About Dosabhai Framji Karaka
Lived 1829 – 1902 (aged 72–73). Dosabhai Framji Karaka was an Indian author, historian, editor, beamter and editing staff.
Dosabhai Framji Karaka (1829–1902) was an Indian newspaper editor and official, known for his history of the Parsis.
He was educated at the Elphinstone Institution. After editing a Gujarati paper, he became manager of the Bombay Times. He spent 1858–9 in England, where he wrote The Parsis: their history, manners, customs, and religion. Returning to India, he held a number of legal and official positions.
He was selected Sheriff of Mumbai for 1872.
His grandson, also named Dosabhai Framji Karaka, was also a reputed journalist. As member of the Oxford Union he became Treasurer, Secretary and Librarian before being elected the first President thereof of South Asian origin, succeeding his close friend Michael Foot.
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Indian newspaper editor (1829–1902)
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Dosabhai Framji Karaka was born in 1829.
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Dosabhai Framji Karaka died in 1902.
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Dosabhai Framji Karaka was an author, historian, editor, beamter and editing staff.
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Dosabhai Framji Karaka was Indian.
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