There are mothers… and then there are our Parsi Mummas! She’s a 5-foot-5 cyclone of affection, suspicion, prayer books, complaints and unsolicited advice. She’ll fight the world for her children (especially her 40-year-old, single son, who she continues referring to lovingly as ‘Mahro nallo’); scream at the maid for using the scratchy-mesh on the non-stick, […]
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Lessons From The Denkard On Mother’s Day
ER. ZARRIR BHANDARA The Denkard (or Dēnkard, meaning “Acts of Religion”) is one of the most important Pahlavi texts in Zoroastrian religious literature. Compiled in the 9th century CE, with authorship attributed to High Priest – Ādurbād Ēmēdān, it serves as an encyclopedia of Zoroastrian beliefs, ethics, law, cosmology and philosophy, aiming to preserve the […]
The Parsi Mumma – Queen Of Our Household And Our Hearts!
Dear Readers, There are tsunamis, there are hurricanes, there are earthquakes… and then there’s our Parsi Mumma! She can cook up a feast, stir up a storm, and single-handedly run an emotional empire with a velan (rolling pin) in one hand and the Avesta in the other! Fiercely loving, unapologetically dramatic and deeply devoted, the […]
MOTHER’S DAY CONTEST WINNERS
We thank all our participants for the overwhelming response to our Mother’s Day 2025 Contest. Your creativity and heartfelt tributes made this contest truly special, and we appreciate all participants for taking the time to share their expressions of love. Heartiest Congratulations to our following Top 3 Winners! As always, we also share a few entries […]



