Mr. Dinshah Ardesir Taleyarkhan
Mr. Dinshah Ardesir Taleyarkhan (1842-1906) The founder of ‘Gujarat Mitra’, and a famous journalist by Unknown artist circa 1890 Watercolour on ivory 1.4 x 1 in. (3.5 x 2.5 cm.) Hailing from the well known Taleyarkhan family of Surat, Dinshah Ardesir was educated at Surat High School. He started writing in 1863 for public questions […]
Khan Bahadur Padumjee Pestonjee
Khan Bahadur Padumjee Pestonjee (1820-1894) The first Parsi Sirdar of Deccan by Unknown artist circa 1870 Watercolour on ivory 2.5 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5.1 cm.) Born in Pune, he was a mail contractor in the Bombay presidency and Deccan. During the mutiny of 1857-58 he was awarded a gold medal and the title […]
Sheth Manekji Rustomji Kotwal
Sheth Manekji Rustomji Kotwal Photographer: Thomas Art Studio circa 1920 Photograph and charcoal 23.4 x 19.5 in. (59.4 x 49.5 cm.)
Mr. Manekjee Cursetjee
Mr. Manekjee Cursetjee (1808-1887) One of the pioneers of female education in Bombay by Unknown artist circa 1900 Oil on canvas 26 x 20.7 in. (66 x 52.5 cm.) He was the son of a well-known Parsi contractor, Manekjee Cursetjee. He founded the Alexandra Native Girls’ English Institution and was also called the Sheriff of […]
Bai Dossibai Jehangirshah Behermandkhan
Bai Dossibai Jehangirshah Behermandkhan The first Parsi lady pensioner of British regime by Unknown artist circa 1900 Oil colour on photograph 24 x 17.7 in. (61 x 45.1 cm.) She was from a family, who played an important role in the rise and growth of the British rule in Surat. She was learned in English, […]
Shams-ul-Ulma Dastur Dr. Darab Peshotun Sanjana
Shams-ul-Ulma Dastur Dr. Darab Peshotun Sanjana (1857-1931) A profound Avestic and Pehlavi Scholar and author of several masterly treatises by Unknown artist circa 1930 Oil colour on photograph 29 x 26 in. (73.7 x 66 cm.) He was a gold medalist who did advance research work in Avesta and Pehlavi. He was a fellow at […]
A boy from an affluent family
A boy from an affluent family by Unknown artist circa 1920 Oil on canvas 24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm.) In this highly stylized full-length portrait the boy is painted wearing a suit with hands in his pocket, standing in front of a villa. The backdrop of the portrait shows that the boy […]
Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw
Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw (b.1857-) Kt., O.B.E., M.V.O., Bombay by Sorab M. Pithawala dated 1940 Oil on canvas 26 x 21 in. (66 x 53 cm.) He was the eldest son of Mr. Cowasji Dinshaw, and was educated at the prestigious King’s College of London. He later went to join his father’s firm as a […]
Khan Bahadur Nanabhoy Temulji Jungalwala
Khan Bahadur Nanabhoy Temulji Jungalwala (1878-1947) by Sorab M. Pithawala dated 1927 Oil on canvas 25.7 x 20.2 in. (65.3 x 51.3 cm.) He got a law degree from Bombay and worked as an interpreter at the Presidency Magistrate’s Courts in 1904. After retiring, he received the title of Khan Bahadur in 1937 for his valuable […]
Sir Tehmulji Bhicaji Nariman
Sir Tehmulji Bhicaji Nariman (1848-1940) The first Indian grandmaster of all Scottish Freemasonry in India by Sorab M. Pithawala circa 1925 Oil on canvas 29 x 22 in. (74 x 55.5 cm.) He was medical practitioner and founded the Parsi Lying-in Hospital, the first of its kind. He was also the President of Bombay Medical […]