Celebration of Parsi New Year

Meeting Details

Meeting Date 01 Apr 2024
Meeting Time 19:00:00
Location Poona Club
Meeting Type Regular
Meeting Topic Celebration of Parsi New Year
Meeting Agenda Rotary Business Intro of speaker Talk by Mahrukh Bharucha Vote of Thanks Followed by Parsi Dinner
Chief Guest Ms Mahrukh Bharucha
Club Members Present 63
Minutes of Meeting Our President, NPS Bakshi started the meeting & welcomed the speaker of the evening Mrs. Mahrukh N. Bharucha of the ‘Expressions Unlimited Academy’, Pune. Before Mrs. Bharucha could commence her talk, there was a hushed silence as our dear Rtn PDG Sam Irani & Rtn Ann Katy made an entry along with their family members, (after an absence of 2 years). The President welcomed them & many members rushed to meet PDG Sam. Mrs. Mahrukh Bharucha began her talk, forewarning the audience that it was going to be slightly bawdy & scatological. As earlier announced the talk was titled “Parsi-isms-we Bawas say the strangest things.” The Speaker traced the history of the Parsees in India, their affinity for the British Royal family & the adoption of Gujrati as their lingua franca in India. However, the Gujrati spoken by the Parsees was very distinguishable from that spoken by the Gujratis. At 8 pm, the members were invited for cocktails & a “Jamva Chaloji” sit down dinner. Kudos must be given to the caterers of the Poona Club for serving authentic Parsee dishes. 126 members & friends enjoyed a sumptuous finger licking Parsee dinner, with a lot of laughter & bonhomie.