The saga of the Vakil family narrates
the economic ups and downs they endured
Mitra Sharafi
"‘Life writing’ includes memoirs, autobiographies, letters, diaries and family histories that recount the story of the author’s life or that of his or her family,” notes Mitra Sharafi, associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison.
"In the Parsi context, life writing encompasses a rich collection of texts by men and women in British India and beyond... The authors may not frame their texts as Parsi community history, but their works also contribute to the preservation of Zoroastrian heritage,” states the legal scholar.
Parsiana carries extracts from the article "Parsi Life Writing: Memoirs and Family Histories......