Shirin Darasha

Darasha maintained that in a nurturing environment where they were not set up to fail in comparison with boys, girls would flourish and blossom.

Over the years, Darasha established herself as a distinct and passionate figure in the field of female education in India.

[3] On graduating (matriculation) from Queen Mary School, Bombay she attended St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, studying for a Bachelor's in Psychology.

She was particularly caustic about matrimonial advertisements; she dealt head-on with the Indian preference for "light complexions" and made a characteristic case for how "dark skin" was beautiful.

In February 1988, Zoroastrian community magazine Parsiana ran an article entitled "The 'Principal' of Drama" which focused on her lifelong passion for the stage.

She was cremated, and her funeral was attended by hundreds of students and teachers who had been taught, mentored and inspired by her over the decades.

Inspirational blessing that Shirin Darasha handed out to each and every student and teacher who was under her aegis when she was principal