For those who view the developments in Bombay with despair, there is good news from elsewhere. We are informed that one of the three agiary complexes in Poona is performing the three-four day funerary prayers after the paidust for those opting for cremation. This is a major breakthrough. Poona has traditionally been an orthodox bastion and for that city, around 150 kilometers from Bombay, to take this revolutionary step is highly laudable.
Another first for Poona is the opening of Asha Vahishta: The Zoroastrian Centre on Christmas last year. The Centre is open to people of all faiths and......