Jamasji had grown up on a staple diet of Bond films and had read every Bond novel, from cover to cover and even between the covers! His wife, Soona, didn’t ever bother paying too much attention to his ‘lavaro-bakaro’ about James Bond. Because of this, Jamasji made it a habit of doling out his precious […]
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Optimum Wellness – Mind, Body And Spirit!
Optimum Wellness means being healthy in mind, body and spirit. You must be fit as a fiddle physically, mentally and spiritually. You must wake up with a ‘WOW’ every morning, resolving to make the most of the day by being happy and more importantly, making others happy. You must be excited to meet new people, […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Discusses Marriage!
The Mandli boys and girls (all over 80 and full of love, energy and a lust for life) held a high-tea at Meherbai’s club to discuss marriage. Meherbai, being the keynote speaker, spoke first. Meherbai: I shall begin by saying that marriage is happy, even as life itself is happy, which means that it is infuriating, […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Discusses Nursery Rhymes!
The Mandli was in a nostalgic mood and spent an entire evening discussing nursery rhymes and poems they had learnt at school. Meherbai: I first went to a Gujarati medium school, so what comes to mind are poems like, ‘Aavrey Varsaad, Gebharyo Parsaad, Ooni Ooni Rotli Aney Karela Nu Shaak’. Khadhro Keks: Meherbai, one day let’s have a karela and […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Does Chai Pe Charcha
Meherbai hosted a ‘Chai-n-pakoras’ afternoon at her house. Keks: I’m very sad because I lost thousands of rupees while doing an online net-payment. Meherwanji: Net payments are for youngsters, not for people over 80 like us. I prefer ‘good old cash’ because my Rs. 100 note can’t be hacked. If I’m robbed, I lose only 100 or 500 […]
Keep Evolving As You Age
Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, described the curve of a lifetime, as divided in half. The first half symbolizes friendships, love, marriage and children; while the second half is a time for finding the deeper meaning of life. In short, YOU have to find your own path in the second innings of your life. […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Has A Burger Party!
The Mandli boys and girls (all over 80) had only one problem in life, which was, where do we enjoy our next Mandli meeting. No one ate after sunset as Meherbai had wisely taught them intermittent fasting, so dinners were out. Breakfasts, lunches and high teas had become common on weekdays. Their last trip to […]
The Real Beauty Secret
Every person is beautiful in his or her own way. Each one of us is unique – we are like no other person. There’s no ugly person because, as the saying goes, ‘Beauty is as beauty does’. Try to keep your soul young and beautiful right up to the end… right up to the brink […]
Frenymai And The Fake Godman – II
The Story till now (in brief)… Frenymai, an adventurous 80-year-young lady liked trying out anything and everything she read in newspapers, Facebook or Instagram. She had tried her hand at Yoga, Reiki, Pranic Healing, Mudras, Swimming, Skating, Golf, Dancing – in short, everything except stepping into the kitchen to cook a decent meal for her husband […]
Ruby Lilaowala Wows Rotarians
Parsi personality and Parsi Times’ Columnist, Ruby Lilaowala, addressed the Inner-Wheel of Rotary at the Willingdon Club on 19th March, 2024, which was well attended by the Rotarians. Ruby spoke on the topic, ‘Journey Of The Soul’, receiving innumerable requests for more insights into esoteric topics – which is one of her strongholds, in addition […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Discusses Coomi Kaajwali’s Match-Making Secrets!
Coomi Kaajwali was one of the last match-makers in the Parsi community. She was excellent in fixing up the perfect matches – so much so that not one couple of hers had divorced over the years. In fact, like fairy-tale endings, ‘they all lived happily ever after’. On a sultry Sunday, after a lunch of […]