End of Cowasjee era
Text: Danish Azar Zuby
About a hundred years ago, there was a Parsi gentleman by
the name of Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, a respectable citizen of Karachi who
became the first elected Mayor of Karachi. He is also known as the ‘Maker of
Modern Karachi’. Those times are synonymous with his name and generally
referred to as the Nusserwanjee era, as it was in those times that the roads of
Karachi were actually washed every morning and it was called the cleanest city
of south Asia. Those were the happy and peaceful times.
Today, in November 2012 we mourn the passing away of
another great Parsi citizen of Karachi, who besides many titles that are
showered on him, is also being addressed as ‘The conscience of the Nation’.
Earlier this year, on the 20th of March SHEHRI (Citizens for
Better Environment) an NGO held an evening function to celebrate the
illustrious life of Cowasjee and confer upon him the award of ‘Citizen
Emeritus’ for his extraordinary services and contributions to Karachi.
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