The second marriages of her two grandfathers proved beneficial to the families
Dosebai Jessawalla
Extracted, with permission, from The Story of My Life by Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla, with an introduction by Jerry Pinto. Published by Speaking Tiger Books, 2023.
Seth Cursetjee Manekjee Shroff, my paternal grandfather, was descended from a noble and well-known family, and during his life enjoyed great popularity amongst Parsis, Europeans, Hindoos, in short amongst all castes and creeds. The needy and the poor found in him a staunch supporter and, by being placed at the head of the Parsi Punchayet, he was enabled to expose the foibles and counteract the oppression of the rich and protect and cherish the suffering of......