"Think independently… think creatively…” Shirin Darasha must have impressed on thousands of pupils who studied under her during the 34 years she guided the destiny of The J. B. Petit High School for Girls as its principal. When she took charge in 1973 of the South Bombay institution, there was trepidation in the minds of students, parents and teachers. Her size imposing, her voice intimidating, the new principal, just 35 years young, soon showed that she could both command and give respect when she introduced certain radical changes.
Shirin Darasha: initiated changes
The burden of studies and written homework in junior classes......