Dosabhai Framji Karaka
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| Intro | Historian | |
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| Work field | Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1829 | |
| Death | 1 January 1902 (aged 73 years) |
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Dosabhai Framji Karaka (1829 – 1902) was an Indian newspaper editor and official, known for his history of the Parsis.
He was educated at the Elphinstone Institution. After editing a Gujarati paper, he became manager of the Bombay Times. He spent 1858–9 in England, where he wrote The Parsis: their history, manners, customs, and religion. Returning to India, he held a number of legal and official positions. He became chairman of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.