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Phiroze
Phiroze is a male Indian Parsi name derived from middle Persian Pērōz (meaning victorious, triumphant or prosperous). The spelling of the name has many variations such as Pheroz, Pheroze, Phiroz, etc. but their pronunciation is the same. People named Phiroze * Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy (1915–1980), Indian businessman * Phiroze Palia (1910–1981), Indian cricketer * Pheroze Sethna, Phiroze Sethna, Indian politician * Phiroz Mehta (1902–1994), Indian writer * Pherozeshah Mehta (1845–1915), Indian politician See also *Piruz (other) *Peroz (other) *Parviz * Feroz (other) * {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phiroze Palia
Phiroze Edulji Palia (5 September 1910 – 9 September 1981) was an early Indian cricketer. His first name is sometimes written as other orthographic variations including Phiroz. Palia represented India in his first ever Test match at Lord's in 1932. He suffered an injury while fielding. In the second innings he was hardly in a position to walk, but batted as the last man. He again toured England in 1936 and played at Lord's. He represented United Provinces in the Ranji Trophy and the Parses in the Bombay Pentangular. His highest score was 216 made against Maharashtra in 1939–40 in a losing cause. He was an attractive left hand batsman and a useful spinner. CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-09. For a time, Palia was in the service of the |
Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy
Sir Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy (1915–1980) was the Chairman of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) from 1966, until his death in 1980. The Bombay Stock Exchange is the largest of its kind in India, and one of the busiest in the world. Jeejeebhoy was one of the longest-serving members of the BSE, and significantly impacted the course of its development. The building the Exchange is currently housed in is located at Dalal Street in downtown Mumbai, and bears his name - Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, popularly known by its original name of BSE Towers, is a 29-storey building in downtown Mumbai on Dalal Street, near its intersection with the Mumbai Samachar Marg. The building is owned and occupied by the Bombay .... References Parsi people 1980 deaths 1915 births {{india-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pheroze Sethna
Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Imperial Legislative Council of India Members of the Council of State (India) Parsi people People from Mumbai 1938 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire Indian Knights Bachelor Knights Bachelor Indian justices of the peace University of Mumbai alumni Indian businesspeople Sir Phiroze Cursetjee Sethna, OBE, JP (8 October 1866 – 16 September 1938), also spelled Pheroze, was an Indian businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Imperial Legislative Council The Imperial Legislative Council (ILC) was the legislature of the British Raj from 1861 to 1947. It was established under the Charter Act of 1853 by providing for the addition of 6 additional members to the Governor General Council for legislativ ... and later a member of the Central Legislative Assembly and Council of State. References * {{India-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsi
Parsis () or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism. They are descended from Persians who migrated to Medieval India during and after the Arab conquest of Iran (part of the early Muslim conquests) in order to preserve their Zoroastrian identity. The Parsi people comprise the older of the Indian subcontinent's two Zoroastrian communities vis-à-vis the Iranis, whose ancestors migrated to British-ruled India from Qajar-era Iran. According to a 16th-century Parsi epic, ''Qissa-i Sanjan'', Zoroastrian Persians continued to migrate to the Indian subcontinent from Greater Iran in between the 8th and 10th centuries, and ultimately settled in present-day Gujarat after being granted refuge by a local Hindu king. Prior to the 7th-century fall of the Sassanid Empire to the Rashidun Caliphate, the Iranian mainland (historically known as 'Persia') had a Zoroastrian majority, and Zoroastrianism had served as the Iranian state religion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peroz (other)
Firouz ( fa, فیروز; also spelled Farooz, Firuz, Pirooz, Firoz), Pirouz ( fa, پیروز, also spelled Pirooz, Piruz, Piroz), Feroz (Hindi/Urdu; also spelled Feroze, Phiroze), Fayrouz ( ar, فيروز), Phiroj, are masculine given names of Persian origin. It is ultimately derived from Middle Persian Pērōz (Inscriptional Pahlavi: , Book Pahlavi: ), meaning "victorious, triumphant or prosperous",MAcKENZIE, D. (n.d.). A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary (p. 68). Oxford University Press. mentioned as Perozes () in Latin and Greek sources. Notable persons with the name include: People * Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (d. 644), Persian slave who killed the second caliph Umar * Feroze Gandhi, an Indian politician and journalist * Firoz Khan, known as Arjun, Indian actor * Feroz Khan, an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director * Feroze Khan (field hockey), a field hockey player who represented British India in the Olympics * Feroz Abbasi, a British man held in extrajudicial detention in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phiroz Mehta
Phirozshah Dorabji Mehta (2 October 1902 – 2 May 1994) was an Indian writer, lecturer (primarily on religious topics), and pianist. His other academic interests included subjects such as astronomy, poetry and philosophy. Early life Mehta was born to Parsi Zoroastrian parents in Cambay, Gujarat, India. Education After his schooling at Royal College, Colombo, he won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge where he read Natural Sciences and History. The scholarship was not allowed due to his lack of a birth certificate; birth certificates were not always issued in his home state of Gujarat. Despite being taken as far as the House of Lords, no grant was given. Private sponsorship was eventually secured and he was able to commence his studies. During his final year at Cambridge, he fell ill and was unable to complete his studies. Twenty-six years later, after studying intensively for only ten weeks, he took the finals exam in history and was awarded his master's degree. Piani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pherozeshah Mehta
Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta (4 August 1845 – 5 November 1915) was an Indian politician and lawyer from Bombay. He was knighted by the British Government in India for his service to the law. He became the Municipal commissioner of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and its president four times – 1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911. Mehta was one of the founding members and President of the Indian National Congress in 1890 held at Calcutta. Early life Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was born on 4 August, 1845 in Bombay City, Bombay Presidency, British India into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family. His father, a Bombay-based businessman who also spent plenty of time in Calcutta, was not highly educated, but he did translate a Chemistry textbook into Gujarati and wrote a Geography textbook. Graduating from the Elphinstone College in 1864, Pherozeshah obtained his Master of Arts degree with honors six months later, becoming the first such Parsi, from the University of Bombay (later r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piruz (other)
Piruz (پيروز) is a Persian male given name that comes from Middle Persian: (pērōz, ''pyrwz'') meaning "victorious". Piruz may refer to: Historical figures * Peroz I or Piruz I, Sasanian king * Peroz II or Piruz II, Sasanian king * Peroz III son of King Yazdegerd III the last king of Persia * Piruz, or Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz, Persian slave who killed the second Islamic caliph Umar * Piruz Khosrow, Persian aristocrat who murdered Queen Boran * Khosrau II or Khosro Parviz, Sasanian emperor Places * Piruz, Iran, a village in Hamadan * Piruzeh, a village in Kermanshah Province * Piruzabad, Kerman * Piruzabad, Khuzestan * Piruzabad, Golestan Notable people with the name * Piruz Dilanchi, Azerbaijani activist Myths and legends *Hajji Firuz Hāji Firuz ('' fa, حاجی فیروز'') or Khwāje Piruz ('' fa, خواجه پیروز'') is a fictional character in Iranian folklore who appears in the streets by the beginning of Nowruz. His face is covered in soot, and he is clad in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
