Dastur Peshutan Behramji Sanjana (1828–26 December 1898) was an Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest (Dastur). He was Principal of the Sir Jamshedji Jijibhoy Zartoshti (

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(seminary) in

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, and the Dastur (‘high-priest’) of the Wadia Atash Behram (fire temple). Sanjana was one of the most learned high-priests and authorities on

Pahlavi Pahlavi may refer to: Iranian royalty *Seven Parthian clans, ruling Parthian families during the Sasanian Empire *Pahlavi dynasty, the ruling house of Imperial State of Persia/Iran from 1925 until 1979 **Reza Shah, Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944 ...

of his time. In 1904 a Festschrift was published in his honour with an introduction by

Edward William West Edward William West (1824-1905), usually styled E. W. West, was a scholarly English engineer, orientalist, and translator of Zoroastrian texts. He was educated at King's College London. He prepared five volumes of Pahlavi texts (the ''Marvels of ...

.Avesta, Pahlavi, and Ancient Persian Studies In Honour of the Late Shams-Ul-Ulama Dastur Peshutan Behramji Sanjana, Repressed Publishing, 2013 (1904)

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Iranologists Zoroastrian priests 1828 births 1898 deaths Academic staff of the University of Mumbai Zoroastrian studies scholars {{India-academic-bio-stub