Prominent Parsis of Navsari by Marzban Jamshedji Giara. Published in 2021 by Bapsy and Marzban Giara, Dhunamae Building, 667, Lady Jehangir Road, Dadar, Bombay, 400014. Pp: x + 172. Price: For free distribution.
This is a collection of biographical sketches of "prominent” Navsari Parsis. The author Marzban Giara (pictured), himself a product of Navsari, is a painstaking and dedicated chronicler of community matters. The criteria for inclusion in the collection are unclear. Barring four of the 63 entries, all are deceased and most of them a long time ago. While several would naturally be included in any such compendium, a few......