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Seth Edulji Dinshaw (died 8 May 1914) was one of prepartition Karachi's foremost philanthropists. A member of the Parsi community, he made his initial money during the Second Afghan War (1878 - 1881) by being a contractor for the British Army. He then took his wealth and invested it in land which reaped him huge rewards.

Contents 1 Philanthropy 1.1 Hospitals and dispensaries 1.2 Parsi community 1.3 Education 2 Other involvements 3 Death 4 Family 5 References 6 Further reading

[edit] Philanthropy

He donated large sums of money for various charitable works which benefited both his own community as well as the general public at large. These included:

[edit] Hospitals and dispensaries

• Lady Dufferin Hospital
• Edulji Dinshaw Dispensary.
• Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw Dispensary

[edit] Parsi community

• The Bachubai Edulji Dinshaw Nirashrit Fund
• The Soonabai Edulji Dinshaw Charitable Fund

[edit] Education

In 1885 and again in 1887, he gave Rs. 3000/- towards the college fund of Sind Art College in Karachi.^[1]

[edit] Other involvements

He was a Director of Land and Shipping Co and a delegate of the Parsi Matrimonial Court. He was also a Trustee of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and a member of Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC). For his services to the public, in 1899 he became the first recipient of the C.I.E.award in the city.

[edit] Death

On 8 May 1914, while on his way to England, he died at sea, near Port Said,Egypt.

[edit] Family

His son, Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw continued his philanthropic ways.

[edit] References

[edit] Further reading

• The Karachi Zoroastrian Calendar, A record of Important Events in the Growth of the Parsi Community in Karachi. compiled by Jehangir Framroze Punthakey, Translated English version. Reprinted in 1996.

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