The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage


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The Colonial Public and the Parsi Stage is the first comprehensive study of the Parsi theatre, colonial South and Southeast Asia’s most influential cultural phenomenon and the precursor of the Indian cinema industry. By providing extensive, unpublished information on its first actors, audiences, production methods, and plays, this book traces how the theatre—which was one of the first in the Indian subcontinent to adopt European stagecraft—transformed into a pan-Asian entertainment industry in the second half of the nineteenth century. Nicholson sheds light on the motivations that led to the development of the popular, commercial theatre movement in Asia through three areas of investigation: the vernacular public sphere, the emergence of competing visions of nationhood, and the narratological function that women served within a continually shifting socio-political order. The book will be of interest to scholars across several disciplines, including cultural history, gender studies, Victorian studies, the sociology of religion, colonialism, and theatre.
















The Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act 1865 (Act No. XV of 1865), the Parsee Chattels Real Act (Act No. IX of 1837), the Parsee Succession Act (Act No. XXI of 1865), and the Indian Succession Act 1865 (Act No. X of 1865) With an Appendix and Guzerattee Trans


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The Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act, 1865 is an important legal reference work that contains the full text of several key pieces of legislation related to marriage, divorce, and succession among the Parsi community in India. The book includes detailed information about the various legal requirements and procedures involved in these matters, as well as an appendix with translations of the relevant laws in the Guzerati language. This book is an essential resource for lawyers, scholars, and anyone interested in the legal history of India. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Parsi Law


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