Living with memories parsee dwelling in early settlements of Gujarat

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Imagined Reality - a historical paucity p.2, The Achaemenians p.8, Greek Wars p.14, The
Sassanians p.16,The Arabs p.18, Dramatis Personae p.22, Introduction p.28, Hidden in
the folds of History - Medieval India History p.32, A Historical Summary p.35, Trade p.38,
Arrival Murky Times: Mobammedan Rule and Mughal India p.39, p. of Family Tales and
Lore p.43, State and Politics p.45, Parsee Lore p.48, Mughals p.49, Oral Tradition and
Personal Accounts p.53,
Gaining Ground - making of a new homeland The Panchayat: from Dastur to Dastur and
Parsee Seth p.58, The Behdins p.63, The Panchayat , Of Community Building Religious
Institutions p.65, Fire Temples – Agiyari p.69, Tower of Silence – Dokhma Social
Institutions p.83, Sanitorium p.98, Library p.102,Traces of Inhabitation: -a narrative of
identity p.106, Getting Rooted – Names, Place, Professions and Native Titles, Phase I –
Village, Saronda p.122, Tadgam p.146, Nargol p.164, Udwada Cities p.168, Navsari
p.182, Surat p.198, Bharuch Phase II- Princely states p.246, Bhuj p.276, Porbander
p.296,Jamnagar p.322, Bhavnagar p.324, Epiloguc through the 'pin-bole' p.328, Left on

the drawing board p.332, Appendix 1,p.335, Glossary p.336, Select Bibliographyp.339,
Index p.343, Illustration Credits p.347.