A display of 50 Parsi-themed photos captured by photojournalist Shantanu Das exhibited at Nasik’s Fravashi Academy on December 7, 2019 was viewed by about 100 community members from that city and neighboring Deolali. Organized by Ratan Luth, chairman of the trust that runs the Academy, jointly with Bombay businessman Parvez Damania, the exhibition titled "Parsis – A Timeless Legacy,” was shown earlier at Bombay’s Tao Art Gallery (see "Display of tradition,” Events and Personalities, Parsiana, December 21, 2019-January 6, 2020).
Above Ratan Luth (2nd from l) and Parvez Damania (lighting a divo) with guests
and community members at a display of Shantanu Das’ (inset) Parsi-themed images in Nasik
Traditional articles like divo and ses along with vintage cars and bikes were also on display, noted Damania in an email to Parsiana. Information and pictures of Parsi achievers (Jamsetji Tata, Madam Bhikhaiji Cama, Freddie Mercury and Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw) and Parsi festivities and ceremonies were on display, he wrote. "Each corner of the exhibition touched upon some typical aspect of the Parsi lifestyle and culture,” he stated.
Damania noted that many community members turned up in traditional clothes. Luth had arranged for transport for those Parsis of Nasik and Deolali who were unable to come on their own. The show was inaugurated by political analyst and writer Raju Parulekar. Nasik’s municipal commissioner Radhakrishna Game attended, Damania wrote.