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He was born in [[Mumbai]] in 1888 and studied law. He served as a member of [[Mysore Legislative Council]] from 1930 to 1931 and from 1942 to 1943. | He was born in [[Mumbai]] in 1888 and studied law. A Parsee, he was educated at St Xavier's College, Wilson College, St Catharine's College, Oxford, and Cambridge University. From 1917 to 1942 he served as Professor and, for 3 years, as Dean at the University of Mysore. <ref> [[William Sweet]], "Wadia, A.R.," in ''Biographical Dictionary of British Idealism,'' ed. W. Sweet (New York: Continuum, 2012), pp 668-672 .</ref> He served as a member of [[Mysore Legislative Council]] from 1930 to 1931 and from 1942 to 1943. | ||
He was a nominated member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (the Upper House of [[Indian Parliament]]) from 1954 to 1966. He died in 1971.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/w.pdf Previous Members] [[Rajya Sabha]] website.</ref> | He was a nominated member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (the Upper House of [[Indian Parliament]]) from 1954 to 1966. He died in 1971.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/w.pdf Previous Members] [[Rajya Sabha]] website.</ref> | ||
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Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia (1888–1971) was an author from India who was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1961 by Government of India for his contribution to literature.[1][2] He was born in Mumbai in 1888 and studied law. A Parsee, he was educated at St Xavier's College, Wilson College, St Catharine's College, Oxford, and Cambridge University. From 1917 to 1942 he served as Professor and, for 3 years, as Dean at the University of Mysore. [3] He served as a member of Mysore Legislative Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1942 to 1943. He was a nominated member of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) from 1954 to 1966. He died in 1971.[4]
Books[edit | edit source]
- The Life and Teachings of Zoroaster
- The Ethics of Feminism: A study of the revolt of woman
- Democracy and society
- The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders
- History and philosophy of social work in India
- The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: And Other Essays, Philosophical and Sociological
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Ardeshir%20Ruttonji%20Wadia&ie=UTF8&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
- ↑ William Sweet, "Wadia, A.R.," in Biographical Dictionary of British Idealism, ed. W. Sweet (New York: Continuum, 2012), pp 668-672 .
- ↑ Previous Members Rajya Sabha website.