Rustom Tirandaz Passes Away

Date

January 28, 2009

Post by

arZan

Category

Individuals

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The following is a post by Shernaaz Engineer.

The late Rustom Tirandaz, on the day he won the BPP election (October 2008), elated and determined to forge ahead…

On Republic Day (January 26), when one was at the lovely, lively annual concert of the Activity High School at Peddar Road, vivaciously put together by Principal Perin Bagli and her talented young students, in the crowd there was a lovable lion-in-winter, with his snowy beard and benign smile, Rustom Tirandaz, enjoying the foot-tapping dances with wife Armaity.

The next morning (January 27), he was summoned to a destination so far away that we’ve lost him forever. Rustomji surely had no idea on that Monday evening that these were the last few hours of his life – and neither did we, because we put off the urge to walk across during intermission to say hello, keeping it for another time. Alas!

However, it was a fitting tribute to his spunk and indefatigable spirit that the end came swiftly and suddenly, with no suffering. And he went, quite literally, on his feet…

He was a good man, with much goodwill – which was amply demonstrated at the recent Parsi Punchayet elections, when his surprise victory was greeted with joy.

Being a politician, and a former Mumbai Corporator, he had the propensity to be able to work the crowd with much gusto at any public gathering. He could make fiery speeches at the drop of a hat, full of wit and bravado, endangered by his ability to repeatedly put his foot into his mouth! But his gregarious disposition, easy accessibility, and genuine enthusiasm to do his best for the community won him much admiration.

Continue reading Rustom Tirandaz RIP at Shernaaz’s blog.

2 Comments

  1. Ardeshir B. Damania

    I am very sad at the passing away of my dear friend Rustom Tirandaz. I have known Rustom for almost 50 years when we were fellow boy scouts in the 100th Bombay Homavazir’s troop in the Dadar Parsi Colony. Later, after post-graduation I moved on to international assignments but throughout this period till today I always made it a point to see him every time I came to Bombay. I could see him from the Jame Jamshed Road and shout “Rustom” and he would say “come on in” any time of the day. His reputation as a honest to God corporator was well-known. I still remember him going around his ward on an old beat-up Vespa scooter. It was good that I met him and his wife Armaity when I was in Bombay last December 2008. He was always ready to use his good offices to help people in need regardless of creed or color. That is why there were more non-Parsi mourners at his home. He will be missed, his fiery and ‘foot in the mouth’ speeches and all.

  2. Ardeshir B. Damania

    I am very sad at the passing away of my dear friend Rustom Tirandaz. I have known Rustom for almost 50 years when we were fellow boy scouts in the 100th Bombay Homavazir’s troop in the Dadar Parsi Colony. Later, after post-graduation I moved on to international assignments but throughout this period till today I always made it a point to see him every time I came to Bombay. I could see him from the Jame Jamshed Road and shout “Rustom” and he would say “come on in” any time of the day. His reputation as a honest to God corporator was well-known. I still remember him going around his ward on an old beat-up Vespa scooter. It was good that I met him and his wife Armaity when I was in Bombay last December 2008. He was always ready to use his good offices to help people in need regardless of creed or color. That is why there were more non-Parsi mourners at his home. He will be missed, his fiery and ‘foot in the mouth’ speeches and all.