The public spirited Jamsheed Kanga was guided by the
principles of sincerity and integrity
In the 1930s in Nagpur, known primarily for its oranges and the Empress Mills (Jamsetji Tata’s first entrepreneurial venture), it was not uncommon for the small close-knit Parsi community to see a lanky schoolboy cycling precariously around the boundary of the Jumma Talao, a water body in the Mill’s staff residential area, instead of attending school like his peers.
This young truant was Jamsheed Kanga whose dramatic transformation from rebellious teen to celebrated civil servant is a story to inspire young members of the community. His journey from Hislop College to Harvard University to the corridors of power demonstrates that money or......