PRG was born out of a convergence of a group of like-minded people who have taken initiative to chart a bright future for the community. At PRG, we believe that the dreams of a brighter future are better than dwelling on past glory. Nonjudgmental, creative and open to change, the torchbearers strive to make the movement a way of life. The unique group combines corporate acumen and strategic vision with a rare sensitivity.

PRG, which was founded on 27th December 2005 and unveiled on April 16, 2006, is now a registered charitable trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950 (Registration No SDO 1/833/2006). With a strong group of 1500 registered members all over India, PRG is a committed movement. PRG’s initial focus is to urgently address 3 critical issues:

1) Inspire the youth

2) Restore the dignity of our Mobeds

3) Develop and implement programs that will make our Agiaries self sufficient, thus strengthening the very foundations of our community.

PRG has been founded by Jimmy Mistry, Principal Designer & Managing Director, Della Tecnica Architects and Interior Designers. Jimmy has been active in Parsi community service, fuelled by a burning desire to bring about positive changes that will be effective and felt immediately as well as for generations to come.

Jimmy adopted the Rustom Framna Agiary at Dadar and restored it. This project led to the realization that the problems are rooted deeply and felt an intense need to identify areas that needed immediate attention.

With this lead he inspired his friends, relatives, acquaintances and even strangers. This finally cumulated to the formation of PRG.

With in-depth research, Jimmy zeroed in on a positive, result-oriented mission plan as he firmly believes that there is no problem without a solution. PRG would provide active service to the community with dedicated volunteers and a core-research team of professionals. With transparency and full accountability as the foundations of PRG, the organization aims to be an active, movement focused on the present, unlike defunct trusts or trusts that lock up capital for several years.

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The very basis of the Organisation is no controversy, no camps. The Group is not part of any camp or ideology, neither 'pro' or 'anti', and hopes to bring people from across all factions of our community together to work for a common vision, which is helping our community build a better tomorrow.

The three primary Gen-Next Parsi targets are further elaborated, as to what each one of them would entail. The Group has already registered close to a 100 community stalwarts from various fields. Come together and join the Parsi Resource Group and help make a difference with an ambitious but achievable target for 2006.

FOUNDER TRUSTEE

• JIMMY MISTRY

FULL TIME TRUSTEES

• JASMINE DARUWALLA
• NEVILLE DUMASIA

The founder trustee, Jimmy Mistry, during the first PRG Youth Evening at Rustom Baug on October 6, 2007, announced the names of other trustees for the financial year 2007-08:

• Faredoon Kapadia
• Fida Shaw
• Mahtab Chapkhanawala
• Nasha Jassawala
• Noshir Batliwala
• Percy Lentin
• Rohinton Master