They are a community of stories. They understand life, and learn and share its teachings through tales they remember to tell. Mani Bhagat’s 106-year-old memory reaches for fuzzy, warm accounts; when done recounting, she hopes for a lifetime of well-being: “There were a lot more kajio-kankaaj [disputes] in our times; but now, there’s room for love. May all live with tandorosti [health and prosperity].” The profoundness of her words moved Frény Daruwalla, an educator-turned-chronicler who hosts the podcast Parsi-Irani Oral History Project.

Vintage timepieces by A Dinshaw and Co