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Marzban Jamshidji Giara was born
in 1942 in Navsari, India in a simple but religious Parsi Zarathushti
family. He had the good fortune while at school to attend navjote classes
for seven years every Saturday evening conducted by The Dadar Parsee Youths’
Assembly. At Ranina Day Nursery and at J. B. Vachha School he learnt
devotional hymns and Gujarati in primary school, which has proved immensely
useful to him. A science graduate of Bombay University with a postgraduate
diploma in Marketing Management he served for 14 years with IBM as computer
marketing professional. Keenly interested in self-development, he is a
life member of Bombay Parsi Association, Iran League, Bombay Management
Association, British Council Library, Computer Society of India, Indo-
American Society, K. R. Cama Oriental Institute.
In the span 14
years since 1987, Marzban managed to produce many firsts including the first
ever illustrated Global Directory of Zoroastrian Fire Temples, The
Zoroastrian Pilgrim’s Guide, Parsi Statues and a dozen other books, some
authored or compiled by him, some translated from Gujarati into English.
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Modi, Shams-Ul-Ulama
Dr. Sir Ervad Jivanji Jamshedji
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Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit
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