"PADRI "

Image rendition by Anthony Zois

Born : 29th November, 1903 - Poona, India

Died : 13th March, 1982, India

Buried : Lower Meherabad, MS., India

Parents : (M) Nowraj Driver, (F) Freiny Sohrab Irani - they later seperated due to his drinking

Siblings : Rusi ( oldest ), Keki & Homi

Education : Poona Camp Government English School

INDIAN

Padri's mother was also known as - Freiny Masa - b. 1874

Freiny's sister - Daulat was Mehera's mother

Freiny's brother was Col. Merwan Irani

Freiny's other brother - Faredoon raised with his wife Dowla D. Irani, Jamshed S. Irani, Meher Baba's eldest brother.

Padris brother Rusi was an engineer, later he was committed to an asylum by Col.Irani.

1923 : Quetta, Br. India. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

Photo taken by BOBBY BUGGIA at Lower Meherabad, India

Painted by Charlie Mills,2002 "Padri" - Oil-14x11 -Courtesy of AMBT,Merherabad, India - http://www.millsstudio.com/

Many thanks to Randy Wasserstrom for sharing the following 2 PDF's.

PADRI'S BROTHER.docx

Microsoft Word Document 3.2 KB

Rustam Irani Naorooz Driver

Naorooz Rustam.docx

Microsoft Word Document 1.7 MB

Painted by Charlie Mills, 2007 "Padri" - Oil-20x16 - http://www.millsstudio.com/

Padri's on a official document

MSI Collection

India : Padri is on the rear right with his hand holding the roof. Courtesy of Lord Meher - p.1233

Image rendition by Anthony Zois.

21st June, 1923 - Mt. Urak, Quetta ( then British W. India ) ; Padri wearing a hat, is standing centre-right behind Gumai in the dark sari, amoungst Baba's men mandali. Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine -Fall 2018, also, Lord Meher Vol.2 p.532.

Baba is standing on the Samadhi-side of the Tin Cabin foundation observing the work with it appears to be Padri.

Padri painting the inside of Baba's cabin in 1936 or '37

November 1955 at Meherabad. Seated- Aloba, Gustadji, Ramjoo, Pendu; standing-Bhau, Padri, Vishnu, Feram, Eruch, Bal Natu, Sidhu

Padri with Siddhu at Meherabad, India

Padri with Eric Teperman

http://mandalihall.org/talks/speakers/Padri/

Padri with Ursula Reinhart. Image enhanced by Anthony Zois.

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Mandali Moments series: Filmed at Meherabad in January 1975 talking mostly to Australian pilgrims.

In 1974 and 1975 Steven Hein videotaped Meher Baba's mandali on a reel-to-reel videotape recorder. Kristine Wyld arranged for the tapes to be converted to professional quality analogue Betacam SP tapes. Mandali Hall, Meherazad, India - 1975.

Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 1998

Padri with Pendu Irani

1969 at Upper Meherabad, India

1978 : Padri - Courtesy of Paul Lib

Padri, 1973, by Patricia Curtis

Padri's grave is located at Lower Meherabad. The born date is the 29th Nov. 1903.