At a public meeting community members reiterate their
opposition to the Metro tunnels passing below two atash behrams
Text: Farrokh Jijina Photos: Sarosh Daruwalla
Thirty minutes prior to the start of the public meeting called to "Save our Atash Behrams” on June 8, 2018, the 750-seater Patkar Hall was packed to capacity, with standees in the aisles. Buses had been organized to bring attendees from the suburbs to the downtown Bombay venue. Organized by The Parsee Voice (TPV) and the World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis (WAPIZ), the signage outside the Hall and on the dais did not include any mention of the organizers.
"A very strong message has to be given to the outside world… as a minority we (Parsis) have never asked......