Long serving Parsi faculty members recall their association
with St Xavier’s College at the institution’s sesquicentennial celebrations
Parinaz Gandhi
If you have not signed the attendance sheet it will be assumed you are not present,” jested Dr Ruby Pavri, head of the department (HOD) of psychology and master of ceremonies for the evening, using a line familiar to most faculty members demanding attendance from their students. She was addressing erstwhile professors of the noted Jesuit institution in Bombay, St Xavier’s College, who were invited to the valedictory function that brought the sesquicentennial celebrations of this institution to a close on December 7, 2019.
When calling out the name of Dr Manek Mistry from the botany department, she asked of him,......