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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Thapar and Mrs. Debala Mitra, the Director Generals of his time Dr. Desai maintained the same relations and rapport.
At home, he maintained a mini-office cum library, with books, magazines and periodicals of his subjects and kept himself engaged in research activities. Mrs. Desai took utmost care of him and gave support throughout. "S" is for Shahida-he used to call her so-a very kind-hearted and simple lady.
He breathed his last on 24th March, 2002 after a few days of illness. I conclude and pay tribute to this great scholar of international reputation.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name
: Ziyaud- Din s/o Abdul-Hay Desai
14, Khurshid Park, P.O. Juhapura, Sarkhej Road, Ahmedabad 380 055 (India). Tel : (079) 6822818
Address
Date of birth
17-05-1925
Educational Qualifications: B.A. (Hons.), Persian (Principal) and Urdu (Subor
dinate), Bombay University, 1946 First Clas. First M.A., Persian (Principal) and Urdu (Subordinate), Bombay University, 1948 First Class First. D. Litt. in Persian with Credit (Tahsin) Faculty of Arts, Tehran University, Tehran (Iran), 1959
Distinctions
: Chancellor's Bombay University, 1948
Jaffer Cassum Moosa Gold Medallist, Bombay university, 1948 R.H. Mody Prizeman, Bombay University. 1946. Dakshina Fellow, Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, 1946-47
Government Merit Scholar (at the Secondary and University levels) Government Special Scholar (University level)
Honoured with Tamra Patra (Certificate of Honour) by the Epigraphical Society of India, 1982
President of India's Award of Certificate of Merit for outstanding service to Persian Language and Literature, 1983. Dr. L. P. Tessitori Gold Medal, 1984
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