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…
Ever since Parsi Times announced its 11th Anniversary issue, there was hustle and bustle, joy and excitement in Meherbai’s Mandli, who celebrated any and every event with khani-peeni-masti and majhaa! The red letter day arrived and every Mandli member woke-up early to do chok-chaadan, toran and sev-rawa na sagan. Then they jointly called up the editor of PT. to…
Meherwanji was sitting quietly on his easy-chair and reading Parsi Times when Meherbai came charging at him like a bull saying “Now put everything aside and get dressed pronto because we have to go to Crawford Market to buy a big X’Mas tree, some decorations and lights. We’ll light up our agaasi like the next door vandoras – Jaloo…
The Mandli met at a posh club over an all-fish menu comprising Koliwada-prawns, Surmai-fry, Pomfret Hyderabadi, grilled-Ravas, fish-fingers, barbequed-Basa, stir-fried Squid and Jinga-biryani. Khadhri Ketayun: Bus atlooj? Where’s your Parsipanu Meherbai? We are a khanar-peenar community! This much won’t fit in my left molar – dabhi dahr ma bi nai maasey! Koomi Kaajwali: Mehri, don’t fall into Ketu’s trap. She wants you…
Meherbai’s Mandli held a get-together at Meherbai’s house to discuss various topics. Dolly, the Dog-lover: Did you read in PT how Ami Shah made her boxer-dog feel special on Valentine’s Day by flying him to Goa in a private plane? Boxer had a spa massage and a dinner-date on his private beech with Italian cheese, New Zealand…
Meherbai arranged for an evening of monsoon melodies at the party-room of the Wodehouse Gymkhana over tea and steaming hot assorted pakodas. Her entire Mandli turned up in spite of flooded roads, late trains, traffic jams and the ‘dhoom-dhadakas’ of thunder, streaks of lightning, savage winds and trees swaying like Hawaiian dancers. Tehmulji Tansen started…
(જેમને કોલોનીના પોરિયાઓ સેકસી ગંગુબાઈ તરીકે ઓળખે છે) રાબેતા મુજબની વાર્ષિક છુટ્ટી લઈ લીધી અને મે મહિનામાં મુલકમાં ગઈ હતી તે 40 દિવસ થઈ ગયા છતાં પરત આવી નથી!! આથી મહેરબાઈના બધાજ કામકાજ ઉલટા થઈ ગયા અને બધો જ ગુસ્સો તે બિચારા ગરીબ મહેરવાનજી પર કાઢવા લાગ્યા. ગંગુબાઈએ 40 દિવસ પછી પણ કામ પર આવ્યાનો…
Meherbai’s gangubai (also called sexy-Sakubai by the Colony boys), took her usual annual leave for going to ‘muluk’ in the month of May but did not turn up for work even after forty days! This resulted in Meherbai getting all worked-up and taking out her frustrations on poor Merwanji. “Gangubai has not yet reported for work even…
Meherbai and her Mandli organised a party for their better-halves to celebrate Father’s Day. The hubbies didn’t mind because they knew that anytime is party-time for this Mandli. The only question asked by the men (fathers!) was “Chhato-Panni hosey key?” The wives chorused, “Haas-to-vari! Party maa Chhato-Pani nai to soo, nahvanoo pani avey?” And so, days before the party, the…
Meherbai’s Mandli grabbed any occasion to celebrate and enjoy life. Last week being Meherwanji’s birthday, they all got into five cars with their hubbies (otherwise who will drive and carry the luggage?) to Baroda to enjoy themselves. After an early morning 4:00am start, there was the usual delay before the Vasai Bridge and reached Ahura…
At their usual Chai-pe-Charcha session, this time at the US Club at Colaba, Meherbai’s Mandli drove the waiter crazy (so what’s new?) with each one ordering a different dish and different preferences ranging from “Don’t put salt!”, “Put more salt!”, “No Ajinomoto in the soup!”, ” Yes, more Ajinomoto!”, “Make it sweet!”, “No sugar please!”,…