Swathed in white

As a "small seva (service)” to bereaved families, the Karachi Zarthosti Banu Mandal (KZBM) has been providing a free set of white ruwan na kapra (garments and linen for the deceased) for the last three years. With every item bearing a KZBM stamp, the sealed package (pictured) includes a sudreh with sleeves, a pyjama, a mathu banu, two small and one large bedsheet. A notice in the July 2024 issue of What’s On, the monthly newsletter of KZBM, requests the family members of the deceased to open the seal, check the contents as listed and acknowledge receipt in the book provided......



To read the entire article, you must be a Parsiana subscriber.

Already Subscribed? Sign in

Subscribe now to get Full Access

SUBSCRIBE