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October 21-November 6, 2019

 
 

The Society’s first lady

The new president of the two-century-old Asiatic Society of Mumbai shares plans to complete ongoing projects and take up new ones
Farrokh Jijina

It feels great to be the first woman president of The Asiatic Society (of Mumbai),” educator and former vice principal of Jai Hind College Vispi Balaporia stated in an email to Parsiana on September 22, 2019. "But this acclaim is also indicative of the fact that we still live in a male dominated society. It is being looked upon as an achievement, simply because I am a woman! Having said that, I do have a sense of having accomplished something that had not happened in the 215-year-old Asiatic Society,” she stated. Having served previously as secretary and vice president of......



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After reading the above article I hope this is the first step toward humanizing the Asiatic Society and thereby proceed to impact the broader society in which this misogyny breeds. Congratulations to you, Mrs. Vispi Balaporia! Yes, while we rejoice at your appointment, we should all admit that it is indeed a belated recognition. Across the world, in all walks of life, society is crawling often grudgingly toward gender equality. One hopes your appointment will open a few more misogynist eyes to recognize this ongoing social abomination, and collectively strive to eradicate it.
- Yezdyar Kaoosji
- 21-Oct-2019