Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, is back to trigger unlimited giggles and guffaws, with his hilarious take on the Bawajis’ love for Bollywood – or the ‘Bollywood Sexuals’, as he terms them, in our exclusive column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great!’ The Bollywood Sexuals! Pardon me, it’s been a long time. But honestly, I’ve […]
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Saal Mubarak – All India!!!
Cyrus The (Not So) Great! This is the problem I have with Parsi New Year – it comes back too quickly. In fact, every single year, without fail! No break. No ‘let’s take a gap year’. Nothing! You turn, you blink, and its New Year! So, before you can even say Jamshedi Navroz, its Parsi New Year, […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, is back to unleash his hilarious take on ……… in our exclusive column, ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great’! The Million Dollar Question!!! Just a reminder… it is now the festive occasion of Jamshedji Navroz! So, can Behroze, Diana, and Simone stop wishing me Happy Happy Women’s Day!!! […]
Happy New Year… With A Bang!
I’m writing this under duress. By that, I am not referring to the absolute idiot who lives above me, and who is constantly renovating his flat. Although, that does not help! Yesterday, while sleeping, I counted the BPH speed – this refers to ‘Bangs Per Hour’ speed. Once again, and I stress, this has only […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
As Parsi New Year unfolds, my inbox is flooded with messages. Most are from vendors demanding money, and at least two are from angry parents asking me to keeping away from their children. But then, there are a couple from young Parsi teenagers asking far more relevant and personal questions. It is time the younger, […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
Valentine’s Day And COVID! . Dikras and Dikris!! We have a dilemma!!! No, not whether to support the Shiv Sena in local politics, or whether ‘Aleti Paleti’ should have a revival… these issues can be debated at another, more secretive forum. Today’s dilemma is a little more private… Or maybe, we should entertain the word […]
The Navroz Awards!
Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Brand Ambassador of Humour, makes you laugh through Navroz as he unleashes his hilarious take on the ‘Navroz Awards’, in PT’s exclusive column – ‘Cyrus The (Not So) Great’!!! Another New Year! Non-Parsis reading this – please don’t feel alarmed. New Year is not a side effect of the Astra Zeneca vaccine, […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great
Valentine’s Day And COVID! . As the world grapples with this situation, (I’m talking of poor connectivity of Wifi), I would like to apologise to the readers for being somewhat dormant in the last few months. Apparently, there’s some sort of illness out there, for which all of us investigative journalists, Parsi and Non-Parsi, but […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
Eedu Mubarak! It’s time to show courage, Dickras and Dikrees! We must feel no shame! We must not bow down!! We must not look away!!! We must accept our characteristics whole-heartedly. We must learn to embrace what is ours. People of alternate sexuality often behave the same way. “Why?” I ask. They have nothing to […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great
For Old Champs’ Sake! . Somebody asked a Parsi gentleman as to why Parsi New Year comes so early in the year, in the month of August, generally. I still remember the old gentleman’s reply, “Dikra, aay pakar,” and no, please don’t insert any double meaning here. No, my grandfather simply asked my six-year-old self […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great!
. It was Fali, who put it beautifully, “Aare lockdown khallas thai gayo!!” These words were the best sounding words in the last decade. Only other words that came close are, “Liverpool lead the E.P.L,” and “Katy’s left her husband.” But these last few words are highly personal. Ironically, Katy’s husband was a diehard Liverpool […]