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Rahat Badruddin Tyabji

Rahat Badruddin Tyabji, formally known as Rahat-un-Nafs (née Shujatali/Sharaf Ali), stands as a pivotal yet often under-recognised figure in the social history of 19th-century India. While history frequently focuses on “Great Men”—celebrating...

Safia Jabir Ali

Safia Jabir Ali (1893–1962) stands as a compelling archetype of the “New Woman” who emerged in late colonial India. A scion of the illustrious Tyabji clan of Bombay, she navigated the complex transition from Victorian-era domesticity to the active...

Salima Tyabji

Salima Tyabji was a distinguished Indian historian, educator, and editor whose career bridged the worlds of academic publishing and social history. Though she spent decades operating quietly as a formidable gatekeeper of historical scholarship at Oxford University...