Meherbai was very happy that her two favourite film stars were getting married on 14th November, which also happens to be Pandit Nehru’s birthday, Children’s Day and also her Maijee’s Birthday! So much to celebrate, she thought! So many of our Parsi girls end up unmarried and our boys remain confirmed bachelors because all their lives, […]
Diwali or the festival of lights is associated with Lord Ram’s life – in fact, the return of Ram to Ayodhya. The whole of Ayodhya was lit up with lamps and mashaals to welcome this divine king and his wife, Sita, after 14 years of Vanvaas (exile in a forest). Ever since, Diwali has been celebrated with gay abandon, […]
The legend of Jesal-Toral is famous in most parts of Gujarat, particularly in Saurashtra. It is the story of Toral, the saint-poetess who transformed a dreaded dacoit into a saint. It was a reign of terror in Kutch for several years during the 14th century, thanks to a dacoit called Jesal, who unleashed untold cruelty and violence on all sentient beings. One night, […]
Meherbai and Meherwanji went on a long romantic drive all over Mumbai on a wet Sunday morning. It was drizzling and everything looked freshly washed, nice and clean because of the rains a few days ago. Suddenly, Meherwanji saw a horrible, tubular wonky structure in the middle of a park and asked “What’s that?” “It’s a […]
According to Hinduism, our Earth passes through various cycles, as per mankind’s mental conditioning and consequent actions (karma). These cycles (Yugas) are, Sat-Yug, Treta-Yug, Dwapar-Yug and Kal-Yug (which we are passing through now). Lord Ram was the seventh incarnation of God Vishnu in the Treta-Yug. Since every Yug is a struggle between the forces of […]
Living is no different at the end of life than at the beginning. Light a match-stick and watch the flame’s brightness. Though it gets smaller and smaller, the flame continues to be bright until it’s over. It’s the same with life. Life can shine brightly at every moment until it’s over. As children, we had […]
He was over 60, short, fat and anything but handsome. She was only 25, beautiful, seductive and well aware of it. But anyone who wondered why Constance married Mr. Blau, had only to look at his beautiful house on the outskirts of Berlin, the servants, the lifestyle, elegant carriages and yachts. Blau was super rich […]
By now, the readers may have guessed that Meherbai was an excellent cook and believed in sharing all the good things of life with her friends. In old age, our friends become our family and it was the same with Meherbai and her Mandli who believed in being happy and making others happy. This is […]
In the Upanishads, there is a thought-provoking story of a musk deer (Kasturi-Mriga) which elucidates the nature of real happiness… Once when roaming about and frolicking among the hills and dales, a Kasturi-Mriga suddenly became aware of an exquisite musk-scent which stirred the innermost depths of its soul so profoundly that the deer was determined to find the […]
Ancient Indian literature, both, spiritual as well as historical, has several references to Lord Ganesha- the lovable elephant-God who is the deity of beginnings and a terrific trouble-shooter (vignaharta). The Skandapurana delineates his origin while the Ganesh Purana is named after him. The Nagdala Purana says that rishis and munis bowed before him saying, ‘Om Ganeshaya Namaha’ (meaning, I bow to Lord Ganesha). The Yajnavalkya […]
On a lovely afternoon, Meherbai’s Mandli met for a Club Lunch. Meherbai and her group of girls (all over 75) thought of going on a cruise “atleast once before we die,” as Freny Fatakri put it. “We’ll all have to work on our Kanjoos and lazy husbands and talk them into it,” said Naju Malai-No-Khaju. Said Meherbai, “Lets’ decide […]