This is the real love story (prem katha) of our Vaanki Doki na Vicaji, who was all of 60 years young, but still dreamt about getting married. He told his friends, “I want to settle down as I’m yet unsettled.” What’s more, since the last five years, he was head over heels in love with Abbhan Aban […]
One early morning, amid streets full of the sleeping, homeless poor of India, well-known author and journalist – Malcolm Muggeridge accompanied Mother Teresa to Calcutta railway station to see her off, and this is what he wrote: “When the train began to move and walk away, I felt as though I was leaving behind me […]
As soon as the G-20 meeting was organised in New Delhi, Meherbai’s Mandli received a special invite, in keeping with the national love and admiration for the Parsi Community, for a special session on our community’s problems. Aimai Eienstein: Just as well! The topic is about Parsis. Vicaji Vandro: What a pity! My clever Aban could have […]
Just as we have good human beings in our physical world who help others, there are higher spiritual beings in the Universe who help others to evolve on their spiritual journey. These are invisible helpers or souls from higher dimensions who have attained what we call Moksh, Nirvana, Mukti or liberation and who no longer […]
The ‘over-80, young’ members of Meherbai’s Mandli needed any excuse to have get together, so this week, they celebrated the success of Chandrayaan-3. Even the food was theme-based, like pizzas and parathas (shape of the moon) plus crescent momos, karanjis and mava-bhujias (shape of half-moon) topped by bunpao-maska filled with jam and cheese (full-moon). Patriotic Pestonji: Three […]
Meherbai was an excellent cook. She had married Meherwanji while still in college and had been cooking nutritionally-healthy meals for him, with the result that her hubby was, in his own words: “Fit as a fiddle and ready for love!” Being a good influence on her friends, most Mandli wives sacked their cooks and started […]
The secret of slowing down the ageing process is a clear understanding of the difference between the biological and chronological ages of our body. There are ‘young’ old people and ‘old’ young people! In the ‘Avtaar-Yoga’, the student is trained to forget how old he is in years and taught strictly to think of himself […]
The khanar-pinar, farnar-harnar Mandli members wanted a new gastronomic adventure. Lunches, breakfasts, and tea-parties were all old-hat and under Meherbai’s influence, the entire Mandli was into healthy living by not eating anything after sunset. Hence, Meherwanji, the ever-supporting, fun-loving husband suggested a farsan and mithai party at their home, which was welcomed by the young, full of life members (all over 80). […]
Human beings are both, wise and foolish, at ANY age. We are either filled with optimism or soured by setbacks. We could be alive and kicking in our old age or silenced and numbed within the four walls of our home. Some people in their fifties, sixties and seventies live with the fearful feeling of abandonment […]
Meherbai gave a ‘Nostalgia Party’ for her Mandli and even served nostalgic food, like Kumas, Saandhra, Popatji, Malido, Varadh-varaa, Taari-Na-Bhakhra, Khaman-Ladoos, which hardly anyone prepares these days. Keki Khadro: Meherbai, I haven’t had breakfast today, so can we have an early lunch? Meherbai: You mean brunch? Keki: Brunch, punch, bunch, lunch – call it what you want! Keki’s Khadhri […]
As readers know, the khanar-pinar, farnar-harnar members of Meherbai’s Mandli were all over 80 years and yet enjoyed life to the hilt! This time, they decided to go for a day’s picnic to Alibaug by the Ro-Ro ferry. As soon as everyone was on the boat, religious Rutty started doing her Kasti prayers in the Havan-Geh. She had […]