It is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly every aspect of our culture. When our babies sit upright for the first time, we celebrate by making them sit on top of laddoos (Indian sweet). At
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Read moreFor The Proud Parents To-Be!…… After my stint at Parsi Irani Surnames; Also Group wise & Their Origins, Available at:- http://parsiiranisurnames.tripod.com/ I have Compiled an Extant List of PARSI CHILD NAMES – RASHI WISE Available at:- https://parsichildnames.wixsite.com/namesrashiwise Regards Burjor Daboo
Read moreWhile most surnames in India reflect caste and lineage, the Parsis had a delightfully modern streak — having landed without caste, history and context, they created identities through professions and urban streets. Our family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) from Rawalpindi in 1947. We came as refugees but the family soon settled and by 1953 my father had restarted playing
Read moreIt is no exaggeration to say that Parsis, the Zoroastrians of India, take their food seriously – very seriously. Love of good food and drink plays a central, oftentimes quirky, role in nearly every aspect of our culture. When our babies sit upright for the first time, we celebrate by making them sit on top of laddoos (Indian sweet). At
Read more The Board of Trustees and Members of the Governing Body of THE K R CAMA ORIENTAL INSTITUTE invite you to a lecture on “The Introduction Of Family Names (1918-1924) In Iran And Its Consequences” by Professor Houchang Esfandiar Chehabi Professor of International Relations and History Boston University, U S A at 6 pm on Friday, 18th December 2015 in
Read more. What the f@#% is a workingbox? The New Indian Express I don’t think he knows too. 2. Kya baat karte ho, Panday ji? Dinodia / © DINODIA Chulbul Panday wasn’t Parsi, but Bai Ruttonbai FD Panday was. 3. Hathi mere sathi Jamshed Panthaki Hathi, Hathidaru, Hathikhanawala, Hathiram. All Parsi surnames. 4. Kya keh rahe ho, miyan? Shutterstock Mulla, Mirza, Khan, Aga are Parsi
Read moreNo, Titwala is a suburban railway station on the Mumbai Central line. Not the surname of a chubby Parsi guy. 1. We’ve made homes in distant far-off places (and surnames out of them) Via cruise.co.uk You can see how far and wide we’ve traveled and settled from our surnames: Bengal (Bengallee), Kerala (Malabari), Burma (Rangoonwala), Yemen (Adenwala) and China (Chinoy) 2. Gujarati was
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Read moreThis appeared in The Tribune, Chandigarh, the 6th of Jan 2010. OK TATA bye-bye by Pushi Chowdhry WHILE most surnames in India reflect caste and lineage, the Parsis had a delightfully modern streak — having landed without caste, history and context, they created identities through professions and urban streets. Our family moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) from Rawalpindi in 1947.
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