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BPP elections delayed - Covid cremation costs - Shroffs donate Rs 5.78 crores to PGH - A fire temple turns 100 - Our Parsiana July 7, 2020 issue, and subsequent ones too, are uploaded on this website and is also available in a pdf version which can be downloaded. For details please see “Notice to subscribers” in our Miscellaneous section.
 
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July 21-August 6, 2020

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Tehnaz and Darius Bahadurji
 

Editorial Viewpoint

The coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns has focused largely on the health of citizens, the disastrous economic consequences and social isolation. As far as the religious aspects are concerned, not much has been written, aside from stating that all houses of worship must remain closed, burial grounds should accept corpses of those who have succumbed to the virus, Ganpati idols be restricted to four feet or less, various religious events should be cancelled, and so on. For regular visitors to fire...


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