By Behram Bharucha National Egg Day is arriving on 3rd June, but honestly, for Parsis, every day, since the existence of poultry, has been National Eedu Day! Eedu for Parsis is beyond food – it is emotion, it is therapy, it is tradition. Doctors prescribe vitamins. Parsis prescribe eedu. Somewhere inside every Parsi fridge sits […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
– Sohrab Irani – The Parsi New Year is just around the corner – the sweet scent of sandalwood, sev-dahi for breakfast and ‘Navroz Mubarak’ WhatsApp forwards will come at you faster than Najamai-na-bhona tiffin services! Yes, it’s that time again when every bawa and bawi suddenly decides to ‘turn over a new leaf’… only […]
– Freyan S. Wadia – “You can tell Hyderabadis are happier than Mumbaikars,” observed Jehaan, as they rode across the Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge. “Here, they pull over to take selfies, while Mumbaikars stop on the Sea Link to…” “Kya mast havaa beh rahi hai,” Ankit interrupted, not having heard a word Jehaan said. “This […]
The Mandli boys and girls, all over 80 and full of energy and enthusiasm, met at Meherbai’s gymkhana to decide how they would celebrate Jamshedi Navroz. Meherwanji: This year, Navroz is on Thursday-Friday, on week-days, and there’s no bank-holiday! Besides, Fridays are for the latest Bollywood movie press-shows, since my Meherbai writes film-reviews on-line in […]
Cyrus The (Not So) Great! Aapro Cyrus Broacha, the Maharaja of Masti, is back to tickle your funny bone! This time, he’s diving headlong into the most bizarre (yet oddly believable) theory – could Donald Trump secretly be a Bawaji? Fasten your seatbelts for a rollercoaster of laughs, lunacy and legendary Parsi humor, in our exclusive column, […]
– Zaara M. Kapadia – Ours is a community that can debate for hours about the best way to cook one dish. And if there’s one dish worth fighting over, it’s our national dish – Dhansak. Forget democracy, forget world peace… if you’re looking to start a real war, just walk into any Bawa home […]
Every year, Meherbai’s Mandli, like the rest of the world, would make high and lofty New Year’s resolutions, but they would go for a toss mostly by the end of January. This year was no different. On the first day of 2025, the Mandli Members had resolved to do things which would enhance life at […]
After almost a couple of college years of nurturing a crush, I decided to propose to my Rattie, on the then Valantine’s Day…. 48 years ago. I had started working and was earning a modest salary and this empowered me to propose. My dilemma was finding a place ‘far from the madding crowd’. Romeo, of […]