EP - 441 I The Parsi Story, Food & Culture | The 'Real' Samosa Caucus 9.0 Edition – Part 2

Stepping out of the ANI Podcast Studio, The ‘Real’ Samosa Caucus is back with Edition 9.0, Part 2, this time from Dorabjee & Sons in Pune.

The 150-year-old Parsi restaurant has been serving generations of Punekars and is now run by the fifth generation of the Dorabjee family.

Joining the podcast are:

Sushant Sareen – Senior Fellow at ORF

Tehseen Poonawalla – TV personality and political analyst

Anand Ranganathan – Author and scientist

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra – Senior Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

Darius Dorabjee

Dallas Dorabjee

In this episode, the panel talks about how the Parsis made India their home, the evolution of Parsi food and culture, and what it takes to carry forward a 150-year-old restaurant legacy.

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0:00 – Introduction

0:34 – History of Dorabjee & Sons

1:50 – Parsi Quirkiness

3:49 – Parsi Food

6:29 – Parsi Families and Marriage

15:06 – What Independence Day Means

24:21 – Exploring Parsi Food

28:27 – Parsi Traditions and Attire

32:50 – Iconic Parsi Dishes

33:17 – Why Dorabjee & Sons Never Expanded

35:48 – How Much Money Is Enough?

47:27 – India’s Obesity Crisis

49:10 – Protein vs Carbohydrates

54:37 – Stray Dog Debate

59:07 – Tukaram Mundhe’s Restaurant Crackdown

1:11:14 – Fitness and Healthy Living

1:25:50 – Wealth Creators

1:27:29 – Workweek Debate

1:28:08 – China’s Education Model

1:31:11 – AI-Driven World

1:39:11 – Is India Falling Behind in AI?

1:42:10 – Pakistan’s ‘Islamic NATO’ Proposal

1:46:51 – India–US Relations

1:57:45 – Trump and US Midterm Elections

2:03:05 – China’s Lead Over the US

2:11:11 – Manufacturing in India

2:18:40 – India’s Broken Systems

2:20:16 – Delhi’s Governance Problems

2:28:54 – Government Schools

2:32:09 – Visas and India’s Foreign Policy

2:34:30 – Conclusion