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" GUSTADJI "
Born : 20th Febuary 1890 - Hansortia, Gujarat, British India
Died : 30th October 1957 - Meherazad, India
Interred : Men's Cemetery, Lower Meherabad, India.
Parents : Bhikaiji N. ( mother ) & Nusserwanji Hansotia
( father )
Education : Fort & Proprietory High School, Bombay
Parsi
INDIAN
Observed silence for 30 years till he breathed his last.
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![( L-R ) Raosaheb Afseri, Chanji, Meher Baba, Gustadji Hansotia. Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine - Fall 2017 p.7](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/iac3e3afec9396154/version/1591904353/image.jpg)
Gustadji sitting on the far front left, next to Sarosh Irani
![Baba holding Gustadji's hand with Meherjee holding the umbrella](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=490x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i6bd2acedb2971023/version/1394681637/image.jpg)
![China, 1932 - Men mandali at the statue of Deng Shiru and his cave in Hangzhou, China, prior to Meher Baba's visit.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=490x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ia19eefd4705d7b4e/version/1581457155/image.jpg)
![LP : 1949 - Baba begging in the New Life carry a satchel and brass pot and accompanied by Adi K. Irani with Gustadji following in Benares, India.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=710x10000:format=jpg/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i05dbb23b2cb00897/version/1593155786/image.jpg)
![1952 : Locarni, Switzerland. ( l-r ) Gustadji Hansotia, Adi K.Irani, Sarosh K. Irani & Meherjee Karkaria. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/i45a1e0d561db4ae1/version/1663620126/image.jpg)
![1952 : Hedi Merten's residency in Locarno, Switzerland. Gustadji rear right in suit. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/se80bcf7e1bbfb507/image/ia7da98de04e32ce3/version/1663620048/image.jpg)
Men's Cemetery, Lower Meherabad