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Zarin Amrolia is most passionate about creating a collection of watercolour paintings on the Zoroastrain culture. Her ongoing series is titled ‘Soul of Fire’ and depicts celebratory customs and ceremonies, daily rituals and practices such as having a divo at home and even the alluring architecture of Fire Temples. The aim is to use appreciate, nurture, preserve and celebrate the indigenous evolution of the illustrious and eclectic Zoroastrain community which has been thriving in India for centuries.
She hopes, her paintings evoke nostalgia, spark conversations and perhaps encourage other artists to bring the Zoroastrian culture into focus through different forms of art. Her paintings are posted on https://www.instagram.com/zarin.amrolia/ and https://www.facebook.com/ZarinAmrolia.Art/
She also has over fourteen years of experience in building dialogues with a diverse, global audience, in the wide spectrum of Brand Communications, Crisis Communications and Media campaigns through Print and Digital Media. She is the Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communications, at Shapoorji Pallonji And Company Private Limited, and in her previous role, she was leading Content and Social Media, at Vedanta Limited.
She has a Masters in English Literature from the Mumbai University, and in these last five years, she is studying Avesta and Pahlavi from the Sir. JJ Zarthoshti & Mulla Firoze Madresa, with the aim to pursue a Masters in Ancient Iranian Languages.