Homi Muluk Irani’s pledge to build a women’s college was redeemed this January
Khursheed Dinshaw
The tastefully designed Pilloo Homi Irani Women’s College for Arts and Science in Gulbarga, Karnataka was officially inaugurated by the governor of Karnataka, T. N. Chaturvedi on January 18, 2007. The building consisting of a two storey framed structure with 15 rooms and a built up area of 12,000 square feet is located near the Sardar Vallabhai Patel Circle in the heart of the city.
Lauding the efforts of the late Homi and Pilloo Irani’s progeny — Nina, Neville, Nawaz and Navroze — the governor referred to the contributions of the small Parsi community in the major streams of commerce, trade,......