At Home in the Capital: The Parsis of Delhi by Rukshana Shroff. Published in 2025 by the author in association with Parzor at E 22A, East of Kailash, New Delhi 110065. Pp: 387. Price: Rs 2,000.
Although Parsis settled in Delhi on a permanent basis only after the British had defeated the Mughals in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, some had engaged with the Mughals and visited Agra and Delhi, even receiving titles and grants of land from them. However, it was Meherji Rana’s meeting with Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri that brought the community pan-Indian notice. He was bestowed......