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Seth Edulji Dinshaw

 By the end of the nineteenth century, Seth Edulji Dinshaw had expanded his business to Bombay from Karachi. He had started his entrepreneurial career in Karachi as a trader, making money by providing supplies to the British army during the Second Afghan War in the 1870s. Over time his business grew and diversified into other areas. Bombay at that time was already home to a number of rich men who had made their money from selling opium, spices, silk and flesh – and, more recently, from producing cotton textiles. The life-stories of these first-generation businessmen are colourful sagas of cunning, aggression and competitiveness – generally lauded as wisdom, courage and hard work in popular history. Seth Edulji joined the ranks of these pioneers of Bombay and became part of the urban lore of the city. Their stories were of inspiration not only to the younger turks in the game, but also to people who lived more mundane lives and day-to-day existences. In turn, the public adulation these

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I love to read, read about people, places, interesting facts, interesting events etc etc and through this blog I wish to share the same with you. These are are stories about Kings and Queens, Freedom fighters and political leaders, celebrities and criminals, places and palaces, temples and shrines, important events and inventions etc etc Most of my stories have been borrowed from books, magazines, social media etc and it is difficult to acknowledge them individually. However I wish to thank all of them and declare that this blog is not for any commercial pleasure. It is only for the sheer love of reading and enjoying life. ** 25-4-2024 When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the question students asked him most was: Do you believe in God? And he always answered: I believe in the God of Spinoza. Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes. According to Spinoza, God would say: “Stop praying.