Bombay Parsi Punchayet

The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (Also known as Bombay Parsi Panchayat, Bombay Parsi Panchayet or BPP) is the apex body representing the Parsi Zoroastrian Community in Mumbai. BPP was founded in the 1670s.[1] It is a charitable trust and is the city's largest private landlord controlling over 5500 houses meant for lower and middle class members of the Parsi community.[2] It is also the Mumbai's oldest and richest charity.[3]

The trust is the caretaker of Parsi properties in Mumbai such as B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital, Parsi Lying-in Hospital and Doongerwadi, a 55 acre property housing a Tower of Silence in the city.[4][5][6]

BPP is run by a board of trustees which are elected by more than 25,000 Parsi residents of the city.[7]

There have been a number of trustees through the existence of Bombay Parsi Panchayat. For example, in the year 2008, there were 7 trustees who took charge namely Arnavaz Mistry, Dinshaw Mehta, Jimmy Mistry, Khojeste Mistre, Yazdi Desai, Rustom Tirandaz, and Noshir Dadrawala. There were about 22,000 Parsis who registered to vote that year, whilst only 13,500 exercised their franchise.[8][9]

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  1. ^ Luhrmann, Tanya M. (1996). The good Parsi : the fate of a colonial elite in a postcolonial society. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780674356764.
  2. ^ Bharucha, Nauzer (7 September 2019). "Mumbai: Three prime Parsi baugs told to cough up over Rs 35 crore for lease renewals". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "BPP trustee steps down". The Hindu. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ^ Kotak, Yesha (19 October 2019). "'New hospital plan on Parsi land flouts law'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ Shelar, Jyoti (20 February 2020). "Three parties show interest in reviving Parsi Lying-In Hospital". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ Singh, Dipti; Venkatraman, Tanushree; Anjali, Lukose (19 February 2015). "BMC's 'open spaces' plan fuels turf war". The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ Kotak, Yesha (13 June 2018). "Bombay Parsi Punchayet polls: Members want VVPAT machines to prevent rigging". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Bombay Parsi Punchayet results out". Mumbai Mirror. October 23, 2009. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  9. ^ Irani, Mahafreed (2008-10-24). "New trustees of Parsi Panchayat assume office". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-10-13.


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