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| Presentation
at court: Dara Shapurji Chenai, aged 3 years in
1904, here seen offering ‘Nazar’ to
His Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahboob Ali
Pasha. Photograph presented to the archive by Mrs.
Soona Mirza of Hyderabad. |
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Archival
Material
Creating
awareness about the urgency of preserving the tangible
heritage of the Parsis for posterity is one of the most
important aims of Parzor. Tangible heritage material
can range from manuscripts, paintings, photographs,
and personal libraries to heritage sites; textiles,
embroidery, jewellery, silver, old traditional furniture
and artifacts, even old post cards and toys are included.
Print
material and some artifacts have been donated to the
archives-all these materials are available for the use
of scholars and all those interested. Scholars and researchers
have already been working at the archives and publications,
both Indian and foreign, approach the Parzor archives
for assistance with visual material.
The
Parzor archives contain play scripts, which include
Harishchandra, Jehangir, Behram Gore and Banoo Hoshang
as well as Romeo and Juliet all printed between 1871-1876.
There are handwritten scripts of several others in the
archives. Yezdi Karanjia and his troupe in Surat have
agreed to be source persons for details on Parsi Theatre
while the Faculty of Performing Arts, MS University
will assist research on its collection of sets and props.
Also
do visit the Meherjirana Library
Section and find out the work we have managed to do
for the valuable archival material there.
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