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Crockery, cutlery and class

Utensils and origins are inextricably linked
Berjis Desai

Have you always eaten your meals at a dining table?  Have you sipped hot tea from a saucer? Have you cooked your food in aluminum vessels? Do you know how to operate a primus stove? Have you slurped on a goor-daani (marrow spoon)? Can you drink water without touching the brass pot to your lips? If your answers are mostly in the negative, then you are a NCPA (National Centre for the Performing Arts) Parsi. On the other hand, if your answer is a resounding yes; then you are an authentic masoor-pav Parsi. Parsis do not generally equate wealth with class.......



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Superb
- Dina Nayar
- 13-Jun-2016