For Burjor’s chahrum lunch, a small goat was purchased to serve mutton dhansak to the entire Seervai Vad except for Sorabji, Burjor’s classmate in primary school. Being a believer in the Theosophy movement started in India in 1879 by Madame Blavatsky and Col Olcott at Adyar in Madras, Sorabji had turned vegetarian. At 32, he was already the assistant to the Divan of Baroda, had penned a history of Navsari from ancient times and was considered a wise young man.
After Burjor’s pre-dawn uthamna prayers were concluded, Sorabji walked up to Aimai and consoled her that Burjor continued to exist, albeit......