Huzan Tata, Author at Arré

Dispelling the Myth of the Housewife Who “Sits at Home and Does Nothing”

Let’s be proud of the women making their life decisions of their free will, whether they choose to fly a plane 30,000 feet above sea level or to run a home the way they wish. They never needed your permission anyway.

Huzan Tata April 28, 2016

Culture

Parsi Diary: Moving to a Baug is a Lot Like Moving to a New City

Unlike most Parsis in Mumbai, I’ve not had a “colony childhood” – I haven’t been brought up in a baug. After moving to Dadar Parsi Colony after marriage, I feel like quite the outsider. I sometimes need Google Maps to navigate through the many by-lanes and more people recognise my husband’s pet than me.

Huzan Tata April 10, 2016

Animals

Only Dog Lovers Allowed: How My Husband’s Pet Conquered My Fear of Animals

Dogs and I have never gotten along, whether it was a goofy labrador or a ferocious German shepherd. Even so, I had to vow to take my husband – and his 10-year-old Beagle – in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Huzan Tata March 15, 2016