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Bhicoo Batlivala
Bhicoo Batlivala (13 October 1910 – 10 October 1983), also known as Mrs. Guy Mansell or Bee Mansell, was an Indian-born British barrister and campaigner for India's independence. She first appeared in the 1930s as a popular socialite and photographs of her appeared in several magazines including ''Tatler'' and ''The Sketch''. In 1935, after she had practised as a barrister at the Inner Temple, the Maharaja of Baroda in Gujarat appointed her as the first female to work for its State service, in which she became an advocate for the education of women. For a short while, she was personal secretary to Jawaharlal Nehru during his European tour of 1938. She would later campaign for the release from prison of both Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, and at one time led a delegation of Indian women into the House of Commons to speak to women MPs there. Her earlier tour of the United States, to talk about India, gave British government intelligence significant concern. In 1962, after settling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities in India by population, most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the List of largest cities, seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha, alpha world city. Mumbai has the List of cities by number of billionaires, highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsi
The Parsis or Parsees () are a Zoroastrian ethnic group in the Indian subcontinent. They are descended from Persian refugees who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab-Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century, when Zoroastrians were persecuted by the early Muslims. Representing the elder of the Indian subcontinent's two Zoroastrian communities, the Parsi people are culturally, linguistically, and socially distinct from the Iranis, whose Zoroastrian ancestors migrated to British-ruled India from Qajar-era Iran. The word ''Parsi'' is derived from the Persian language, and literally translates to ''Persian'' ().Parsee, n. and adj. – Oxford English Dictionary . oed.com. Retrieved on 2015-03-03. According to the 16th-century Parsi epic '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Volendam
SS ''Volendam'' was a Dutch-owned Transatlantic crossing, transatlantic Ocean liner, liner, launched in Scotland in 1922 and scrapped in the Netherlands in 1952. She was part of the first generation of Steam turbine, turbine-powered steamships in the Holland America Line (Nederlandsch-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij, or NASM) fleet. ''Volendam'' and her sister ship were NASM's largest turbine steamships until the flagship was completed in 1929. In the 1920s and 30s, ''Volendam'' spent most of her career on scheduled services between Port of Rotterdam, Rotterdam and Hoboken, New Jersey. She also operated seasonal Cruise ship, cruises: mostly to the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean, but occasionally to the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, and to Norway. In the World War II, Second World War, she evacuated refugees from Europe, including children from Britain, until in 1940 she was damaged by two torpedoes. In 1941 she returned to service as a Troopship, troop ship. In 1947, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
