Letter: Leave a footprint in the sand time is not easy.
But the Parsi family, which three generations contributed in a big way to develop a centuries ago, had left an indelible sign in the city of Diamond.
It is common to find several cities or places named after someone.
But the three fields of the letter were named after Seth’s family members.
Not only the city of Diamond, Seths has left footprints in Mumbai also where a hill is named after one of his family members.
Rustampura, one of the oldest areas in the letter, was named after Rustam Manek Seth, a Parsi priest who proceeded to become a broker for British, Portuguese and Dutch factories.
Farampura, a less well-known area, was named after Rustam Faramji’s son.
The third son of Rustam Bamanji, known as Nanabhai, has nanpura named it.
Seth Noroji’s youngest son has a hill in Mumbai named after him and the streets connecting the area known as Noroji Hill Road.
This interesting detail was documented for a 78-year-old Marzban Giara Marzban, a Researcher of the History of Parsi, at the 300th anniversary of Rustam Seth’s death on Friday.
Seth died on July 30, 1721 in the city.
“Very few know about RustPura’s history or how it gets its name.
Similar to other areas that are also named by the same family members.
Centuries ago, the Seth Family contributed a lot towards the development of the letter,” said Giara, currently settled at Navsari.
After retiring from IT companies, Giara began digging the history of Parsis and published a book about his historical findings.
RustApura is a popular area on the temporary ring road Farampura is located between Rustampura and Salabatpura near Singapuri Wadi, Sejarawan Sanjay Choksi.
Nanpura is located near the Gate of Athwa.
Seth built bridges, exploring wells, developing ponds and building Dharamshalas in and around the city.
His three faramji sons, Bamanji and Noroji were among the five members of the founder of Parsi Panchayat from Bombay, Giara’s paper country.
“Rustam died before getting the return of the progress he had given to the East Indian company.
His son Noroji went to England to beg this case.
He is among the first Indians to go to England and be rewarded with honor dress and Rs 5.46 lakh , “said Giara.
“Very few surtiles know the history of RustPura and Seth’s inheritance.
A sufficient effort is not done to create awareness but now we must focus on this,” said Yazdi Karanjia, a famous theater personality.