# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shirin-darasha
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:35:26.028Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shirin-darasha"
name: "Shirin Darasha"
slug: "shirin-darasha"
description: "Shirin Framroze Darasha headed the J.B. Petit High School For Girls as the School Principal for over three decades, from 1973 – 2007. A renowned Indian educator, playwright and feminist, she challenged many stereotypes and traditions in Indian society. She had strong views on the importance of \"joy\" during childhood. She was not in favour of the excessive work-load and homework fetish that continued to dominate the Indian educational scene. She took issue with the prevalent view that girls were at a disadvantage apropos of mathematics and sciences. Darasha maintained that in a nurturing environment where they were not set up to fail in comparison with boys, girls would flourish and blossom. Her creative use of drama in education was an extension of her enduring interest in the stage – as playwright, producer and director. Over the years, Darasha established herself as a distinct and passionate figure in the field of female education in India."
tagline: "Indian educator, playwright, feminist"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1938-12-27"
deathDate: "2012-05-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.757575757575758
  historical:           5.737077333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://jbpetithighschool.com/"
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    title: "షిరిన్ దారాషా"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "شيرين داراشا"
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    title: "শিরিন দারাশা"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ਸ਼ੀਰੀਨ ਦਰਸ਼ਾ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump