How a Muslim-Jewish romance shaped one of India’s biggest pharma giants Kenneth X. Robbins | John Mcleod Updated January 27, 2016 Facebook Count Twitter Share 120 In 1992, the editor of The Times of India telephoned one of Mumbai’s most prominent businessmen, Yusuf K Hamied. The editor asked Hamied, “as a Muslim leader” his opinion on communal riots that were taking place in the city. Hamied replied: “Why aren’t you asking me as an Indian Jew? Because my name is Hamied? My mother was Jewish!” His maternal grandparents had perished in the Holocaust. KA Hamied and Luba Hamied. KA Hamied and Luba Hamied. Hamied, the chairman of one of India’s largest pharmaceutical firms, Cipla, is the son of an aristocratic Muslim scientist from India and a Jewish Communist from what is now Lithuania. Defined by his parents’ extraordinary marriage, he u
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Jaddanbai | Women on Record www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/artists/jaddanbai She[NARGIS] was inducted, at the age of 14, into Mehboob Khan's Taqdeer ( 1943 ). ... Rare photos of film poster and family photo-- JADDAN BAI (LEFT)HER DAUGHTER NARGIS IN MIDDLE SITTING NEXT TO JADDAN BAI'S ... Nargis Dutt was born in Calcutta as Fatima Rashid on June 1 1929. Her father, Abdul Rashid was a converted muslim from Rawalpindi, Punjab. Her mother Jaddanbai was a Hindustani classical singer. "A Pre-production meeting at Central Studios, Tardeo, where “Andaz” was made, shows the legendary Jaddanbai (extreme right) Nargis’ mother, emphasizing a point to Mehboob, her daughter, and Dilip Kumar." Jaddanbai « Women on Record www.womenonrecord.com Nargis's father was Uttamchand Mohanchand. He belonged to a Brahmin family and was disowned because of his association with Jaddanbai. www.ibnlive.co m -- Nargis D
