Tag: Parsi Surnames

Secunderabad’s Zoroastrian Club Celebrates Club Day

Community News June 15, 2024June 14, 2024 PT Reporter 0 Comments

The Zoroastrian Club, Secunderabad, hosted a memorable Club Day on 9th June, 2024, bringing community members together in celebration and solidarity. Commencing with an auspicious sacred Dae Mah Jashan, the evening celebrations kicked off with a humorous and enlightening talk by well-known filmmaker, researcher and writer, Kaevan Umrigar, whose engaging presentation ‘What’s in a Name’, […]

What’s In A (Sur)Name?

Humour August 14, 2016August 11, 2016 Hoshang Sethna 0 Comments

It’s an accepted fact that many of us have some of the most unusual and funny surnames. In fact, we would hold the record for having the longest surnames, were it not for those interminable South Indian surnames! The longest Parsi surnames, so far include Sodawaterbottleopenerwala (25 alphabets) and Workingboxwalla (15 alphabets), which are currently […]