A Glimpse Into the Future of the Bawaji Civilisation By Behram Bharucha If current trends continue, the year 2075 will be a fascinating time for the global Parsi community. Our population may hover somewhere between ‘rare species’ and ‘critically endangered but extremely well catered’. Yet numbers aside, the spirit of the Bawa will remain gloriously […]
Let’s get one thing straight… Parsis and dogs go together like choi and brun-maska. We don’t like dogs, we worship them! Forget diamonds, a dog is a Bawi’s best friend, and a dog’s unconditional love is second only to the thrill of discovering the mythical fantasy-prescription by your family doctor declaring, “You’re fabulously fit! Eat […]
Every year, our community Parsis welcome the new year with much celebration and big hopes, brave promises and absolutely no intention of following through! We declare loudly to each other and to ourselves – less food, less drink, more walking, sleep early, more saving money and the most ambitious one of them all… “I will […]
By Peston Ponga Pandit! Welcome dear Bawas and Bawis to your official, 100% accurate (and 200% made-up) 2026 Zodiac predictions! Whether you’re sipping on your daily choi with batasa or arguing about which caterer makes the best Pulao-daar, our very own Peston Ponga Pandit has consulted the divine ‘spirits’ (namely Mr. Old Monk and Mr. […]
International Men’s Day (19th November) is just around the corner… and our dashing Bawa Men surely deserve a day dedicated exclusively to them! From double-parking outside Ripon Club to ordering half-the-menu at Britannia, from polishing the same shoe since 1985 to flirting with every bawi between Colaba and Karjat, the Parsi man is a deluxe, […]
If there’s one thing that binds the Bawaji universe tighter than colony gossip, free lagan-nu-bhonu and complaining about parking, it’s our collective and incurable Eedu Obsession. And what better time to celebrate it than World Egg Day on 10th October, 2025! Eggs are not just breakfast – they’re therapy, religion and the solution to every […]