Nov 1986

•* f. ¦'7 ,«r r IMovember 1986 VolumttftlMo 5 Rs 3 A Then days'controversy A newly introduced resolution by the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe bars non-Zoroastrian spouses from attending the muktad and Farvardian jashan prayers. Parinaz Toddywalla i»e ‘Non-Zoroastrians should be re- of the majority at that time. ^n- jashan? Raising such queries was quested to refrain from attending the tinued Sethna. Among thc»e said to Noshirwan Cowasjee, a life member of muktad and F^archan jashan, ” have resigned are Shahpur Captain, the ZTFE since 1950. noted a resolution,passed by the pre- then president of the ZTFE and Dr “While we respect the loyalty of sent committee of The Zoroastrian ^iijnbanoo Kutar, committee mem- non-Zoroastrians to their deceased TrustFundsof Europe (ZTFE), which her and one-time president. (Zoroastrian) spouses,^ey should not has divided the London-based associa- But this decision has raised a fresh oppose the majority senteent. 1^ tion into two rival factions. This re- crop of questions from the liberal end: structure the Zoroastrian commun- solution, according to Darius Sethna, Why have the non-Zoroastrians been ity in the UK has now changed. White one of the priests who regularly offici- denied the right of worship after 30 formerly the community comprised ates at the religious ceremonies in the years? Why was this resolution intro- the Bombay and Karachi Parsis (the UK and a member of the managing duced only after the demise of Dastur latter group is labelled “refcwmist ”), committee, “protects the rights and Dr Sohrab Kutar (High Priest of UK) today the majority is from Mombassa, beliefs of the Zoroastrian people... in April 1984? Why did not the ortho- Kenya,Uganda, Zambia and Aden. Seven were in favor of accepting the dox priests raise any objection from They are all very conservative-minded resolution, one against and two ab- 1966 to 1985 during which period they and are used to following their reli- stained ” when the issue, tabled by accompanied Dastur Kutar in the gious practices and customs in a fore" Sethna (after being requisitioned by prayers? Why has no member of the ign land which they don ’t want to.be 200 signatories), was put to vote in the community ever raised any objection deprived of, ” Sethna spoke rm behalf committee, soon after the 1985 annual on this issue to the managing commit- of the conservative lobby to Parsiana general meeting on November 3. tee before 1985? Is there any on November 19,1986,while on a visit Those cmnn^tee members who documentary evidence from the reli- to Bombay. gious scriptuies whiph forbids non- “Wearetryingtobeteasottabte.a^ Z^roa^trians from praying before the only requesting the non-2^roastii^ oppi^d the resolution reportedly res- gpus scriptui^s which forbids non- “Wearetryingtobereasottablea^ ighed and their resignations were Z^roa^trians from praying before the only requesting the non-2^roastrii^ > acc^jted, “showing cle^y the feelinj^ *atash ’ at the muktad and Farvardian to abstmn from attending the i»ak|a<^'- prayers for 10 days and the Farvardian the information he provides, our chil- of prayets. A small enclosure has been jastom. On all other occasions dren start taking interest, start think- roastrians should members present and 20 proxies were brought the community into the state be protected was totally opposed by received. it finds itself in at present. ” the rfiajority of the community, ” noted “The WZO as a body does not stow But despite the widening rift, boffi^ Sethna. any funds. The nucleus of the money , groups voiced a concern for die better^. Though the next annual general £ 200,000, is kept separately in the ment of the community. Sethna said, meeting (AGM) is scheduled for ' * ' “* ” ' ‘ ' November 30,1986, already a request for a special general meeting to be convened on January 18, 1987 has ...It is agher nogambhar yes-men noted, “The sole intention of every beeen received, according to Sethna. Why is it that Dadi Mistry, the vice- member should be to build this Asso- Captain ’s group is reportedly expected president of the WZJQ and the Indian ciation into a greater and better place to try and regain control of the manag- representative has not presented the for our ‘future generation. ’” But ing committee at the meeting. Confi ­ dent of his support Sethna stated, “All “Though the motto is ‘Zoroastrian ensure that future* is still to be these things they are welcome to do unity worldwide, ’wherever they have seen. where they could achieve what they forma), they have split die community While normally the attendance at their annual general meetings “aver- three years back had invited Kersey ages 85,” in the last year the strength Antia as a speaker. He misrepresented “has increased to 200 and even 400” certain meanings from the passages of into Parsis and “The first WZO conference in UK a deep interest in their own welfare, ” notes Sethna. Since Captain ’s resigna- on intercaste marriages and accept- tion, the strength of the Association ance of half-breed children within our Zoroastrians, claims Sethna. j ‘ Z,______ Z Even the World Zoroastrian Orga- our priests (five of whom were the “The WZO as a body does no< stow ] any funds. Ito nucleus of .the Etoney^ groups voi^d a concern for"die better^ World Zarthushtrian Trust Funds und- “If this decay is not 8h>{^d, What will er the control of three trustees Capt- happen to our children and our chil- ain, Ms Kutar and Shahrokh Shahrokh dren ’s children? ” While Cowasjee ...It is ag/ier nogazto/iar...all yes-men i ' Why is it that Dadi Mistry, the vice- member should be to build this Asso- representative has not presented the for our ‘future generation. accounts for the last three years? whether either group will be able to The Friendly Gift Shop for handicrafts, festive gifts and Zoroastrian artefacts Bombay Swadeshi Stores Ltd Sir P.M. Road, Bombay 400 001 Tel: 253443 & 252730 4 Parsiana November f986 Poona elections The seven successful candidates of the Poona Parsee Panchayat trusteeship elections, held on November 27,1986, at Pudumjee Hall, Poona, are: Meher Anklesaria, Dinshaw Anklesaria, Kershasp Irani, Miaooirtmi, Marzban Kaikobad, Nfe leejeebhoy and Pervez Avari. A detailed report follows in the December issue of Par­ siana.POLITICS AND POLICY Construction under criticism I The Punchayet's plans for residential buildings as well as the Godrej Baug agiary still face obstacles. Arnavaz S. Mama The site for an agiary has been cleared square at of FSI available there, at Godrej Baug although the plan to C ' ' * Z__ __________ shift the two fires from the Langrana ment of a dispensary at Jer Baug to a ment for want of funds. The CER- and the Godavara Agiaries in the Fort non-Zoroastrian, which has received HOME (House Our Mobeds En- area has been stymied by a group of substantial coverage in the Parsi Press, deavour), a special committee created Parsis who have petitioned the charity was carried to the boardroom by a bat- by the BPP in affiliation with the CER commissioner to prevent the move, tery of questions, xeroxed and circu- While municipal permission for the lated at the press conference by Din- agiary has been received »*•— -¦ C* affecting the floor space index (FSI) for Economic Revival ’s (CER) news- for housing, ” as noted Bombay Parsi letter The Zoroastrian. Disposing of ....... ........... Punchayet (BPP) trustee Jamsheed the questionnaire tersely, the chair- two mobeds from Nagpur^have been Kanga at a press conference held in --------- the BPP boardroom on October 11, 1986 and other mofussil fires could be enthroned there if necessary, as sug ­ gested by BPP trustee Homi Ranina, the project costs, estimated at 35 to 40 lakh rupees, remain uncovered. ________ __ ____ _ ____ _ _____ Originally, monies generated from ment of which the three senior BPP Khojeste Mistree,*^ representuiT^roas- I*Via OoIa ZX'P T A A.___ -L *__ _ a * ___ erty were expected to be siphoned into “Bhonsale was the only applicant, the construction of the new agiary said Golwalla. which would, benefit an estimated fically earmarked for flats for mobeds Criticism of the Punchayet ’s allot- at Godrej Bang is awaiting develop- tt> raise funds for the project, is orga ­ nizing a gala ball on December 31, without shaw Mehta who edits the Committee 1986 at the Turf Club which will hope- /T7CT\ r, T. projeaSt under way. Meanwhile Golwalla reported-that I selected by Dinshaw Avari of Karachi to serve at Rs 2,500 per month plus ------ 2 I — 7.L— j was man noted, “There was no vacancy as the premises were not in our posses ­ sion. ” Golwalla explained that the cli- other assorted benefits. When it nic passed from its original tenant to mentioned that mofussil anjumans in k never reverted to the BPP or the offer of higher "wages plus other be- - nefits, as compared to Bombay, the new incumbent Dr Bhonsale and India could not get mobeds despite the Wadia Baug committee of manage- the sale of the Langrana Agiary prop- trustees are members. Moreover, - the construction of the new agiary said Golwalla. 2,000 Zoroastrians in Godrej Baug as The religious front trian Studies ’ newsletter Ushta, empha ­ sized that dedicated mobeds do not want to take up a responsibility they are aware they cannot discharge be- . - . T cause in effect it is “two persons ’ against the five or six such edifices Reporting on the work of the BPP’s work...there is no backup system and each serving groups of 15 to 20 votar- mobed amelioration subcommittee, its if they ’re not there for^65 days in the ies in the Fort area. chairman, BPP trustee Eruch Desai, year, what would haj^en? ” Mistree The building of ownership flats at noted that the Punchayet had also noted that not only do mobeds in Gibbs Road - the main money-spinner appealed to various community trusts the mofussil have to clean the place for the BPP’s construction projects but the response was very poor. ’ ' elsewhere - will be ready for occupa- “More than 12 cosmopolitan trusts tion by December 31, 1987, “no doubt founded by Parsis have used their cos- about it, ” 1—------ ---------------- Aspi Golwalla. Although currently all added. The committee is currently mobe&'with whom they can sociaHze' flats are booked, there may be a few going through the appeals it has re- The BPP’s foray into religious pub ­ dropouts once the time limit for pay- ceived for its monthly subsidy of Rs lications has met with limited success, ments is enforced, Golwalla noted. 100 to needy mobeds. In the mean- While the two-cassette sets of recited With the shifting out of the last few time, two mobeds who were recently prayers by Ervad Dr Peshotan Peer tenants from the old fever hospital married were given Rs 5,000 each. went into a second edition, the offtake building at Khareghat Colony, plans Four full-time mobeds have been of the three volumebooks. Zoroav- for its demolition are now under way. allotted flats under the five percent re- trianism, authored by Ervad R.R. It will be replaced by a new building of served category provided by the merit Motafram has been less, even though nwnorc ..?.I... ,1 nnnn -.1 TT ’ ¦ the subsidized set is sold at a meager. each serving groups of 15 to 20 votar- and do without a chasniwalla, but they are made to feel ostracized as the com ­ munity does not make them socially noted BPP chairman Dr mopolitan basis as an excuse, ” he welcome and there are no other flats are booked, there may be a few going through the appeals it has re- ments is enforced, Golwalla noted. tenants from the old fever hospital married were given Rs 5,000 each. for its demolition are now under way. I ownership flats utilizing the 12,000 rating scheme. However, a plot speci- 7 Parsiana November 1986 ?jj ! I i ‘i! Rs 30. Mistree described thebodfcs as Complimenting the foundation ’s ity commissidner ’s intervention “not attractive to youth ’’ and sug- Maneck Engineer for his devotion to against the shifting of the Langrana gested a policy of making religious the Godrej Baug job, Kanga narrated Agiary fire, would use tiieir influence | education attractive to children. Kan- how the Godrej Foundation had effec- with the community to help the Pun- ga acceded graciously, “We ’re work- lively secured permissions and sane- chayet regain the flats that are illegally ing on the belief that we ’re not the tions and moved the entire municipal occupied; Desai, tongue in cheek, en- braihs trust of the community, ” (“on underground water mains, fabricating quired if muscle men could solve the religious matters, ” qualified Desai) special pipes, etc at rates which were Punchayet ’s problem in regaining and offered to “examine and finance “much lower than the municipal occupancy of disputed flats! schemes if others have them. ” rates. ” Noting that the BPP is not At Panthaky Baug and Dadar, no equipped to build on such a large substantial advance has been reg- i Laying bricks...dropping bricks scale, Kanga added that the Founda- istered. The BPP’s proposed housing project tion ’s work was “definitely an advan- Golwalla parried the CER’s persis- at Sanjan comprising ownership and tage to us. We might have got a con- tent questioning whether the BPP has tenancy flats has received a fillip with tractor at a lower rate, but there would applied to the charity commissioner Mazda Industries and Leasing ’s factor- - have been endless headaches (to for permission to use part of the pro- ies coming up in the neighborhood, avoid substandard work). ” ceeds from the sale of the Jyoti Studio noted Raflina who is Mazda ’s chair- One thousand square feet from property, at Nana Chowk, for repairs man. The 500/6(X)-square-foot flats, Godrej Baug have been ceded for the to the various Wadia Bangs, with the expected to cost one and a half to two construction of toilets for the adjoin- comment that the Punchayet spends lakh rupees, will be ideal for those cur- ing zopadpatti dwellers. For the zopa- eight to nine lakhs on repairs every rently occupying company staff quar- dpatti toilet block of ground plus one year. The Navroze Baug roads will be ters he said, adding. Parsis “were the floor with special, larger than normal, repaired after the building repairs are first settlers in Bombay and hence sewage lines “we ’ll be spending more completed, he added, occupy very old and decrepit build- money than we ’ll get as reimburse- ings. ” Kanga added that it was in “the ment (from the municipality), ” noted Tying knots community ’s long-term interest ” to Kanga. But the Punchayet ’s largesse On the basis of reports from indi- fan out and away from Bombay. has enabled the Baug to acquire viduals. Mistree noted that the pros- Though five buildings are currently approach roads and parking space pect of an initial interview for the Mat- under construction at Godrej Baug without encroachments on its FSI. rimonial Bureau at the Punchayet there have beeen frequent letters in While 20 flats are nearing comple- office intimidated and embarrassed the Press demanding to know why no _______________ - __________ young people who “feel they ’re being tenders were invited before the con- miriht hax/o brought to a cattle farm. ” Mistree sug- struefion work there was allotted to VVt? JMigpt riaVe yOl gested that these preliminary inter the Godrej Foundation. In response to g COntF9CtOf 3t 8 conducted privately and CER’s Dinshaw Mehta alluding to the * * - controversy, Ranina explained that the Foundation merely acts as the BPP’s agent, as all bills for cement, steel, labor, etc are paid directly by the BPP. The architectural, engineering and supervisory expertise are provided by the Foundation free of cost, as also the use of machinery from Vikhroli. The Foundation ’s contribution is com ­ puted by the BPP as the difference be- tion at Bharucha Baug, Andheri, the der and ex-BPP trustee Naoroji God- t *¦ ¦ ¦ •-- •• • • ............ • - - - - - - — - - Road scheme which has been con- mant tenants who have rejected the tertaining the Bureau ’s^ members at tracted to the Talib Construction Punchayet ’s offer of larger accom- their facilities at Marve and Vikhr oli) Company (whose rate is considered as modation on ownership or a shift to has resulted in 12 marriages so far. Coihplimentifl^ flue foundation ’s ity a I' under construction at Godrej Baug without encroachments on its FSI. rimonial Bureau at the Punchayet While 20 flats are nearing comple- office intimidated and embarrassed 11 We might have got a contractor at a lower rate, but there would have been endless headaches Jamshed Guzder of a wedding, gener ­ ated by the Congress video tapes that went abroad: A determined young man saw a face he liked and used the Congress machinery to track it down! The Bureau ’s matchmaking (Guz- tween cost of construction at the Gibbs slow pace is attributed to a few ada- rej have also beeplaying cupid by en- Road scheme which has been con- mant tenants who have rejected the tertaining the Bureau ’s members at tracted to the Talib Construction Punchayet ’s offer of larger accom- their facilities at Marve and Vikhm li) the market rate) and the actual costs Godrej Baug located at Malabar Hill. incurred by the BPP at Godrej Baug. They insist on tenancy flats in the same Bridging breaches In lieu of their contribution, the God- building, said Ranina. Dr (Ms) Ketayun Madon, a qualified rej Foundation has the right to allot This tale - and others of non- vocational guidance counsellor and three flats of every 20 constructed (15 bonafide occupants of Punchayet flats, wife of a naval commander, is the new percent). When it was pointed out that including the four families granted the part-time director of ^ BPP’s project the Gibbs Road project was meant to use of emergency transit accommoda- for training Parsi youth for defence be prestigious . construction for the tion for six months who, GolwaHa and all-India administration services, affluent while the Godrej Baug build- said, are now refusing to move out Aimed at providing free guidance and ings comprised rented charity flats, the inspired a couple of unconventional coaching for youth interested in and trustees noted that the Foundation had ideas among the trustees: Kanga won- capable of making a career in defence maintained equivalent construction dered semi-seriously if K.N. Dastur or national administration^ Madon standards at the Baug. and others, who have sought the char- noted that 10 boys were being readied to avoid substandard work. 11 8 Parsiana November 1986 urged the Puncli^^t to think in terms of using video facilities for the pur ­ pose. Mistree ’s suggestion sparked off an interesting story from BPP trusteeThe BPP’s school counselling ser ­ vice is contemplating sensitivity train- i J > for the entrance examination to the been started at 'fitedBr Qilony lieves that die problem of Irani re ­ National Defence Academy while two and at"dMrtadX Tehangir Healdi Unit fuge^ i$ likely to be accentuated. Not- students had been successful at the at Oasadia Cokmy attended by spctel is^ dial the “dharam^bMte in Quetta preliminaries of the all-lndia adminis- wotkercumoounselterhdbRodaPaix&wal- (Pakistan) is full of Zoroastrian re- trative services and were studying for lawhowoiksundertheguidanceofconsul- fugees, ” Mistree urged the BPP to the main examination. tant kfe Kety Gandevia, notes the provide a central cell to help them in Referring to Major General BPP press release. The centers are this new environment. Responding on Ardeshir MinWalla ’s offer to the Fed- aimed at providing confidential gui- behalf of the board, Kanga noted, eration of Pars! Zoroastrian Anjumans dance to those with marital and family “These are legal problems which we of India in February 1986 to organize problems. can (only) tackle in a legal manner. ” training in Poona of young Parsi boys The BPP’s school counselling ser- • For the first time, the BPP’s invita- wishing to make a career in defence, vice is contemplating sensitivity train- tion to Parsiana to attend the press BPP chief executive Rustom Ankle- ing for school teachers to help develop conference stipulated that Only two saria requested permission to invite an insight into their role in child de- representatives could attend. A similar Minwalla for consultation to Bombay, velopment. Using art as a medium of situation had arisen originally at the He also urged Guzder, who is a trus- personality development, teachers Federation meeting last August, tee of the J.N. Petit Institute in Poona, with the necessary orientation could The Punchayet was represented by to arrange for re^dential accommoda- help children by discussing their feel- trustees Dr Aspi Golwalla, Enich De- tion there for 10 to 20 boys to enable ings and attitudes in a direct friendly sai, Jamsheed Kanga, Homi Ranina, them to avail of Minwalla ’s offer . Guz- way, notes the BPP press release. Jamshed Guzder and Minoo Shroff, der, agreed to speak to his fellow trus- Bombay businessman Khushrooh chief executive Rustom Anklesaria tees on the Petit board. Byramjee has volunteered to contri- and joint secretaries Hormusji Kapa- The BPP trustees were of the opin- bute 50 percent of the project cost of dia and Gool Tata. The Press was rep ­ ion that Parsi youth is not fully aware Rs 12,0(X). resented by The Bombay Samachar, of the opportunities and facilities Jam-e-Jamshed, CER’s The Zoroas- available to them - a lacuna that Potpourri trum, ZS’ Ushta, and Parsiana, though Madon is trying to bridge by addres- < _ . sing budding adults at Parsi schools. 12 years old is allowed to leave Iran, and Parsiana, who normally make it a Two family counselling centers have informed Khojeste Mistree who be- point to attend, wire absent. 'li I • According to a oew tew, no hoy over die Echtors of The Samachar, 12 years old is tdlowed to leave Iran, j ‘ J !SS¦ J. ¦ i Az ! i: ¦ Ji ' ij I Class in grass “It ’s the first time I stood in front of a mirror and looked at the mirror so closely and not myself as I used to do till today, ” noted one of the apprecia ­ tive comments which fiUed the visitors Rutnagar.painting on mirrors creates a sense of participation book at the Bajaj Art Galley, where Rusi Rutnagar displayed his mirror work, Rutnagar notes that though layan tourism in New Delhi, has been paintings for a two-week duration in many people have come to view the appointed manager of the Govern- September. exhibition, not many pieces have been ment of India Tourism Office for the Aptly entitled “Through the looking sold, maybe because “people do not Mediterranean region covering Italy, glass, ” the exhibition had on display know what they are about to buy. ” Greece, Cyprus and Malta, notes a such diverse subjects as a Japanese cou- Another reason may be the steep price press release. Moos was to take charge pie; Sai Baba; a woebegone Charlie averaging Rs 6,000, though Rutnagar from November 9,1986 at the office in Chaplin, by far the most expressive tells a visitor that the mirrors them- Milan, Italy. * painting on display; a different- selves cost around two thousand and “Prior to her departure, Doordar- looking self portrait (he ’s recently had the work involved needs concentration shan has recorded several of her exotie a transforming hair cUt); sensuous and is time-consuming. But, notes the expeditions to the inaccessible regions nudes; a tiger; and beautifully entang- artist confidently, “I’ve tried to depict of the world ” which will be relayed on led geometric designs. Because they the real thing. I don ’t think I’ve been the national netwotk in the next few are painted on mirrors, every painting very much off the mark. ” Moreover, months, adds the press release. has the look of sharpness and newness notes Rutnagar on a lighter note, his giving it a lovely hue and glow. work serves a “double purpose. ” It de- The one-time interior designer pa- corates a wall and people can look at tiently explained the laborious and themselves in the mirror and “comb time-consuming process involved in their hair! Why should I mind? ” he . the paintings. A mirror is first chosen adds matter-of-factly. /—? — ;? Unr ?!,«» “J hope to make it a profession, ” tendency of “spotting out ”) and a says Rutnagar and adds cautiously, “I (not an Indian one because it has the ' _______ 1________ r. sketch made on the back of it, in fine just hope I can make a living out of lines with an etching needle, a very this. ” Not knowing of any other per- ordinary looking pointed instrument. son who paints as he does, Rutnagar is The sketch outline is then etched of the opinion, that “it will take a lot out carefully so as not to scratch the of perseverance for another person to mirror in front. “It ’s dicey, ” notes do this without scratching the Rutnagar. “You make amistake and it glass...(However) once a lot of people shows. ” However, the etching also re- come in, I think it will be time to move moves the sketch outline and the artist on to portraits. ” has perforce to rely on his mind ’s eye ¦' J. t r H H Ij !»-nrinpinnl (npndpmipl • Federation meetings which will be car- AcCCpt 111 toto ried by a simple percentage (two-third After duly reviewing the draft of the Toronto, who is currently writing a or three-fourth) of all qualifying votes, constitution of the proposed Federa- book on Mithraism. The Mithra cult, notes the summary of the constitution, tion of Zoroastrian Associations of which originated in Iran,spread to the Voting rights will depend upon the North America, board members of the Roman Empire in the first century number of voting members (over 18 Zoroastrian Association of Metropoli- where it became entrenched for the years) in each association: associations tan Chicago have resolved “to recom- of 10 to 50 voting members will have mend to the members of the ZAC that one vote, those with 51 to 150, two, it be accepted in toto. ” Rohinton those with 151 to 300, three, those Rivetna, immediate past president of with 301 to 500, four, and those with the ZAG had been authorized at the the western kitc^pn ” have been com- more than 500, five, notes an addition Fifth North American Zoroastrian piled into a cook book titled Parsi to Attachment I to Rivetna ’s letter. By Congress to work on a draft of the — — way of dues, each association having Federation ’s constitution, more than 100 members will pay $50, plus one dollar per adult member. The Federation ’s objectives will be Zarathushtra, measuring four feet by (Tel 294-7055), notes the newsletter. North California center “Finally we will have a Zoroastrian center in Northern California...in San choices: accept it, suggest minor and Manitoba for ‘Education, confer- changes or reject it. The letter has ence and scholarship, ’ Houston and beeri published by the Zoroastrian Ontario for ‘North American Zoroas- Associatiort* of Greater New York trian Congress ’and Chicago, Pennsyl- rized Minoo Treasurywalla “to chair and form a committee to look into the A lecture cufn slide demonstration on “The God Mithra in Roman Times ” on this religion, its god and its follow-^ ers was 1 Roger Beck, vice-principal (academic) at Erindale College, University of next two centuries, informs the news ­ letter. “Authentic Parsi recipes adapted for Classics. The book, compiled by the ladies of the Zoroastrian Association of Alberta, costs five dollars (Rs 64) A full size painted portrait of and is available from Ms Zerin Sahai realized through the work of nine com- seven will be donated to the ZAC, by mittees. Individual associations which Dinshaw Merchant, a Bombay have already registered their intention businessman active in community to serve on most of them, have been affairs,whose daughter is a member of requested to formulate and submit, by ZAC. The painting by veteran painter Jose, and we are awaiting the final March 21, 1987,-respective committee Shiavax Chavda of Bombay is to be charters to include scope (purpose, installed in the prayer room of ZAC’s Darbe Mehr. * Merchant, ‘nod ’ from the local authorities, ” notes Yatha, the newly named rtewsletter of aims and objectives of the committee), Darbe Mehr. * the Zarthoshti An j urn an of Northern operation (how the committee will California. The Rustam Guiv Founda- function, including its specific tasks) Fall S. Chotia of Olney , Maryland, has tion and Ms Morvarid Guiv, wife of and effectiveness (mode of assessing authored Getting to know the Zoroas- the late Arbab, are to give a munifi- 18 Parsiana November 1986r cent donation of $ 520,000 towards the II; Zoroastrians in “the New World: ” “was certainly different. For once we estabUshment of the Dar-e-Meher, notes the Anjunfan ’s newsletter. The California Zoroastrian Center, of exile. an association for Zoroastrians in Though the lectures comprise a uni ­ South California, had, on March 23, ty and one lecture may refer to points AZA’s Sunday School has organized a 1986, inaugurated the Rustam Guiv in another, individual cassettes, each Gujarati-th on. This entails the chil- Dar-e Mehr in Westminster, South costing two pound sterling, may be dren of varying age-groups to learn 60 California. ordered from Prof J. R. Hinnells, De- words in Gujarati with their corres- , I partment of Comparative Religion, ponding English meanings. A test was Katrak lectures on tape Jijg University, Oxford Road, Man- slated for October 12, wherein for “Although the 1986 Katrak lectures Chester M13 9PL, UK. Cheques are each correct word, sponsors were to will not be published until the autumn payable to “Katrak Lectures Tape give a cash prize to the students, the of 1987, Oxford University taped the Fund. ” total sum of which was to be contri- lectures and copies are available on . 4. i- > u j buted towards AZA House. “This is cassette for cost, ” notes the June Bui- Australia S nCW DOard their way of showing that they are a letin of The Cent^for Zoroastrian Re- The new management committee for part of our Zoroastrian community in search. The Australian Zoroastrian Associa- this vast and multicultural Australia, ” Under the generic head “An tion of New South Wales (AZA of adds the newsletter. Ancient Religion in Modern Exile, ” NSW) include: president Purviz Kolsa- the seven-lecture series, delivered by walla, vice-president Kersi Meher- Professor John Hinnells of the Uni- Homji, , — • — • versity of Manchester, include. Intro- treasurer Tim Desai, and committee pated in Carnivale ’86, a fashion para- American and Canadian communities had no struggle to get a quorum; in since 1964; Conclusion: the experience fact, it was a full house affair, ” notes . the newsletter. Parsi fashions were brought to life ” secretary Piroozi Desai, when Sydney Zoroastrians partici- duction: Zoroastrianism enters the members Bijan Abadi, Vispy Mehta de organized by the Indo-Australian twentieth century; Zoroastrians in in- and Kiomars Ezzati, notes the Octo- Cultural Society to depict different dependent Hindu India; Zoroastrians ber issue of Manashni, the AZA news- cultures of India, on September 20, under Muslim rule: Karachi Parsis letter. notes Manashni. Compered by Noshir since partition; Zoroastrians in the AZA’s annual general meeting of Irani, the participants included Havovi Chinese setting: Hong Kong Parsis August 31, held for the first time at and, Homaxi Irani,^orus Masalawala since the Pacific War; Zoroastrians in their newly acquired community cen- and Niloufer Canteenwalla, adds-the “Christian ” Britain since World War ter, now officially named AZA House, report. With the Best Compliments of r ¦ i ! ' J j{ 1' I i I INGERSOLL-RAND [INDIA] LIMITED Manufacturers of Air & Gas Compressors Rock Drill Equipment * Vacuum Pumps * i i 19 Parsiana November 1986 i j 1 ILIFE-STYLE Making light o1 alludes to the job requiring “a greater ® board of five ouuuts vu me joo requiring "a greater acting duty fo?anyXTbSfor7X"pS^^ wavlTX ’anatiigXm^Sf^^ p -------------- - w„ “rs,;:XThT,r ?; **’"Mw"vSg more difficult because though she faces the ^ard, she is unable to see it. A victim of retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary disease progressively leading to blindness because of pig­ ments on the retina, her eyesight has ^x... _ _ 1 1 , , ----- ---“T f*V*VV4 TV unable to recognize forms, fate whith her elder sister Zarin, music teacher, and y ' ’ SJib ’t ” =u,;X;opemX" waves The support and cooperation of most of her Bank staff and manage ­ mem is acknowledged with pleasure and in the few cases where she encoun- f . - . in her stride. “Anyway, I am so*busy on the board throughout the day that I She takes special pride in mentioning that no concessions are shown to her for being a handicapped employee except younger brother for exempting her from night shifts inrAnrl^anf o*- fka ’ > are obliged to accept as rotation of shifts is consi ­ dered necessary. “Every afternoon someone or the : me to my bus-stop and When Parsiana called on the Mirzas at their residence on October 21,1986, I was away at work conducting evening lectures in classical Indian music al Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Of medium build and height, Perviz had worn a pastel hued dress, a smile planted on her lips, her round face ten in^nsideration, Mirza accepts it framed by aZbTaira;, toXtem in her stride. Anvwav. T flm co Hiicvz were sb, light but IS unable to recognize forms. ' Forty-five-year-old Mirza shares this fate whith her elder sister Zarin, a music teacher, and T ’• • Maratha Mandir School where he is in charge of four to five blind students. And yet, in April this year, Perviz •’y •*>' othw re^ches me to my bus^stop and President of India Giani Zail Singh “in waits with me until my bus comes The puWi« recognition of her outstaiK^ only b^ which goes dtoeetly to mv te ployee in tlw category of visually takes a round-about route there ^ao handicapped. ” Availing of a free first wuie, mere is no awardee _ accepted takes, Mirzrsays' ’*sheTnow7when tte invitation by the.ministry of wel- has to alight. “After the bus takes a prelemation |Xna nSfr^ l"teow ‘iL TeS K^X^rbaZeT^Z -T.i-y-eseenpeepi„,on,, Which the selection of the best r, ¦ , ______ only remembers receiving a telegram her Bank announcing that she had qualified for the award. I^rviz has been working with the thefrgroundXortwo-room kitchen flat was Union Bank for the last 13 years Colony Captain meticulousfy neat and tidy, every be- . I" “oniings, Perviz does not za because then she was able to moni ­ tor the calls on the switchboard through signals, both visible and audi- sidential area is ] , takes a round-about route, there no other option for me. ” Alert to every curve and periodic halt that the bus turn at Tardeo ------------a near the Ganga- iA 'S' ( i ! album Th " •! - her photograph stop from there is my stop. There have which the sekeS of"the^est'em^ stop"aiTmiTtaked^^^^^ questions^Jiertaintog"ioh^rSfeZi ployee is made, is uiricnown to her; she AlHn which case /would wait adjustments, Mirza was brief and to only remembers receiving a telegram the distance ” When che „ the point, happy to have the gaps filled at her rewdence followed by a letSo correct stoo .'sh^«.«iivZt"figure who XbiTfoXS -¦“/¦r'T •” “‘P Wish grim Their pvo-room kiteben flat Union Bank for the last 13 years. Colonv 1 • n ' j • — —•” ejerating a switchboard for the first In the mornings Perviz does not its proper corner, as 10 years was not very difficult for Mir- face anv commntill ’nrnhi? k about that, ” za because then she was able to moni- she is amone SolTth^ because reveded Perviz. In the kitchen all elec' tor the calls on the sxS^S to S se^S ^^h* "r® Placed at one end through signals, both visible and audi- Physical Rehabilitation Center at distance away ble. But when the plug board wa/in- t^h reached maximum safety. The sei troduced three years back she admits nlovees to thpir 1™' *g“bng stove wfrich has refdaced the ,0 finding ate adj«stn,en? “very S dbS «¦ cult, ” as a bUnd person is no, pr^X remmjoSn™?.^ h X t duced ttem ri^ of bums. Each of the with any specially designed controls of this^servieJ a« provision bottleslbearsa label iritorailte. Though unVble to spedfy Sw X Sde YeTX u T? has done a diploma manages to coordinate the lines, she 4 30 pm course in electronics from the Stat^, is constantly devising new gadgets to aid 20 Parsiana November 1986 on the basis of been times when I have overshot ’¦ - -1: em- ’ in which case I would walk back the point, happy to have the eaos filled distance. ” When «he „efc .1,5 in by yispi, g wreect stop^he usuaUy has to wait for had not yet lost his boyish looks and some passerby to help her cross Ihe ihmish ^h the distance. ” When she gets off at the In the mornings, Perviz does not face any commuting problems because r v,x. w me xiicne she IS ^ong those who avail of a point trical devices are placed at to point service rendered by the ¦ Physical Rehabilitation Center at Haji A I*- __ 1_ 1 _ 1 «• * coincide. Yet she is usually home byher handicap Parinaz Toddywalla H ii -i f. f Telephone operator Perviz Mirza won the national award for being the most efficient visually impaired employee. b I emergency when a letter has to be urgently read or written or some bazaring has to be done, our Colony neighbors help, but there are no i volunteers who can come regularly i and read us newspapers or novels. L. “Parsis definitely make good social hU workers, both in number and quality, though exceptions are always there, opines Vispi. The l^ind Hindu gentle- z® man further elaborates, “A Parsi will Th help a person of any caste. Even an aged Parsi will offer his seat to a blind person on the bus. On the road, a cou- |H pie will separate to help a disabled per- . son cross. Even toddlers who may be unsure of their own balance will show US to the right door. ” In her spare time, Perviz who has conq^ted her Madhyama Puma in Sitar is seen practicing on the sitar, ex ­ perimenting with new recipes or read- the blind. One of Vispi ’s creatitw is a always left to Vispi while Pe®^, the vag Madam and Home Help in Braille, light-sensitive device whieh triggers a euBnary expert, undertakes tfe regu- foreign magazines to which she sub ­ sound when brought a l^t, thus lar cooking and the occasional cakes scribes. If not preoccupied with his helping to check whether the stove or and ice-creams. Liaising with the electronics, Vispi revises his know- Tf- t .Sz H ¦ ¦ Lf/t; Mirza operating the plug board Top: receiving award from Giani Zail Singh Above: Vispi with his electronic devices Photos: Homyar Mistry the refrigerator light is on. Another washerman is “among my duties, ” in- ledge on physiothera^ or is found creative instrument when placed in a forms Vispi. Though there is no check reading the Reader’s i)igest or the cup, gives a beep sound when the con- by the Mirzas on the cleanliness and National Geographic in braille, maga- tents reach the brim, thus preventing a condition of the laundered clothes, re ­ spillover. When the Mirzas had diffi- cords of incoming and outgoing rai- zines sent to him by a blind friend in the States who, being a member of culty locating their front door, some- ment are kept in braille. The talking The Library of Congress there, re ­ times knocking at the wrong one , Vis- calculator comes in handy when arriv- ceives free copies of all the periodicals pi invented a remote control whistle ingaf the final figures. But come shop- in braille. Not very happy v^h the which, when blown, attracts a similar ping time, their independence is news coverage on Doordarshan, the sound if facing their main entrance, f '" ” ' ' The installation of another electronic on well-wishers to help theim, their device serves to sound a warning maid servant being too old. musical note as soon as the wicket gate on the landing of their main entrance are “Solibhai, a cousin who in the Udwada Atash Bahram, moth^ is opened by a visitor. thrice a week to help us with our Meherbanu is a housewife, ; hrcrther Tfre household chores are divided routine tasks, and a blind Hiaidu gent- Cyrus is in America and sister Villi among the siblings. Chopping onions, leman who comes daily from i^nta married in Navsari. Coming from a loading and unloading of the cooker is Cruz to give us company. In times of traditional Parsi upbringing which in- threatened because they have to rely Mirzas usually keep tuned to the BBC. The other members of the Mirza family are sighted • Their father Jehan- Among the family ’s regular visitors gir was formerly a practicing priest at 21 f^rsiana November 1986 i 1, i 5? 'v^ II i| i 1 rfluences them to this day (a d/vs must he is presently ehqildyed, being furth- achievements, Perviz notes, “Had it be kept burning in the house; every er away, Vispi is rendered “totally de- not been for Vispi, I would never have visit to the toilet must be followed by a pendent on the public transport sys- got out of the house. When I was los- re-tying of the kusti),Vispi recalls the tern. ” Relating his experiences, he la- ing my sight, I was dejected and would opposition he had to face when he ments over tee fact teat “during peak just lie in bed for the whole day, get- spoke of. leaving Udwada. Though the hours, buses don ’t halt at the regular ting up only at meal times/ ’ It was Vis- parents were very insistent that all the stops, walking on the pavements be- pi who brought her out of her shell and children should successfully complete comes impossible because they are taught her braille by getting her to their school education in the conserva- constantly dug up, and the public atti- complete the braille correspondence tive Parsi strongholds of Udwada and tude though sometimes very helpful, course from the Hadley School for tee Navsari, they had not formulated any at others, borders on indifference. Blind, USA. Perviz has also learnt dic- further plans. “I would only listen to There are all sorts of people... ” he taphone typing but regrets it has not the radio all day long. Everyone kept trails off. He narrated a recent inci- been of much use in Bombay because telling my father that since I was dent when after a lapse of time, on few bosses are willing to tape their trained to be a navar, I could be use- making fresh enquiries, a fellow com- dictation on the instrument, which by fully employed there. But I went on a muter informed him, “Your bus has foot operation can enable the hand ­ fast insisting I wanted to come to Bom- just left ” after being requested before- icapped typist to simultaneously hear bay, ” said Wispi. hand to inform Vispi of the arrival of and transcribe the message. “When I came to Bombay, I learnt the bus. While the Mirzas ’ accomplishments braille, ” he continued. “I was the first Last year, while doing his electro- are sufficient to raise their aspirations blind student to graduate from St nics course in the States,Vispy ’s inven- to settle abroad, they realize they have Xavier ’s College. I oWe my gratitude tions earned him a radio interview. adutytowards theirparents inUdwa- to Prof Roda Taraporevala of Xavier ’s One of the devices, similar in purpose da whose ill health necessitates fre- for encouraging me. After that I took to a voltmeter, was introduced to the quent visits from their children. But a diploma course in teaching the blind listeners as ‘Vispimeter, ’ much to his since long spells of stay in Udwada from Boston University and for some delight. Vispi ’s only grouse is that “get boring after a time ” and emigra- years was teaching at the Victoria “while abroad they would encourage tion will have to wait “till sponsors Memorial School for the Blind (at a such creativity, here everyone gets can be found, ” for the present they are walking distance from their house). ” jealous. ” willing to a\^t tee signals which will The Maratha Mandir School, where T "1 1 * '¦ jealous. ” 1 Taking pride in her brother ’s sound their future well-being. INDIA'S FIRST PELUTRON PLANT The "Pelletron" —India's first charged particle accelerator- enclosed in a steel tank, 24 metres long, 6 metres in diameter and weighing 120 tonnes will be housed in a specially constructed Institute of Fundamental Research complex. The total Civfl Engineering work has been entrusted to Shapooiji Pdkx^i & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd.,—pioneers in tee construction industry—aid we are proud to be associated with this "historic event" for tee country. 3 specially buiding in the T^a r- * - ' In 1964 at the inauguration of the massive project, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the late Dr. Homi Bhabha ivvscarvji, inc imc i>r. nuzni onnoaM. one of the world ’s leading nuckar physicists said; ".4 building of this contpUxity and quality is dhe to the combined efforts of many people. .. I must, howerer, mention particularly the principal contractors, Messrs. Shcpoorji Pallonji A Co. Pvt. Ltd., who have done a magnificent job" Now when this new sophisticated research facility is being commissioned for the first time in India, Shapooiji Pallonji & Co. Pvt. Ltd., have once again been selected! SHAPOORJ MLLONJI &Ca(l>VT) DD. Engineers a Comtriiction Contractor* New India Centre, 17 Cooperage Roed, 8ombay-400 039 India. Telex: 011-2124; Tel.: 202M14,2O2O22S, 2020762 ( 0 p 122 Parsiana November 1986¥ j 1 BOOKS 9. India’s Hambledon Men by Vasant Raiji with a foreword by Dom Moraes. Published by Tyeby Press, Thakkar Estate, 20 C. Bhimji Road, Maz- gaon, Bombay 400010, in 1986.Pp 156. Hard cover and jacket. Price Rs 25. Cricket is now acknowledged as the most popular form of sport in the sub- 7 continent, edging out hockey, espe- I J cially since the introduction of astro- Ksw’ i / , 1888) - interestingly, at their own cost \ led to reciprocal visits by English teams under G.F. Vernon (1889-90) f \ and Lord Hawke (1892-93). Vernon ’s team lost to the Parsis after being skit ­ tled out for a mere 61 runs in their second innings, and Raiji provides an interesting account of this exciting match, which, incidentally, had started with Parsi priests in their white garb. cially since the mtroduction of astro ­ turf. More people play cricket in their and 224 runs. The team ‘test ’ed them- psyches, than on the pitches; but, selves on 27 other occasions, playing invoking the aid of Asho Farohars to ~ secure victory for the Parsi team. Divine help, it seems from Raiji ’s T day, than of other sportsmen. But who “opened the innings for the home the Parsi cricketers. And, AhuraM^- team and scored 65 including two da be praised, granted! In one match that ’s another story. And more money against Prince Christian Victor ’s XII at by way of awards and advertisement the express de'sire of Queen Victoria, revenues line cricketers ’ pockets to- and the legendary Dr W.G. Grace, narration, was occasionally sought'by that ’s another story as well. team and scored 65 including two da be praised, granted! In one match Yet, for all the lure of cricket, there fours, 10 threes, one two and 25 sing- played by the second Parsi team in En- is little lore. Enthusiasts snap up arti- les, ” and largely remained unimpress- gland, the Parsis, when they were in a cles and books that narrate dressing ed by the team, which lost 19, drew tight corner, invoked the help of the room brawls, or boardroom politics, eight, and won only one match of the elements. “There?ifter, a thunder- and, courtesy Botham, bedroom 28 played, even though, according to storm broke out stuping the play for a antics. Fawning biographies, or more Grace, they played against “second sufficiently long period of time to en- rightly, autobiographies narrated to an and third-rate clubs. ” able them to draw the game. ” Ah, for obliging scribe, top bestseller lists. ~ But, in the. morass of monographs on tails about the early cricket matches Parsi eccentricities - and who cricket, there are few that recreate the played at home and abroad during the doesn ’t love the community for them - Indian romance for the willow. years 1886 to 1906. The two Parsi permeated on the playing field as well Raiji ’s India’s Hambledon Men teams ’ visits to England (in 1886 and as off it. In a match against Lord hence comes as a welcome whiff of air, Hawke ’s, which the Parsis lost by a bringing forth to the reader the lesser- narrow margin of seven runs, and known, and even lesser-written-about “PaTsi ladies cried like babies ” at this history of the genesis of Indian cricket. sad result, the Parsis ran into the field Despite its esoteric title, which, unfor- each time a four was hit with a bucket tunately, could put off the not so well of water for the hero to have a drink, versed cricket fan (Hambledon men is and thus provide time for rest. Cricket an E.V. Lucas term for the first real may be a gentleman ’s game, but the dedicated cricketers), the book should art of delaying with various shades of delight most readers, even those with ¦_ subtlety have always,^existed, right just a smattering knowledge of the V VTH from its “Hambledon ” days. game. The Parsis in particular should wW I ¦ II Illi Equally eccentric is the orthodoxy find the work of great interest, and it v V AA AAJL of our Hambledon men, who original- should warm the cockles of every Parsi A ly played in the sudreh. “Once,' heart to learn that India ’s Hambledon _Mehellasha Pavri, India ’s first men were Parsis who visited England IV great cricketer, “I remember hitting exactly 100 years ago. Raiji ’s book VI II III l»^^^ the ball into it (sudreh) and being marks the centenary of the first Indian caught out. Sometimes, too, the hand ­ team - comprising solely of Parsis - to le of the bat (got) caught in it when play at Lord ’s, the Mecca of cricket, one was making a drive, which was on May 27 and 28,1886, a game which awkward... ” they, incidentally, lost by an innings Homi J. Rogers India’s Hambledon Men is a delight- Raiji ’s book gives us fascinating de- the efficacies of the Ahunavar. Parsi eccentricities winning innings Homi J. Rogers India's Hambledon Men recounts the period when Parsis were the pioneers in Indian cricket. 23 Parsiana November 1986 I re- I Ir i J ful cocktail of cricket lore , as indicated tured in the prize matches described in by the above examples. The chapters the book, but were, nevertheless, darl- ci (17 in all) bristle with information, as ihgs of the crowd and the community the Hall of Fame resist many trivia and statistics mingle with a rare in their times. Jehangir Elachidana, to • • •• finesse to provide for an interesting quote just one case of an all-rounder read. The Parsi bowling figures, as re- i vealed by the book, would make any unique record of capturing all 11 wick- Of course, these are small blemishes Kapil Dev or Lillee envious : 8 for 35 ets of the opponents (and later, in which do not alter from the fact that by D.N. Writer against Hawke ’s En ­ glishmen; or 170 wickets in 31 matches during the second visit to England by Dr Pavri at an average of just 11.66! What ’s even more enthralling, though surprisingly Raiji doesn ’t state it in the book, is that there were at least two Parsi bowlers (Dinsha Kanga and Ardeshir Limboovala) who were good wicket-keeffers too. Hambledon Men is, however, hand- __________ icapped in its reach by the fact that ball for a record distance of 105 yards) there are no survivors from amongst B.D. Gagrat was i .2___............................._______ _ •’’¦igade who could tell the story the ’80s and ’90s, and though Cricket as it charts the history of Indian cricket of their times. Raiji has done consider- Chafs thumbnail sketch delineates from 1848 when the Parsis formed the able research in his subject, having him as a failure, he was, according to first cricket club in Bombay to 1906 read and quoted from over 30 pieces of many old-timers, the only batsman to by when both the Parsi and Bombay written material (as indicated in the make runs by fast drives to cover point Gymkhana had been established, and bibliography), but the lack of oral his- and hits to leg. He was also a medium the Parsis were a force to be reckoned tory definitely shows. For example, fast underhand leg-break bowler, and with, having won 11 matches to 10 by while Raiji quotes the names of the is not known to have missed a single the Europe^s in the 26 games (five early cricketers, their nicknames by catch, making him the best all-rounder were drawn) played between 1892 and which many old-timers yet recall these of his time, though (like our present 1906 as Presidency matches. The book Hambledon men have not been given, day Ashok Mankad) he may have is illustrated with exquisite portraits of Pestonji Master was more popularly failed in the crucial matches, Jehangir many of the Parsi cricketers taken^ . referred to as Pesoo-Chen, just as Elavia finds a mention solely on the from various collections, and some de- f Sorabji Warden was called Soloo Tol, strength of his recontf partnership lightful sketches, which greatly en- and his namesake Bejonji was called stand with Dr Kanga in a memorable hahce its value. With a 30-page appen- Solw Lt. match drawn, and not for his own dix containing brief scores, averages. Similarly, Raiji has overlooked cer- merit of being an ‘overbowled ’ (to his score cards of the period 1886 to 1906 the book is as complete a statistician ’s delight as a litterateur ’s who may find of particular interest three poems of the Raj reproduced in it, besides many other press clippings. The inclusion of an index at the end would have further enhanced the book. In 1907, Indians Hambledon men (the Englishmen in India, and the Par ­ sis) were joined by the Hindus in wielding the willow on a competitive basis. The Presidency matches became a triangular contest, and later, with the entry of the Mohammedans, a quad ­ rangular, so famously etched in the memories of most Parsis even today.. But, that is another story. And, we hope, Raiji, either “with the munifi ­ cence of Murphy India Limited, ” whose support has enabled this book to be priced at just Rs 25, or without, tells it. It would make a most fitting sequel : a second innings knock on the same nostalgic pitch... Warden is also mentioned only for his Ixjok on cricket, though his entry to ” J a pro ­ wess in the field, including figures of .--- J------------------- ——-------- - nine for 20, which find no mention in missed by Raiji, created in 1904 the the book under review. /1 I remember hitting the ball into the sudreh and being caught out. Sometimes, the handle of the bat got caught in it too." u at the age of 41, throwing the India’s Hambledon Men is an excellent ’ ' iiauvc oi loo yaros) book, having something new, some- a champion bat in thing interesting to offer on every page en- match drawn, and not for his own dix containing brief scores, averages. tain names which may not have fea- misfortune) fast left-hand bowler. f^M«O>- k I I i ¦.X?^..-^Skfe''-’'i:' .^-.¦‘"Fkwr” X' .jiii d '*'i >-^i : K- *'! 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