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Fafda Files: Such is Life
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Fafda Files: Such is Life

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

I pray to God that he gives me the courage to accept that which I cannot change and the strength to embrace the inevitable. Even as we heaved a sigh …

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Fafda Files From the Mouths of Babes - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: From the Mouths of Babes

February 12, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

A snippet from a three foot nothing with their innocent query about things we take for granted, can bring a smile to a weather worn face.  Be they grandkids or …

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Fafda Files: Stupidity knows no boundaries

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Fafda Files: Stupidity knows no boundaries I want to take this moment to reach out to Rihanna, MEA, Greta Thumbelina and Lily Singh, writes Minoo Shah, “Please don’t overcompensate for …

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Fafda Files - Seniors
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Fafda Files: Ahoy, Senior! Who art thou?

January 30, 2021January 30, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Seniors come in every size shape and form.  Who are you?  Come on, indulge me! Or you are too much of an introvert to lay it all bare?  Well, then …

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Fafda Files Who Is in Charge of The World - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Who Is in Charge of The World?

January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

It happened.  The much awaited change of guard went through without mishap and the 46th President was inaugurated with as much pomp and glory that could be mustered amidst a …

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Was the Win over Australia India’s Greatest Ever Cricket Test Series Victory?

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 - by Hemant Kenkre - Leave a Comment

It does not matter which series win will be labeled the greatest by an Indian team, as (over time) each victory gave us tremendous joy and lifted the life-state of …

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Fafda Files Sequel to ‘What the Fatakdi’ - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Sequel to ‘What the Fatakdi’

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

While the world waits in anticipation to the results of yet another impeachment trial, an inauguration of a President and the mass media anticipatory comments perpetuating fear mongering – yet …

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Fafda Files My ‘Funda’
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Fafda Files: My ‘Funda’

January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Takes you back on the memory train, to those college days when the word ‘Funda’ spoken in different tones could mean anything from – ‘how was your day’, to ‘what’s …

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Fafda Files Adios 2020, Aloha 2021 - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Adios 2020, Aloha 2021

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 - by Minoo Shah - 1 Comment

In as much as I sense a majority of the population lamenting the forced lifestyle change in 2020, it grossly misrepresents a minority formally referred to as ‘the elderly’.  I …

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Fafda Files Christmas 2020 - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Christmas 2020

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

As Diwali is to India, Hanukkah is to Israel, Kwanzaa is to Africa and Eid is to Islamic Nations – Christmas given the time of the year is more of a …

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Tech Giants at War

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Under no circumstances have I ever professed to be in the realm of Einstein or for that matter even Malala (of the took a bullet to my face and made …

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Fafda Files Life begins at 60 - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Life begins at 60

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

The dynamics of living in a multi-generational household is no less challenging than maneuvering a labyrinth – one of the mind! Damned if I do and Damned if I don’t… …

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My apology to the Community of Hijras - Minoo Shah
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Fafda Files: My Apology to the Community of Hijras

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Dedicated to Hijras, this article brings with it a heartfelt apology for censuring them as a clan lacking what is claimed as courage, bravery and all that is considered macho. …

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Fafda Files: Ha Ha Happy Thanksgiving

November 28, 2020November 29, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

The key phrase of the evening being, ‘Arre yaar, let bygones be bygones, writes Minoo Shah   As the word suggests, it’s all about thanking and on this side of …

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Fafda Files I am not fat, my neighbour is thin - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: I am not fat, my neighbour is thin

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Would you ever give up ice cream in lieu of a few inches off your waist, wonders Minoo Shah One fine day sunlight came streaming through the trees, birds chirped …

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Fafda Files: 2020 Resumes for Seniors

November 14, 2020 - by seniorstoday - Leave a Comment

Dos and Don’ts of what to out on a resume from Minoo Shah   Want to go back to work? Toss your traditional resume out the window and if it …

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Fafda Files: Yuma Bubba

November 7, 2020November 11, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

For some reason the mind had become apathetic and my reflexes took over giving me this brilliant idea, writes Minoo Shah, as she captures a ‘conversation’. With? Well, read on.. …

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Fafda Files - My Pet Peeves (Seniors Today)
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Fafda Files: My Pet Peeves

October 31, 2020November 11, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Pothotles, WhatsApp chatters, Elections, Junk Mail, Facebook Freaks… these are a few of Minoo Shah’s peeves. Read on… Everyone has them and so do I.The degree of angst may vary …

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Exams
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Fafda Files: Exams Begone!

October 24, 2020October 25, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

I propose that formal education does not begin till age 12 (believe it or not, this was the norm in Southern India), let the kids be kids, writes Minoo Shah …

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Classism vs Racism - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Classism vs Racism

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Anthropologists have confirmed that the natural evolution of living species is in a continuum, writes Minoo Shah Ashley Montagu 1 in his infinite wisdom while reading stories of his ancestor …

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Fafda Files The NRI, Zeus & the US Presidential Elections
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Fafda Files: The NRI, Zeus & the US Presidential Elections

October 10, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Fifty-odd couples are coming for dinner on November 3 to watch the vote countdown of the Presidential election and caterers have been informed not to chug a few or do …

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Tree of life
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Fafda Files: I am Fickle

October 3, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Ambiguity is a virtue best served with a thick skin, a slice of malice and a propinquity with the devil, writes Minoo Shah I was getting a lot of grief …

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Fafda Files - Felines Can be Bitchieees (Seniors Today)
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Fafda Files: Felines Can be Bitchieees

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Her name is Muki and just like her namesake and other partner in crime Naji, she is a terrorist. She came to us when she was merely three months old, …

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Grandparents for Rent - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Grandparents for Rent

September 19, 2020October 16, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

  Grandparents for Rent is now a booming business with exponential growth due to the throes of demand and seniors all over are guffawing with laughter, writes Minoo Shah The …

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Fafda Files -To be a Gujju Gal in the 70s - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: To be a Gujju Gal in the ’70s

September 11, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

A Gujju gal is born with a seventh sense called a laissez-faire attitude towards life, writes Minoo Shah This would require aplomb, certain savoir faire, a thick skin and pretty …

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How dare you_Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Spicy Indian Food! How Dare you??

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

A concerned father threw a fit when he heard that his son was served spicy Indian food at a friend’s home. Minoo Shah plays devil’s advocate and speaks for the …

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First Heartbreak - Seniors Today
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Love Like Sex Adore

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Vickram Sethi - 3 Comments.

The first crush, the first kiss and the first time, and the first heartbreak are forever memories – by Vickram Sethi Of all the rituals of love, the first date …

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Fafda Files: Tryst with Sadhguru

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Minoo Shah - Leave a Comment

Minoo Shah checks out a Jaggi Vasudev and is intrigued by what he says with his eyes What I like about Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is his sense of humour, while …

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Fafda Files Is Marriage a Defunct Idea - Seniors Today
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Fafda Files: Is Marriage a Defunct Idea?

September 4, 2020September 16, 2020 - by seniorstoday - Leave a Comment

Minoo Shah dedicates this week’s column to rationalise to a sanctimonious society why the institution of marriage is defunct and an idea whose time has lapsed To be or not …

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India’s Roadmap for Sustainable Growth - Seniors Today
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India’s Roadmap for Sustainable Growth

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 - by Aditya Vikram Singhal - 4 Comments.

Aditya Vikram Singhal on how the pandemic has an impact on our economy, India’s current situation and a three-point programme that the private/ public sector should consider to create growth …

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