![]() ![]() ![]() So including her mother, father, brothers, sisters, and a large extended family, she lost up to 200 members of her family. If you know anything about South Asian families, in general, they’re quite large. She survived the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.ĭuring the partition, Naani-jee’s entire family were massacred during the bloodshed that ensued. However, as I later learned, she has witnessed things no human being on this earth should ever have to experience. She offers insights and philosophies on life, politics, culture, and on Star Plus dramas with the kind of clarity only found in old souls who have seen and experienced much in life.īeneath her witty, magnanimous exterior, (not to mention audacious tinted spectacles), you probably think she has led a somewhat tranquil life. Her Yoda-like quips will leave you exclaiming “Wah! Wah!”, a South Asian euphemism which (amongst many other things) translates as “My God this woman is a G.” Meet Zareena Parveen, affectionately known as Nani-jee (grandmother) by all who have the privilege of knowing her.Īt the grand old age of 80, this octogenarian, like any elderly person, is a fountain of wisdom.
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