Roots in Rawalpindi
While Parsis settled in Rawalpindi only during the British Raj,
Zoroastrianism had a presence in the region from the first century BC
Ammad Ali
Until the mid-19th century there was no Parsi connected with or living in Rawalpindi. That changed with the establishment of a British garrison there. With the colonial military presence came Parsis who put down roots in Rawalpindi, ran their businesses and supplied goods to the British Army.
One such Parsi trader who came to prominence was Dhanjibhai Fakirji Commodore (name also spelt as Dhanji Bhoy or Dhanji Bhouy in some references). A famous trader and a philanthropist, he later earned the title of Khan Bahadur and was conferred the Kaisar-i-Hind first class gold medal in 1895. Commodore established the first public library of Rawalpindi at......
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