A young girl’s childhood
quest to become a priest was finally realized
Navaz Vatcha
My quest to become a mobedyar was never to make a political statement as a feminist campaigner. All I wanted was to pray and perform the rites and rituals of my faith.
As a child growing up in a Zoroastrian family in Bombay in the 1950s and ’60s, I was all too aware of the patriarchal society I was part of. However, while observing all the traditional religious practices and conventions, my family placed great emphasis on a good education, even for girls. I was given a liberal, Western education at school and later in college. This expanded my horizons and......