Zareer masani biography
Zareer masani biography
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Dr Zareer Masani: Author and historian who challenged accepted versions of history dies at 75
Aug 12, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Zareer’s writings which appeared under headlines like Koh-i-Noor belongs in Britain and not India; Britain’s Empire was a matter of pride, not guilt; British didn’t plunder antiquities distanced him from many friends and admirers, including fellow historian William Dalrymple
LONDON: Author and historian Zareer Masani who died on Friday aged 75 in Switzerland, was a quintessential upper-class Bombay boy.
He studied at Cathedral and John Connon and Elphinstone College before moving to Oxford where he finished his doctorate in History and embarked upon a successful career as author, historian, and broadcaster.
Born in the lap of luxury, his parents’ marriage symbolised the city’s famed cosmopolitanism.
Zareer’s father Minoo Masani was a leading light of the Swatantra Party, which was established in 1959 and espoused classical liberalism in response to J