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 […]
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Oh Maara Mumma!
-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 […]
Are You A ‘Koyla’ Or Comedy King?
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 […]


