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Parsis in India, photographic journey India Center of Art & Culture CONTACT: Tamina Davar CELEBRATED SCREENWRITER RETURNS TO NEW YORK TO LAUNCH LANDMARK PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK AT INDIA CENTER OF ART AND CULTURE PARSIS: The Zoroastrians of India A Photographic Journey Capturing Media Acclaim; Selling Out in India and North America New York Sooni Taraporevala, photographer, and acclaimed screenwriter of Mira Nair's award-winning films Mississippi Masala and Salaam Bombay and the recently-released Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, launches her new book of photographs, already selling out in India and North America. Taraporevala had attended New York University and wrote part of Mississippi Masala while working in New York. Taraporevala will present slides from her book, spanning 20 years of work. Discussing her personal journey producing the book - from her Parsi upbringing, to her work as a photographer and internationally-known screenwriter, to the personal stories within the book, she will touch on Parsi social history, religion, and identity. The event is cosponsored with the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA). DATE: Tuesday, May 15 TIME: Reception 6:30 pm Event: 7:00 pm LOCATION: India Center of Art & Culture 530 West 25 Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues) $10 donation requested PARSIS, Taraporevala's critically-acclaimed ethnographic portrait of her own people offers a rare insider's view of how this proud but often misunderstood religious minority endures even in the face of extinction. PARSIS features a rare interview with the mother of the late rock singer Freddie Mercury, of Queen, whose ethnicity was virtually unknown until his death; and photos of other Parsis in the public eye, including world-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta, and Canada's highest-awarded author Rohinton Mistry. PARSIS has nearly sold out its print run of 5,000 copies. The remaining few copies can be purchased only through the website (where book photos, chapter excerpts, and media reviews can also be viewed) at: //www.parsijourney.com. ### Sooni's book is an intimate epic... magnificent in its sweep yet always retaining its love for the particular." Mira Nair, filmmaker "The visual feast Sooni Taraporevala provides is without doubt an invaluable record, ranging from the sacred to the profane, the everyday to the ceremonial. But it is more than that. The pictures tell a story. And, like all good stories, it reminds us once again about the unique contribution which all cultures and communities, large or small, make towards the richness and diversity of this world that is the human family." Rohinton Mistry, writer
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