Saturday, May 14, 2016

Another 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Parsi Surnames

The last in a series of useless trivia. Tata!


1. What the f@#% is a workingbox?

What the f@#% is a workingbox?
The New Indian Express
I don’t think he knows too.

2. Kya baat karte ho, Panday ji?

Kya baat karte ho, Panday ji?
Dinodia / © DINODIA
Chulbul Panday wasn’t Parsi, but Bai Ruttonbai FD Panday was.

3. Hathi mere sathi

Hathi mere sathi
Jamshed Panthaki
Hathi, Hathidaru, Hathikhanawala, Hathiram. All Parsi surnames.

4. Kya keh rahe ho, miyan?

Kya keh rahe ho, miyan?
Shutterstock
Mulla, Mirza, Khan, Aga are Parsi surnames too.

5. We love our drink. If the Parsi Peg isn’t proof enough, our surnames are.

We love our drink. If the Parsi Peg isn't proof enough, our surnames are.
Daruwalla. Toddywala. Rumwalla. Ginwalla? That’s related to cotton-ginning, not the drink.

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