Comment: Just today I saw a Ms Tobaccowalla on CNN< I guess she must be of Parsi origin. I think we had a Mistry build our house but he was Gujarati. Billimoria started the Cobra beer here in England!
On 28 March 2013 12:54, Luis Vas <[email protected]> wrote: > Parsi Surnames > > This article appeared in The Tribune, > > There was prohibition in Bombay those days. So to get liquor you had > to find Mr. Dalal, who would introduce you to Mr. Daruwala, who in > turn would get bottles delivered to your home by Mr. Batliwala who > would be accompanied by Mr. Sodawaterbottleopenerwalla (the longest > Parsi surname I have come across). > > Other surnames whose ancestors were in the beverages trade were Mr. > Fountainwala, Mr. Ginwala, Mr Rumwala, Mr. Sodawala and Mr. > Jhunjhunwala. > > We used to have two delightful Siamese kittens in our flat and these > were gifted to my mother by her friend Mrs. Billimoria. My mother > spent hours knitting cardigans for them, with wool she bought from the > Unwala family. > > My uncle ran the air force canteen in Cotton Green and his partner, > yes you guessed it, was Mr. Canteenwala. They had this fantastic cook, > Mr. Bhajiwala. Their mild and meek manager, Mr. Jeejeebhoy, nodded his > head and agreed with everything everybody said. > > My grandfather built Hotel Waldorf on Arthur Bunder Road in Colaba. So > for this he naturally used the services of Mr. Contactor and Mr. > Mistry. He never went to the conservative moneylenders when short of > money, but borrowed it from his Parsi friend Mr. Readymoney. > > > I remember going to Dr. Doctor's sister's wedding. She married Mr. > Screwala. What he did for a living, I do not know to this day. If you > are in Mumbai maybe you can track him down in the yellow or pink > pages. > > The Parsis have taught us that if you take serious interest in satire, > you can change the world! > > A Goan > -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
