Join us for a screening of Qissa-e Parsi: The Parsi Story, an endearing documentary about the Parsi community, followed by a virtual Q&A with co-director Divya Cowasji. A panel discussion on the topic of “Personal Perspectives on Zoroastrian Philosophy” will follow featuring members of the ZAGBA community. Refreshments and Parsi lunch provided.
About the film: “Qissa-e Parsi explores the history of the Parsi community, its relationship to the Indian state, and association with the city of Mumbai. It strives to understand the Zoroastrian faith and the philosophy of to live and laugh and love that is the backbone of the Parsi way of life, and what makes it so endearingly unique and beloved. As the community is plagued with anxieties over its dwindling numbers, the film looks at current debates on issues of interfaith marriage. On the whole, Qissa-e Parsi is an attempt to understand a community which has always been numerically small, yet culturally and socially formidable.” (Documentary, 2014; 30 min.)
R.S.V.P.s to bostonzagba@gmail.com are appreciated by January 29.
Sponsored by the Zoroastrian Association of the Greater Boston Area, The Pluralism Project at Harvard University, and the Harvard Chaplains. This event is being held in conjunction with World Interfaith Harmony Week.
LOCATION:Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20160206T160000Z DTEND:20160206T180000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR