ZYNG (Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation) has earned a name for doing something totally unique. They have brought out a calendar which has generated a controversy.
The girls featured in The ZYNG Calendar 2011 are the faces of Zoroastrian youth today. They have done a terrific job in all their undertakings and the calendar is very impressive. We should be proud of their achievements. They come from good families and have good intentions. They have worked hard and put in tremendous effort toward charitable work to help put a smile on the faces of underprivileged community members.
At lagans and navjotes Parsi/Irani Zoroastrian women wear clothing that is backless and sudreh-less. Some of them are wives and daughters of eminent Zoroastrians. The material used by Parsi/Irani girls for outfits worn at pubs and discos has shrunk further. This is done openly with the knowledge of their parents, in the presence of priests at weddings and religious celebrations attended by large numbers of people and no hue and cry is raised.
A religious scholar (name withheld) of these times once addressed a small gathering at Poona. Seeing Parsi and Irani girls wearing skimpy clothing at functions, an elderly lady who was disturbed by the fact that they did not even wear their sudreh and kusti questioned him about that. To this the scholar replied that it was all right to dress like this occasionally for auspicious functions.
Three cheers for ZYNG! I wish them success.
MABRIN NOSHIR NANAVATTI
Poona
mab_rin@hotmail.com
Much has been said and written about The ZYNG Calendar 2011. Like myself, probably many may not have seen the calendar, but from all that has been expressed for and against it one would just like to know what the special occasion was and with what aim and object this calendar was released.
The matter seems to have opened up a Pandora’s box. Hence the Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG) would have to clarify the scenario for the satisfaction of Zoroastrians, both adults and youth.
ZAL NOWSHERWANJI