The Parsees of Calcutta is an account of the Parsees in Calcutta who have become part of the history of India. The Parsees, a part of the Raj scenario have left behind a rich heritage in this mega city. Though always a microscopic minority in Calcutta the community’s contribution to the economic development and cultural panorama of the metropolis was considerable and praise worthy. The socio-cultural, economic, religious and philanthropic activities of the Parsees in Calcutta are reconstructed in this study with the help of authentic documents, both archival and contemporary. The focus of the study is on the contribution of the Parsees to the cultural and economic life of Bengal and as an objective study of the community the work shows originality and sincerity of purpose. The Parsee heritage of Calcutta is enduring and let us preserve it for the posterity."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dalia Ray
Dr. Dalia Ray, daughter of late Hon’ble Justice Bankim Chandra Ray retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India (1985-1991) and late Banalata Ray, is the chip of the old bloc. After taking her M.A. degree in Modern Indian History from the Jadavpur University, she took her Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Calcutta. She was a Junior Research Fellow of the University and took her Ph.D. from the Jadavpur University in Modern Indian History under the supervision of Prof. Amitabha Mukherjee., Her thesis was published under the title The Bengal Revolutionaries and Freedom Movement (1902-1919) from Delhi in 1990. After working as a First Class Judicial Magistrate and Munsiff in the West Bengal Judicial Service for 8 years. Dr. Ray returned to the Bar of the Calcutta High Court in 1998. She is a practicing lawyer and is doing well at the bar. Dr. Ray has published a number off papers in the academic and research Journals. Her papers on the Jews of Calcutta in the Proceedings of the Indian History Congress and the All India Oriental Conference etc. have been well received and appreciated. She is a frequent contributor to the daily Press of Calcutta. She has written a few papers in Bengali. Apart from social service, Dr. Ray is a gifted singer of light classical music and has released two cassettes off her songs in 1997 and in 2001.
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