Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia

Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia (1888–1971) was an author from India who was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1961 by Government of India for his contribution to literature.^[1][2] He was born in Mumbai in 1888 and studied law. He served as a member of Mysore Legislative Council from 1930 to 1931 and from 1942 to 1943. He was a nominated member of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Indian Parliament) from 1954 to 1966. He died in 1971.^[3]

Books

• The Life and Teachings of Zoroaster
• The Ethics of Feminism: A study of the revolt of woman
• Democracy and society
• The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders
• History and philosophy of social work in India
• The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: And Other Essays, Philosophical and Sociological

References

1. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Ardeshir%20Ruttonji%20Wadia&ie=UTF8&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank
2. "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
3. Previous Members Rajya Sabha website.