Perin Bharucha Chandra (2 October 1918, – 7 January 2015) was an Indian author, communist, freedom fighter and peace activist.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] She graduated before her wedding, adhering to a common belief prevalent among people in Punjab of having equal education among couples, at Kinnaird College and later Lahore University.
She was known to be an organizer, peace activist and aid relief worker, who quickly formed a large group of members working out of a one-room house rented in Lahore.
When she was told that a ditty on her was doing the rounds of which the opening lines were – "Coffee House men Perin aye, Dilo Jan ki baren aye ..."[7]She was a close associate of many stalwarts like senior Communist leader Ajoy Ghosh, the 12th Prime Minister of India I.K.Gujral, the former Home Minister of India Indrajit Gupta, and Romesh Chandra, former General Secretary and President of World Peace Council to name a few.
[8] Perin led the All India Peace and Solidarity Organization (AIPSO) and was at the helm of all affairs working out of the New Delhi office.
[9] In Bharucha's novel, The Fire Worshippers, the author challenges the concept of ethical purity through the character of Nariman, an idealist who wants to marry outside his family.
Nariman's father, Pestonji Kanchawalla resists the idea, proposing a mixed marriage with Portia Roy, a non-Parsi girl.