Let’s face it. The Parsi Mumma is a species the world has tried to study, understand and survive… but never fully succeeded. She is a full-time institution. Part MasterChef, part detective, part doctor, part emotional blackmail expert, she somehow runs the entire family like a one-woman corporation. She can force-feed you till you burst, detect […]
-By Behram Bharucha If there’s one ruling authority more powerful than any government, more efficient than any intelligence agency and more dramatic and emotionally manipulative than any Bollywood script, it’s the Parsi mother or our very own ‘Parsi Mumma’. A force of nature impossible to reckon with, she feeds like a five-star chef, interrogates like […]
Decode Your Parsi Humour DNA! Tomorrow, 3rd May, is World Laughter Day, and honestly, if there was a global audit on laughing, us Bawas would be top of the leaderboard with full marks and bonus grace. For us, humour is not an extra feature, it’s basic survival equipment. Without it, how would we ever handle […]
A Field Study of One of Nature’s Most Powerful Species -By Aryaan Mehta For centuries, naturalists have studied many remarkable creatures. The Bengal tiger. The Himalayan snow leopard. The blue whale… Yet none command quite the same level of authority as the ‘Parsi Saasu’ or Parsi mother-in-law. This formidable species is found across Mumbai, Navsari, […]
Ah, the eternal mystery that has stumped scholars, scientists, philosophers, and even Google search engines: What do Parsi mothers want? You can decode the Gathas, you can memorise every lagan-nu-bhonu recipe, but figuring out Mumma’s ever-increasing wish-list is like trying to find parking in a Parsi Baug at 7:00 pm – impossible! For the Parsi […]
‘Egg’strology 1-0-1: Crack Open Your Parsi Personality! By Delnaz S. Khambatta If there’s one thing us Bawajis love more than a loud opinion and a well-timed gaali, it’s the humble Eedu. Eggs. Glorious eggs! We don’t just eat them, we worship them. We never tire of their various avatars – fried, boiled, charvelu, akuri, poro, […]
Every baug has its own wildlife, and no, we don’t mean the dogs and cats. We’re talking about the true OGs: aapri Culinary-Clairvoyant-Katie-Auntie types who announces what’s for dinner at your place even before you’ve removed the karai for cooking, or the Self-Proclaimed-Baug-MasterChef-Behram who thinks your dhansak “lacks soul,” or the Parking-Police-Peston-Uncle, whose full-time job […]
The New Year is bound to be a year of learning. There’s been chaos and fear, the world is going through a shift. Amid global conflicts and unprecedented losses, humanity has endured. While change is gradual, life offers a beacon of hope: new beginnings. They remind us to cherish progress, embrace fresh starts, and remain […]