Category Archives: Humor

Sensex, Suvali and the Sea

Mamaiji’s IPO—Insane Parsi Odyssey My granny—my beloved Mamaiji—was from Suvali. Ah, Suvali! My coastal town! Out there, people spoke so loudly as if they were addressing the Lok Sabha. It was the kind of place where everyone knew everyone’s business—and then added a little extra spice to it for fun. My mamaiji was a petite powerhouse—a short, feisty widow who

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Some more Parsi Fun Songs

Including : Gup Chup sarya karo Mara pappa ni chhe motorgadi Gori Gori Oh Dear Mumbai If anyone knows the singer, please share his name for credits  

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A Parsee Anecdote

Many may not know that India used to have two time zones. One is Indian Standard Time, ahead of GMT by 5 hours 30 minutes. Another was Bombay Time which was 4 hours 31 minutes ahead of GMT. Thus the Bombay Time was full 59 minutes behind the Indian Standard Time. The Bombay-Time was abolished in 1955. For some inexplicable

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Aapro Busybee (Behram Contractor) on Parsis

A few Words about Parsis, most lovable & peace-loving people: The first Parsis I knew were statues. There were scores of them, all over Bombay (now Mumbai), most of them wearing glasses: Dadabhoy Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Jamshedji Tata, Cowasjee Jehangir, Bomanji Petit, the Khada (standing) Parsi at Byculla Bridge. Later, I met other Parsis, at the Central Bank, Cusrow Baug,

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Webinar – Cyrus Broacha & Kunal Vijayakar – Comedy Night

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819994853 Meeting ID: 858 1999 4853 Passcode: 192797

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Webinar – An Evening with Yazdi Karanjia

Jiyo Parsi Friday Forum – An Evening with Yazdi Karanjia; 28 May 6 pm IST onwards Come join us for an evening of fun, laughter and interesting insights into the life of legendary theater artist and director, educator and social worker par excellence Yazdi Karanjia in conversation with his lovely daughter Maharukh Chichgar, renowned actor, educator, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

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