Like many Parsis young Homi Bhabha learnt
to master and manage two cultures
Bakhtiar Dadabhoy
This extract from Homi J. Bhabha: A life by Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy (Rupa Publications, 2023) has been reprinted in Parsiana with permission from the author and the publishers.
Homi Bhabha attended the Cathedral and John Connon Boys’ School in Bombay. Esplanade House, Jamsetji Tata’s grand home, was a stone’s throw away from the School, and he used to go there for lunch, apart from spending many fruitful hours in its well-stocked library. Thus, in addition to the many books at home, Sir Dorabji Tata’s rich library was also available to him. His aunt Meherbai, Dorabji’s wife, being childless, lavished affection on......