| 词条 | Peston Padamji Ginwala |
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Peston Padamji Ginwala (9 February 1919 – 2 July 2008) also known as Pesi Ginwala was a noted senior barrister from India, working at Calcutta High Court. Life-sketchHe was born on 9 February 1919 at Rangoon[1] to Sir Padamji Pestonji Ginwala also a noted barrister, economist and public figure of British India and British Burma.[2] Peston had done his education from Charterhouse School, London, completed his law at Balliol College, Oxford and was called at bar at Inner Temple.[3] He moved to Calcutta in 1945 and started his career at Calcutta High Court.[3] Peston was married to Hilla, in whose name he also later started a scholarship named The Hilla Ginwala Scholarship worth £10,000 per year for needy students from India, willing to study at Oxford University[1] He was noted for his legal acumen and expertise.[2][3] He also served as a director in various companies like Indian Iron & Steel Co.[2] promoted by Calcutta-based industrialist, Sir Ranjen Mookerjee and others.[3][4] He died in Kolkata in July 2008.[5][6] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Oxford University scholarships for Indian students|url=http://ousi.org/ous/scholarships|website=oxforduniversity|accessdate=28 December 2014}} 2. ^Investor's India Year Book by George Harvey Le Maistre, Place, Siddons and Gough, CalcuttaPlace, Siddons and Gough - 1965- Page 383 3. ^1 Who's who in India, 1986 : Guide Publications :pp 150 4. ^Calcutta Stock Exchange Official Year Book 1980 pp: 330 5. ^1 2 The Parsees of Calcutta by Dalia Ray – 2005 – Page 56 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=PESI GINWALA|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080703/jsp/opinion/story_9497429.jsp|accessdate=26 February 2014|newspaper=The Telegraph, Kolkata|date=3 July 2008}} 11 : 1919 births|2008 deaths|Indian barristers|Parsi people|Scholars from Kolkata|Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford|Indian philanthropists|People from Yangon|Members of the Inner Temple|20th-century Indian lawyers|20th-century philanthropists |
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