Died: Farrokh Jal Vajifdar (pictured), 78, an authority on Indo-Iranian texts who was former vice president and fellow-in-council of the Royal Asiatic Society, on November 21, 2017 in London following cancer.
With his expertise on the history, literature, languages and religions of Ancient Iran, Vajifdar’s scholarship was respected by professors and students, the learned and the laymen. "He was a wonderful speaker on religious matters and was a master in lifting the veil on the Gathas in simple language to the delight of the listener,” stated a tribute by Shahpur Captain, chairman of the World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO) which had been......