Zenobia Mistri — Teacher Par Excellence by Shireen Isal. Published in 2017 by Association Sargam; www.associationsargam.com. Pp: 102. Price: Not mentioned.
Zenobia Mistri — Teacher Par Excellence is author Shireen Isal’s (pictured) loving homage to a remarkable and inspiring teacher. At a mere 100 pages, this painstakingly researched and richly illustrated biography manages to paint a charming portrait of Zenobia Bamboat Mistri (pictured below) who became one of the most iconic teachers of the French language in Bombay during a career that began in the early 1930s and spanned 50 years.
One of six daughters from a middle-class Parsi family,......