Two “life memoirs” of Parsis in Burma
narrate their diverse struggles and successes
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.
Flags of British Burma as a part of British India (1824-1937)
and as......