011 as
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Chairman.
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occupied in
be
all aspects of the
functioning
of the
fun
Pune
Pu Chapter for the
last
seven years.
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My term will end
in
September
2014,
but I shall
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continue to be fully involved
in all WZCC matters, at the
Chapter & all India level.
P.T.: Your role in WZCC extends
beyond Pune city?
Viraf: That is correct! My
current role at WZCC,
apart from directing
the Pune Chapter,
also involves being a
member on the WZCC
India Board, and I
frequently travel to
Mumbai for meetings and
discussions with the Global
President, Mr. Minoo Shroff, &
the India President, Mr. Cyrus Bagwadia.
P.T.: You are an entrepreneur yourself. Tell us a
little more about what you do?
Viraf: By profession, I am an engineer, and run
a business under the name of ALBAJ GROUP of
COMPANIES. We manufacture Steam Boilers,
Pressure vessels, Piping, and we also undertake
manufacture & erection of all types of tanks
& piping at various sites all over the country,
especially for the Oil & Gas sector.
P.T.: The WZCC Pune Chapter is a very active
and busy chapter of the Organization. What
have you all been unto recently?
Viraf: As you know we celebrate 10 years of our
Pune Chapter today! We have recently started
a Women’s and a Youth wing within the Pune
Chapter.
P.T.: Is WZCC Pune Chapter an enabler for its
members?
Viraf: Very much so! I believe that WZCC
can, & should, play a very important role in
being the engine for the economic prosperity
of Zoroastrians. The focus areas of WZCC Networking, Mentoring & Training, if utilised
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the basic needs of many young Zoroastrian
entrepreneurs & professionals.
P.T.: Tell us a little more about yourself and
your family.
Viraf: At a personal level, I am married
to Farida, and have 2 children, Natasha &
Hoshedar. Natasha has completed her BA
in English, a diploma in Journalism, and is
currently completing her MA in English from
the Pune University. Hoshedar is in 3rd year
Engineering. Farida makes exotic chocolates.
P.T.: This is your last year as
Chairman of the Pune Chapter.
Any words for our Readers?
Viraf:
I
thoroughly
enjoy whatever time I
spend for WZCC, &
the journey has been a
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one!
P.T.: Thank you for your
time and congratulations
on the 10 year celebration!
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The WZCC Pune Chapter invites Parsi Times
readers from everywhere to road trip to
P u n e
for their 10-year special
For
celebration tonight.
more details, connect with
Viraf Deboo on 09822099430.
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Community Coverage
Contributed by P.T. Writer and Marian Mom, Jasmine Z. Sahukar
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would be very apt to say
this for the
talented Bawa gang in
attendance at the recently
concluded
IMMACULATA
2014,
an inter-school Cultural
Extravaganza at St. Mary’s
Mazgaon.
The entire show was
conceptualized, designed and
executed, for the most part, by
Participating Schools 1. Activity High School
2. Campion
3. Christ Church
4. Diamond Jubilee High School
5. Dunnes Institute
6. Fort Convent
7. G.D. Somani Memorial School
8. Holy Family High School
9. J.B. Petit
10. Jamnabai Narsee
11. Queen Mary’s School
12. St. Mary’s, SSC
13. St. Peters
14. St. Stanislaus
15. St. Xaviers Boys Academy
16. St Xaviers Fort
17. Villa Theresa
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the senior boys of the
school, (classes 8, 9 and 10)
with Dinshaw Divecha (Class
10) being the Vice Chairperson
of the Immaculata Organising
Committee together with the
student council taking the
lead with the support of the
Principal, Vice Principal, staff
and parents.
Principal, Fr. Kenneth
Misquitta opened the event on
Saturday, the 28th surrounded
by 2500 students of 17
participating schools present
there.
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Hormuz
Ragina,
exMarian was the Anchor for the
event. His entertaining and
stylish presentation made the
entire event mesmerizing and
so full of life.
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Pestonji, who has been
associated with the Shiamak
Daver Institute of Performing
Arts (SDIPA) since the past
19 years, BBoys – Darayus
Dhabar
and
Vishtasp
Kothavala, the only Parsi BBoy
crew (has total six members)
in the world called “The Style
in Work Crew”.
All of them put their best
foot forward for the school and
did some excellent judging
of the many events in the
Performing Arts section, like
th theme
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the
Fashion
show
‘Yin
meets Yang’ and the musical
extravaganza
‘Collision
Course’.
Each and every
school was prepared and
perfect in their performance
and it was indeed a tough time
for them, judging who was the
BEST from the Best!
Last but not the least, no
event is complete without
some mouth-watering foodie
delights which were available
round the clock at the Food
Court and had another young
Bawa Entrepreneur, Sean
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the youth’s hunger
with yummy Pastas,
spicy
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variety of hot buttery
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MARY’S... way to go!
In Principal, Fr.
Kenneth’s
words,
“This is an event
of the students, for
the students and by
the students and it
gives me great pride
to host Immaculata 2014 at
St. Mary’s, ICSE and also as
we are into our 150th year,
we thought we should make
it Spectacular. We believe
in striking a right balance
between
Academics
and
Extra curricular and Cultural
activities since we believe
that education is building
up of our total Personality
and not only the Brain. This
premier Institution has always
strived for an environment
of peace and harmony and
admits students of all castes,
creed and strata into our
folds. This is an example of
how peace and harmony can
be inculcated amongst our
students and staff alike.
All in all a spectacular and
unforgettable show for the
School and the Community
families and alumni in
attendance!
The winning school Campion being presented with the Winning Trophy. Also
in the picture, extreme right, Dinshaw Divecha, Vice Chairperson-Immaculata
2014 Organising Committee with the Principal and Vice Principal, extreme left
and third from left respectively, along with other Committee Members.
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his October a team of intrepid food lovers,
chefs and food industry experts will embark
on a unique cycling challenge across India
in a bid to raise over £100,000 towards Action
Against Hunger’s lifesaving work around the
world.
They will endure blistering temperatures
and rough terrain to cycle over 400kms across
beautiful Rajasthan in just 5 days, before
meeting communities supported by Action Against
Hunger’s programmes.
You can support them in their fundraising
efforts today by making a donation to one of their
sponsorship pages below. Every donation is hugely
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er 40 countries worldwide,
worldwide
against hunger in over
including India.
Jamsheed Todiwalla is taking part in the
Rajasthan Cycle Challenge scheduled from
the 9th to the 19th of October. Jamsheed, the
artistic and incredibly talented Elder son of Cyrus
and Perveen Todiwalla and brother to Hormuz,
has already collected a little over £3,000 of the
£5,000 required for the Cause.
To help Jamsheed pedal into action there is a
Fundraising Campaign making the rounds online.
All you have to do is click and donate a small sum
to help the cause! Donations in any Currency and
of any size are highly appreciated!
Go Jamsheed!
FOLLOW THE
MUSIC TRAIL
P.T. follows the trail of young hip
Parsi Musicians as they get feet
tapping across the country. We
hope to see you in the crowd as we
drink, dance and cheer with them!
J.J. on the Drums! And Sohrab Nicholson’s vocals!
Jehangir Jehangir joins Sohrab Nicholson for a super
performance also in Mumbai on the 31st of July 4, 2014. J.J. also
performs here with the Dirty Jays!
Ryan on the Sax!
Follow smooth saxophonist Ryan Sadri to Pune as he performs
at Euriska in Pune on the 18th of July. The set also features our
favourite J.J. (Jehangi Jehangir)!
Those in Mumbai can head to LiBai @ Palladium Hotel to watch
Ryan perform on the 19th as part of an electro swing set with
Jay Weathers). We have seen this! Trust us its FAB!!
Behran Siganporia
The
front man for One
Nite Stand will be setting
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Rock Café in Bangalore. Then One Nite Stand heads to Chennai
for Fashion Week on the 20th and then back to Bangalore Fashion
Week on the 25th!
Jansher Banaji, the young Classical
Pianist will be entertaining the
audience in style at the WZCC
10 Year Celebration at the Taj
Vivanta (Hotel Blue Diamond) in
Pune on Saturday, 6 p.m. onward.
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problem anymore.
Recently, a family left
after meeting the Trustees on
housing matter on last Tuesday
and one of the Trustees
commented to another ‘Aai
kaklaat karva aavela paacha’.
I am tempted to give out
the name of the shameless
Trustee but I will not do so
unless there is rebut.
Time to give the Trustees
an Appraisal. They make
time to meet ZYNG, World
Congress, and WZC etc but
when a needy person comes
to them after waiting outside
the Boardroom for hours, the
Trustees have no time. If you
have a Crore + you will be
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you are poor, they will make
you wait for years.
Do spare some time
and email me your views
at arzanjg@gmail.com and
share with me a happening,
an experience, a grievance
that you may have against
BPP or any employee. Your
feedback will go a long way
in helping those who need
your support. Let’s make a
difference. It’s time to give
back to the Community by
lending a helping hand to
those in need. It is time the
Trustees learnt that BPP is not
all about promoting cronies or
about ZYNG, ZYCongress WC.
It is about caring and helping
the needy and treating them
with respect.
Have a pleasant weekend
and thank you for your
patience.
Arzan J. Ghadially.
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Dear Mr. Pheroze Patel,
I welcome your response
of June 28, 2014 to my write
up of June14, 2014 but would
have
appreciated
some
honesty and not focus on
getting sympathy on selected
responses while silent on
many.
I state that whatever I have
been writing in Parsi Times
and in emails to the BPP are
based 100% on facts. You are
also at liberty to initiate legal
recourse if you can prove
me wrong. I have no hidden
agenda. I am merely taking
up the cause of all those
needy couples and families
who are homeless, who keep
approaching the BPP and
yet no one even bothers to
comfort them for they are not
as fortunate as you to get free
allotments.
Let me clarify point-wise
and expose your false claims.
I have never character
assassinated or defamed or
used derogatory words against
your family members in any
manner that you say I have
crossed all limits compelling
you to respond. In fact, your
wife wrote a 5 page letter
to the BPP (I have a copy) in
which she has maligned me in
4 pages of her 5 paged letter.
Get your facts right please.
That BPP does not allow
brokers is a policy on paper.
You say your sister was a small
time broker but not brokering
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still is a broker. There is no
harm in it and I have nothing
against your sister. All I ask
from you is to admit that she
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help which is why you should
not be in Housing. You pass
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to your sister. Your sister
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Colony in Bldg. No. 7, Flat No.
8 above Zoroastrian Bank. If
she is not a broker for BPP, how
did she come in possession of
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present in one of the meetings
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95 lakhs. You also conveyed
to the prospective buyer that
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informed as all counter offers
come to you. The name of the
prospective buyer has been
made known to the Board of
Trustees.
As regards your claim of
an unblemished career of
55 years, let me clear your
misconception. You are rude
to the BPP staff and to those
needy people who come
to you on housing matters.
Nirlon residents informed
me that you and your family
stop social programmes and
are also rude to children who
play in the colony and behave
as if you are a Trustee. You
misuse BPP staff at Nirlon
to carry your stuff when you
return home. Your daughter
does not even use Biometric
to mark her attendance at BPP
and bulldozes people with ‘My
Papa is the CEO’. You show
scant respect towards the
Trustees barring those who
bless you.
I am aware of the
well
established
practice
of seniority in posting to
vacancies. I am amused at the
information you have shared
that a CEO’s presence in the
Board meeting is to record
minutes besides being ‘His
master’s voice’. No wonder
20 candidates were rejected
though they possessed CEO
qualities but not secretarial
skills! 6HQLRU DQG OR\DO VWDII
who are non controversial,
unblemished, high level of
integrity like Mr. Cawas
Panthaky, Mr. Aspi Sarkari
& Ms. Nilufer Patel can be
appointed as interim CEO until
a suitable parroted CEO with
knowledge of shorthand to
minute meetings is appointed.
You talk about your agony
and silent sufferings you go
through as your cases are not
being considered. DO YOU
REALIZE THE AGOINY AND
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married daughter ‘In laws
‘understood your daughters
suffering she would not be
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would have stayed with her
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2 bedroom + Hall + Kitchen
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in which you and your wife
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residing with her maasi for
their chances of getting an
independent accommodation
in the near future is sealed
if she stayed with you or her
in-laws. Don’t educate me on
sufferings. I have a record of
how many times your papers
have come up on the agenda
in the BPP.
Board meeting of Aug. 23,
2011: The application of your
son in law and daughter was
approved for allotment of a
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On Feb. 22, 2012 the Board
approved to allotment, subject
to the condition that your
son in law and daughter shift
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the current occupant of either
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son in laws’s parents.
On 6HSW the Board
realized the blunder that your
daughters case was one of the
40 rejected by the Charities
Commissioner and hence they
reversed their approval for
fear of a back lash.
On April 17, 2013 Your
daughter’s case came up for
discussions before the Board
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Panthaky Baug for which the
BPP had paid Rs. 10 lakhs to
an outgoing occupant. Who
manipulated the change for
allotment from Nirlon to that
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Pheroze Patel because you
hold the Housing portfolio.
On May 15, 2013 you
submitted
an
exchange
application requesting the
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in Ownership building, at
Panthaky Baug in exchange of
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which was allotted free. If
your genuine reason was
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you could have requested for
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at Nirlon in Goregaon, why
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Ownership Building in Panthaky
Baug amounts to gross misuse
of power & position. There
are approx 87 applications
‘under exchange’ on medical
grounds rotting in BPP and
you override all deserving
applications push you and
your daughters case because
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have sought to manipulate the
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and your married daughter are
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Panthaky Baug FOC.
In the Board meeting of
Oct. 1, 2013 you wanted to
get the allotment passed since
1 Trustee opposing you was not
present and the other was in a
hurry to leave.
In the Board meeting of
Oct. 8, 2013 in presence of
Trustees you threatened that
if your case is not considered
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will resign from the BPP. I am
ready to face any Trustee who
denies you have not made this
statement.
Just because you are
employed in the BPP does not
give you the right to make
such demands when there is a
shortage of accommodation.
Do the Trustees favor other
Community members in this
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maximum advantage of your
position in the BPP.
Resided in Gamadia Bldg
no 1.
Moved to Fakhri Manzil at
Nana Chowk.
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Baug.
Moved to Malcolm Baug in
Jogeshwari.
Moved to Nirlon at
Goregaon in a 2 Room +
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Again applied to shift
to Panthaky Baug under
exchange in a ownership
ÁDW
Applied for daughter to
be accommodated in
Panthaky Baug FOC.
You are surviving in
BPP not due to your clear
conscience but because you
are protected. If you are truly
an unblemished person, step
down from your position,
request the BPP to conduct
an enquiry and if innocent
reclaim your position. That is
unblemished integrity.
I am now going to touch
upon a topic that you have most
avoided “Your Resignation”.
Prima facie you never placed
your resignation to the Board
but only discussed it over
with a Trustee. Even your wife
was not aware of this and so
you stood exposed when she
wrote to all the Trustees and
requested them to relieve you
from the CEO post on medical
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If your intention was to
genuinely resign you would
have placed it in the Board
meeting, served your notice
period and left the BPP. Instead
you gave it to the Trustee who
seeks your continuation and
hence the drama. I pity your
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you told her that Trustees are
not accepting your resignation
when you had not even placed
it before Trustees.
As a member of the
Community I will pursue the
Trustees to fully investigate
this matter that it has
shamelessly ignored till date
and will not be intimidated
by threats or anyone going in
a coma. This is a reasonable
request. If you are innocent I
would publicly apologize for
the grief caused by me to you.
I am not against you or any
of your family members but
I am against any Employee /
Consultant of the BPP misusing
or milking the BPP. It is time
for them to move on and make
way for youngsters as it would
open up employment. It was
not my intention to pen this
open letter but your response
has compelled me.The BPP
is not anyone’s personal
property.It is a Trust meant
to house and look after the
needy and Trustees being the
custodians, not the owner.
You
misused
power
& position as a Housing
Executive and shamelessly
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favours for services rendered.
Poor people are made to wait
for years while you and your
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free. What an unblemished
career.
Thank you for your time,
and a request. Instead of
responding please introspect.
The more you make people
dig, more is the dirt.
Arzan J. Ghadially.
Community Coverage
Lion Dr. Rashna Datur takes over!
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held an installation
ceremony on the 22nd of
June to introduce the incoming
team with Ln. Dr Rashna
Dastur as the Club President
for 2014-15.
funds
for
donating
a
Kidney
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machine
to
a
centre run by a charitable
organisation. To enable her
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P.T. now! Only Rs.8/- p.m.
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its Fund Raising Drive soon.
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in helping their good cause
contact them @ Lion Dr.
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Multiple Sclerosis in
1997.
ward-winning
author
Cyrus
Mistry released his longawaited collection of short
stories entitled “Passion Flower: Seven
Stories of Derangement” on the 1st of
July 2014.
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dark characters that grapple with their
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dysfunctional families in Modern India. The collection
conveys the cruelty of ordinary people towards even those they love.
One of his stories in the new collection titled “Percy” tells the tale of an
awkward 34-year-old Parsi man who lives with his overbearing, widowed
mother and relies on her for everything, including sewing a missing button
on his pants. Percy’s life changes when he discovers an old gramophone
player and a quirky group of Parsi music enthusiasts who listen to Beethoven
and Brahms.Dressed in his father’s moth-eaten suits, Percy starts to attend
their weekly meetings, and in the process encounters a ghost who predicts
his mother’s death.
Born into the Community, Mr. Mistry has married a Christian and raised his
son according to Buddhist philosophy, but says he remains in many ways “a true-blooded Parsi.”
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From the History Books…
Continued from P.T. Issue
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June 14th 2014…
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Emperor, Phillip made
peace with Persia. In
his Peace Treaty Armenia
was left to the Persians and
Mesopotamia went to the
Romans. Many considered
this treaty disgraceful to
Rome.
Firdausi also mentions
this event saying, The Kaiser
(Caesar) sent to Shapur ten
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and dinars of Kaiser’s coinage
and many other valuable gifts
besides one thousand Rumi
male and female slaves and
countless pieces of brocade.
Phillip immediately issued
coins
announcing,
“Pax
fundata cum Persis,” that
he had made peace with the
Persians. He did this probably
to save face with the Romans.
Phillip did not rule for
long. In 248 AD, he celebrated
the thousandth anniversary
of the foundation of Rome by
the legendary Romulus. In
249 AD, he died. Between 249
and 254 AD, Phillip and three
of his successors, all met with
violent deaths.
Fourteen
years
after
Phillip’s treaty with Rome, in
258 AD, Shapur undertook a
second invasion of the Roman
provinces. With lightning
rapidity, he marched into
Mesopotamia, took Nisibis,
Carrhae, and Edessa. He
then crossed Euphrates and
captured Antioch. The whole
affair was very dramatic.
In
Rome,
the
aged
whose ambition was
to don the purple robe, led the
army into a trap near Edessa.
Valarian sent envoys to
purchase Macrinus’ freedom,
but Shapur rejected the offer.
Shapur marched up to the
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for a personal conference
with the Emperor. At the
conference, Shapur seized the
Old Emperor, Valerian. The
year was 260 AD. Romans
Emperor Valerian readied
himself and rushed to defend
the Euphrates.
His son,
Gallienus, was made an
associate with Valerian to
help him as his colleague
during his reign as the
Emperor.
Unfortunately,
Gallienus spent most his
time in hedonistic pleasures.
Valerian retook Antioch. His
Praetorian prefect, Macrinus,
laid down their arms and
surrendered. The prisoners
of war were held at the city of
Jund-i-Shapur. Shapur chose
Cyriades (Myriades), a Syrian
fugitive in the Persian camp,
to be invested with the purple
robe of the Emperor and the
title of Augustus. His choice
was accepted by the Roman
soldiers. Cyriades’ reign was
short but tyrannical.
Valerian
was kept bound in chains, in
captivity of Shapur, and it is
said that whenever Shapur
wanted to mount his horse,
he would step upon the neck
of the kneeling Emperor to
do so. When Valerian died,
Shapur had him skinned, and
the skin was stuffed with hay.
He had it hung in one of the
most visited Fire Temples.
The veracity of this story
is doubtful. No Zoroastrian
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Temple with a dead body
hanging therein. It would be
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holy place.
Warner says that, if the
captive Bazanush, mentioned
in Shah-nameh, is Valerian,
then we learn from the epic
that Emperor Valerian went
wherever
Shapur
went.
Shapur was wont to have
the company of the Roman
Emperor and whose counsels
the Persian Emperor heeded.
We also learn that after
three years of soft captivity,
he was allowed to depart for
his own country.
To be continued...
With P.T. Writer Dr. Shernaz B. Avari
There are 3 types of
Cholesterol. LDL is the Low
Density
Lipoproteins
and
VLDL is the Very Low Density
Lipoproteins, which clog the
arteries. HDL, High Density
Lipoproteins destroy LDL and
VLDL.
Tips and tricks to control your
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cholesterol levels:
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onion
daily
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more you cook your onions,
the more you lose the HDL
raising powers.
An apple a day mayy
or may not keep
the doctor away,
but 2 apples a
e
day can keep the
cardiologist
away. O n e
apple contains 7 gms of
pectin, a substance that
helps to remove unwanted
fatty substances in the
blood. The body needs 15
gms of pectin per day, hence
2 apples.
Eat all types of
grapes when
in
season,
especially
the big red-violet ones,
and also grapefruit. It will
not only help lower blood
cholesterol levels, but may
also help dissolve or remove
plaque already clogging your
arteries.
The
Vitamin
‘C’ content of
amlas
(Indian
Gooseberry)
controls
cholesterol
levels and builds resistance
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removes weakness of the
body, mind, and heart. All
fruits will supply you with
plenty of Vitamin C. Vitamin
‘E,’ which is also very
helpful, can be obtained from
nuts, seeds, grains, leafy
vegetables, alfalfa seeds and
tonic, lettuce leaves, oat
bran, wheat bran, and some
vegetable oils.
A fun look at what’s going on around us. Caution: To be taken with heavy doses of humour!
O
ur
elected
representatives
are
busy
surpassing each other in
sur
falling to newer, unheard of and unimaginable
depths of character. While their ‘master’s’
simply choose to look the other way. Despite
the huge public outcry and a diktat from the
PM Narendra Modi himself, six Goan MLA’s
have gone ahead to blow away Rs. 89 lakhs
of the tax payers’ money on a so called ‘study
tour’ to Brazil. They
will be sitting in
a stadium at the
World-cup
football
making
‘mental
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Management”,
inbetween
cheering,
visiting
exotic
beaches, doing the
Samba and getting
drunk every night. So
much of multi-tasking
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Goan roads! Let them go on with the task at
hand…or foot (ball) I say!
Enter idiot from Kolkotta’s and Momta
Banerjee’s TMC. He was caught on camera
threatening CPI-M workers that he will “let
his boys loose in (their) homes to RAPE their
women”. As if this were not enough, another
“party leader’, from the same fraternity, was
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intruders. “If any outsider enters your house,
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that”. And what does MB do ….NOTHING (She
did say it’s a Media Conspiracy). These guys
make the Taliban sound like a rehab centre.
Tarun Tejpal ,founder of Tehelka, and
accused of sexually assaulting a colleague, has
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on November 30th, last year, he was granted
interim bail this May 19th to attend the
cremation of his mother and has been out of jail
since.
And this shocker from AIIMS New Delhi.
Dr. Sudhir Gupta, head of AIIMS forensic
department, tells the Central Administrative
Tribunal, that he was pressured to give a tailormade report. On January 17th this year, then
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor’s wife, Sunanda
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hotel room. AIIMS autopsy report then said
her death was ‘sudden and unnatural and
caused by drug poisoning’…. The CFSL said
that there was ‘no poisoning.’ The Delhi police
were waiting for a conclusive medical-forensic
report. What they got were two reports that
were contradicting each other and the case was
lying in limbo since. Dr. Gupta’s revelation
has galvanized them into action and they may
question both, Dr Gupta and Tharoor again.
The Preity Zinta - Ness Wadia spat promises
to occupy more and more print space as both
sides are offering eye-witnesses to be examined
by cops. In her June 13th FIR, she had alleged
that Ness, her ex-boyfriend of eight years and
co-owner of IPL franchise Kings X1 Punjab, had
abused and threatened her at a match on May
3oth at Wankhede Stadium.
Incidents of outraging women’s modesty
show an increase of 89% in Mumbai, and
Maharashtra has recorded 8,132 cases since
2013 till date, with Mumbai leading at 1,163
cases. For other crimes against women such
as - Insult to modesty/ Kidnapping/ Rape
and Cruelty by husband/relatives Delhi is the
undisputed winner. Shameful statistics indeed
as one is the Nation’s capital and the other is the
Business capital of the Nation.
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but the BMC rolls out a 15% water cut. The latest
victim to the rains is the greatly hyped Metro.
Imagine the Metro has already acquired the
distinction of leaking coaches…doors failing
to open at stations and in some cases reported,
opening up mid-journey!!
Following in Google’s footsteps now even
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track your online consumption and behavior
on the social media site and off it too. Facebook
will track you across any website you visit, as
long as the site has a “like” button, a facebook
log-in, or any facebook code.
You can follow these short steps to stop Websites
from tracking you around the web. Of course, this
doesn’t stop them from following what you do on
their sites, but it will stop them from tracking you
across the internet.
1) Open the website
http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
2) The tool will list all the companies that are
tracking you to serve ads.
3) Select the ones you want to stop (or select all)
4) Click on ‘submit my choices.’… and that’s it!
And the spirited Hvovi Minocherhomji’s
successful tryst with a heart-transplant operation
in Chennai is having a very positive impact in
Amchi Mumbai. The 2013 record for cadaver
organ donation has been equaled this week
already. A family from Nallasopara donated
the organs of a loved one on Wednesday, and it
did more than change the lives of FIVE patients
with organ failure. She gave the gift of life to a
liver failure patient registered at KEM Hospital
in Parel, a kidney failure patient registered in
Bombay Hospital, another kidney failure patient
in Jaslok Hospital and two cornea recipients.
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to humanity”, as Hvovi’s mother had told the
press in Chennai, when her daughter received a
heart from an accident victim and is now on her
way to a quick recovery, we pray.
I sincerely exhort, request, pray to our
educated, well-to-do, enlightened, spiritual
and generous Community members to come
forward in large numbers and adopt this noble
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death, as is being proved over and over again
by Dadar Ahura Mazda.
Don’t
believe
me…?
Ask
Hvovi
Minocherhomji’s parents!
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This
World
Cup
has
been different
h
from
all the previous
f
ones. It has been very competitive as no
one expected the weak teams to do well.
I did not expect Brazil vs. Chile to go into
penalties. All the games have been close and
exciting.
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This
World Cup has a
l of strong teams like
lot
N
Netherlands
& Brazil.
Since Brazil is the host country, their chances
are better when it comes to winning. With
the introduction of Goal Line Technology the
results are 100%. Spain vs. Netherlands was
one of the good games in this tournament.
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STAYS
AT: Kolkata
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Team, Kolkata
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strikes from Andre Schurrle and
them edge
Mesut Ozil saw
s
past Algeria to win 2-1 in
Porto Alegre.
Allegre. The last of the
eliminator’s saw Argentina
beat Switzerland
be
11-0. Angel Di
Maria
scored
tto keep Messi’s
World Cup dream
Wo
alive.
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alive
no. 10 Messi conjured
up som
some magic when
it mat
mattered the most.
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o Belgium beat
USA 2-1 with Kevin
Bruyne
and
De
Romelu
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There
have
been
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a lot of surprises
this year as so many good teams got
eliminated in the group stages. Most of the
games have gone till the end to decide the
winner. I feel one of the European sides will
win.
the world witnessed one of closest
games in FIFA 2014. Now Brazil plays
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on the 29th Colombia
d e f e a t e d
Uruguay
2-0
in
Rio
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as
both the goals
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Wesley Sneijder
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late goals to give the
Netherlands a 2-1 victory
over Mexico with a
spot in the quarters.
30th June saw
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World Cup, 16 out of 32 teams have
made an exit from the tournament. The
group stage has ended and now the
focus shifts to the knockout round of
16... “We needed this, said Julio Cesar
who was the man of the match. I just
hope that the next games don’t go to
penalty kicks again because our family
members
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heart
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3rd Place
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Netherlands Vs. Costa Rica
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Argentina Vs. Belgium
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the
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Calf muscle is the most
common site
Toes of the feet.
Thigh muscle
Triceps (muscle at the back of your
arm) etc.

MRI spine to diagnose problems at
the level of the spinal cord.
Ok so maybe you can’t completely
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Diagnosis
It is important to know the cause
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muscle relaxes it.
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frustrating
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uncontrollable, involuntary,
sudden, painful contractions of the
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disabling and painful but can come
and go as they please!
In the middle of a game, in the
middle of a dream or even an important
event, the Cramp is its own boss,
showing up to dampen your mood!
Causes of muscle cramps
There are many reasons for cramps to
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Dr. Kashmira Goghavalla
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A FOOTBALL SPECIAL! WITH THE GOGHAVALLA SISTERS!
scoring for them.
An incredible week thus comes to an exceptional end with some phenomenal
football being played in Brazil. With that it just proves success is not the key to
happiness, happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you
will be successful. Keep reading about your favourite FIFA in Parsi Times as we
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FINALS
Semi Finals 1
9th July :: 1:30 AM
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Salli Gosh-ip... a sprinkling of stuff!
The Virus of the Vituperating, Vaccillating VII
a.k.a.: The Useless Powers that B-PP
P.T. Writer Dara Khodaiji speaks of the frustration of his peers and himself at the stagnant and sorry state of the
Bombay Parsi Punchayat and wonders if his voice can be heard by the Com!
T
he result of the wining
and dining farchas, sali
boti, Pulao dar, washed
down with whisky/rum/beer,
is that the Community has
been suffering severe diarrhea
of neglect, mismanagement,
squabbles, quixotic spending
and the most cavalier attitude
of the powers that be.
They had promised us the
world but have done nothing
except dangling red herring
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none. The promise of bringing
nearer to the city, the Parsis
scattered in far away suburbs;
the promise of establishing
model code of conduct for the
Trustees. Were they just the
election rhetoric? Promises
galore, promises which will
be repeated again, come the
election the next year. And
of course, crying ‘wolf’, “Our
religion is in danger, only we
can save it” by the WAPIZ
candidates. What humbug!
Not only that, from day one
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cannibalistic hounding of one
of their own seven. Finally, the
thorough gentleman that Mr.
Noshir Dadrawalla is, he had to
resign. Noshir is the foremost
authority on philanthropy in
India and he would have been a
great asset to the Bombay Parsi
Punchayat. Though shameful
as it was, he is lucky to have
escaped the ridicule and the
mistrust that the present
incumbents have brought upon
themselves. Maybe it is divine
retribution.
What is ironical is, Parsi/Irani
Zoroastrian who is supposed to
be the most literate and highly
intelligent as a Community, can
throw away the valuable votes
for a few scraps of goodies to
the most undeserving of the
candidates. Where has gone
our self-respect, our dignity,
our commonsense.
There was a time when the
August boardroom at 209, Dr.
D. N. Road was occupied by
persons of high acclaim, the
high achievers, and persons
of unimpeachable character;
the Knights, the Baronets, the
Sethias of the Community.
Today except for one or two,
the rest are a mundane lot…
and we are to be blamed for it.
The Community has learnt a
bitter lesson, I hope. Next year
when elections are due, let us
choose our candidates wisely,
or else the malady will start
again if we succumb to the
temptation of gorging upon the
gobs of farchas, sali botis, Pulao
dar, and a lot more, thrown at
the gullible Community. We
will suffer from the same
vituperative virus again.
This is the warning bell, a.
wake-up call to my beloved
Community!
...The Beginning
G
ustad’s childhood days were
painful. His father passed
away just months before he
was born. It was a brave struggle
by his mother Bepsy, who saw
him through to boyhood. Yes,
they were a poor family and as
a young widow with a new born
child, the odds were stacked
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help was forthcoming from any
relatives or friends she would
have to do odd jobs for people.
She would sweep and swab at
some homes, cook food at some,
wash clothes for others.
In the late 1950’s people were
a bit more charitable and would
allow her to cart infant Gustad
wherever she worked, she would
nurse him at intervals wherever
she was, and be back to her one
room tenement where she moved
in after her husband’s death. As
she was an only child there was no
brother or sister to help her out,
only some cousins who stayed in
By The Reluctant Writer
different cities and could not be
of much help for her day-to-day
struggle. The hard facts sunk in
fast as Bepsy realized she and
her son were all alone in
thiss world and
she grew more
and
more
d
determined
termined
with
each
h
passing
sing day.
T h e r e
were
days
re
when
she
en
barely
ate a
morsel as from the 10/- Rs. she
earned for all her efforts every
day she would keep aside 2.00
for rent, save 5.00 towards any
medical expenses, and with the
remaining 3.00 would buy only
what was absolutely essential.
Needless to add, her health
suffered. She had to earn more,
she would remind herself daily,
as Gustad grew into a year-old
sickly child. An acquaintance
offered to help her with a job
in a diamond-polishing unit just
nearby where she lived. But then
she could not carry her child to
this place as the dust there was
harmful to breathe in, especially
for an infant. What she did
next can only be appreciated
by somebody who has faced
similar circumstances as her,
or by someone who has been
bestowed with loads of empathy.
Bepsy would leave her room for
work locking up little Gustad
inside with his bottle of milk,
after making him as comfortable
as possible on a small mattress
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on either side. She would rush
GOD and GUSTAD
Part - 28
home during her lunch break,
hurriedly open the door with a
prayer on her lips and heave a
sigh of relief as she held him in
her hands and thanked God each
and every day. To earn a little
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the bone even on Sundays with
a single-mindedness of a woman
possessed. Some days she would
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around her son’s milk bottle
and later, some biscuits that he
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pray and thank God.
By the time Gustad was
three, Bepsy had managed to
save some money so she could
send him to school. Her coworkers sympathized with her
plight and also admired her
spirit. Her hard work paid off, as
the owner of the unit gave her a
raise and even promoted her to a
supervisory level.
One
day
little
Gustad
developed a high fever and
fainted in the room. He lay there
till his mother came home and
unlocked the door, picked him up
and rushed to a doctor holding
him in her arms. The doctor
was able to revive the little
tot, but was shocked to hear
the circumstances they lived in.
He strongly advised the young
mother to keep the child with
her, come what may, atleast,
till he started schooling. Her
employer sympathized with her
and allowed her to bring Gustad
along, but he would sit in the
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polishing area.
Bepsy had now opened a
Bank Account and still continued
to save upto 25% of what she
earned. This habit stood her in
good stead as Gustad started
schooling, but it was still a hand
to mouth existence. One Saturday
she decided to take her son to a
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prospect. Bepsy reminded him
of a song from the movie- “Rahi
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manva dukh ki chinta kyun satati hai; dukh to apna
saathi hai”. It played on the radio often. Gustad
loved the mouth-organ piece in this song and would
hum it all the time… he could even sing most of the
song. One day he asked his mother if she could buy
him a mouth-organ, which she did. As time passed he
had mastered the instrument and now could play the
entire song solo. He learnt to play a few others too.
But the best one was “Chahoonga main tujhe saanj
savere; phir bhi kabhi aab naam ko tere; awaaz main
na doonga”. Wherever he went with Bepsy he was
the cynoshayer of all eyes and people loved him and
his music, as his mother looked on with pride.
One night Bepsy awoke with a start as a bright
light lit up the room. She thought the lamp she lit
every night before sleeping had spilled and set the
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worry my child” echoed a voice in the room. By now
Bepsy was choking with fright and a weak scream
escaped her lips. Gustad was fast asleep. The light
grew brighter and brighter and then she heard her
dead husband’s voice say the same sentence again.
Hearing a familiar voice she relaxed a bit but was
still very spooked. As she sat she would keep glancing
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not worry, Gustad will sleep through this but you
must listen to me carefully” the voice continued,
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Vohu Vesta Vesti and Yatha ahu Veriyo”!
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recited the prayers in a chorus. After some time she
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HE has sent me to bless you and your son. Is there
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can give you HIS blessings, you have lived righteously
all along and the lord has sent me to grant any wish
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going to live , but if something happens to me please
take care of my child… Pak Daadar Ahura Mazda ane
Mushkil Aasan Behram Yazad Saheb, tamarah Lakh
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the diva every day. It was burning bright. She felt a
tranquility she had never experienced before. She
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she felt as if a hand caressed her head in blessing.
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my personal favourite, its crumb fried
pancake rolls stuffed with minced meat
and very similar to the ones you get at
RTI. Don’t bother with the veg rolls,
it’s a disaster as is the veg kathi roll
which is nothing but spinach
inach leaves.
The sandwiches are great,
especially the simple chicken
and mayo with whitee or
brown bread. The best
est
is their American Club
b
Sandwich which is a
grilled delight
light with
cheese, ham,
m, egg
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chicken. It’s
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city
and even
though
h it’s
bit
oiler
than
I’d
have
liked, it
have like
makes a great
g
snack. It would
w
be the same amount
am
mount
of oil if I ordered a plate
off kheema and the pao
p o on
the side. Candies does somee great
g
Chinese items as well but if I have to
choose one dish that knocked my
y socks
off then it would be their superbly
perbly
sexy Goan Prawn Curry. It’s thick,
hick,
it’s spicy, it’s full of prawn ( they
don’t skimp at all ) and it’s forr Rs.
190 which is very rare in the city.
It’s a healthy portion for one person
erson
but if you’re two small eaters you
ou can
easily share.
If you have a sweet tooth then
you’re in luck because there are lots
of desserts to choose from. The Lemon
Cheesecake is excellent and smooth
and rich, just how a traditional Baked
Cheesecake should be. The Jam Tarts
are adorable. Slightly sweeter than
expected I suppose due to the fruity
jam but still tasty.
Candies is a great place to hang out
( if you manage to get place and snag
a table ) It’s always full and buzzing
with people, except on Monday when
it’s closed. College kids love to lounge
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or sometimes even conduct meetings
over a snack and coffee but I use it
to just parcel food. If you live in the
area you could even have them home
deliver which is ideal, if you ask me.
Candies is popular and always in
demand so don’t be too surprise if you
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the counters nearly wiped out. Best to
get
there a little earlier in the day
so you can sample all
the goodness.
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sandwich
dwich
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The chicken carbonara is something
that my Bapaiji would have walloped.
It’s a traditional pasta dish, which
has spaghetti, chicken sausages and a
boatload of cheese. I found it a little
on the heavy side but to be honest I’ve
stopped eating cheese based pasta so I
think I found it a bit much to go through
but make no mistake, it’s tasty ( eerily
similar to a bake dish) and might I add a
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The kheema roll is minced meat in a
hot dog bun and is a lovely version
of kheema pao. It
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the best kheema
pao’s in
t h e
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hat use to be a small take
away counter has morphed
into one of Bandra’s most
prominent eateries. Candies,with not
one but three different outlets scattered
across the tiny suburb, has become one
of the coolest places to hang out and
one of the more affordable options in
this increasingly expensive city. Each
outlet has a relaxed vibe with iron
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gardens, lots of planted and quirky
knick knacks and fairy lights. It’s not
really the ideal choice for an occasion
meal, but is great for a relaxed meal or
even to just order take away.
There is no menu per say, just
counters ladened with food and it’s
self service so you have to orderr ,pay
and take your food to your table. It can
get cumbersome standing in line,
desperately trying to get thee
servers attention to take your
order and deciding what
to eat but every Candies
loyalist will tell you that it’s
worth the wait.
You walk into any Candies
outlet and unless you’re a regular
or serious food lover you’re
u’re going
to be very confused with
h what to
order. Here’s an insider tip, almost
everything is delicious! There is so
much choice but very little goes wrong
here, maybe some of the vegetarian
options are a bit of a let down but to
be fair, asking people who take their
meats so seriously to get creative with
vegetables is a lot to ask. The outlet
on Pali Naka has a salad bar in case
you want to stay healthy, though be
warned a lot of it is mixed with mayo
dressing. The Kheema Pancakes are
Yummy for your Tummy!
Candies,
ONGC Complex, Bandra West,
Mumbai
02226423512