parsee dwelling in early settlements of Gujarat Nagarsheth, Snehal creator Chilleriga, Pallavi text Ahmedabad SID Research Cell, CEPT University 2009 monographic 348p. 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. URD/25-26/09/30, CEPT Univrsity 720.288/NAG 8783