Dr. Goher Rusi Irani "Jewel"

Meherazad 1975 - photo taken by Anthony Zois
Meherazad 1975 - photo taken by Anthony Zois

Born : 3rd August 1916 - Quetta, British India ( now Pakistan )

Died : 30th June 2004 - 12:40 pm - Meherazad, Indian ( 87 yrs ) - congestive heart failure

Buried : cremated 1st July at 10 am. and interred on Meherabad Hill near Baba's Samadhi.

Parents :  Rusi Jehangir Irani & Khorshed Banoo Irani

Siblings : Katie Irani & brother - Jal Rusi

Nationality : Indian

 

Goher did not marry.

Meher Baba & goher at Guruprasad, Poona ( Pune ), India during the 1960s
Meher Baba & goher at Guruprasad, Poona ( Pune ), India during the 1960s
 Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.
Trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.
Dr. Goher in her clinic
Dr. Goher in her clinic
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000
Meherazad 1975 - photo taken by Anthony Zois
Meherazad 1975 - photo taken by Anthony Zois
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000
Courtesy of LSLP ; Apr-June 2000

Goher was the daughter of Khorshed "Moti" ( Big ) & Rusi Jehangir Irani

 

Goher's sister was Katie R. Irani

 

Khorshed's parents were Dinshaw Dorab & Rawatmani Irani

 

Dinshaw's sister was Baba's mother - Shireen

 ( L-R ) Goher, Khorshed standing, Aspi & Katie. Very poor image courtesy of MN Publ.
( L-R ) Goher, Khorshed standing, Aspi & Katie. Very poor image courtesy of MN Publ.
 Mid-1923 _ Quetta ( then British West India ) : Standing ( L-R ) Khorshed K. Irani, Khorshed R.Irani [ Dr.Goher's mother ] & seated Gilmai K. Irani. Courtesy of Glow Int.magazine Fall 2018.  Image colourized by Anthony Zois
Mid-1923 _ Quetta ( then British West India ) : Standing ( L-R ) Khorshed K. Irani, Khorshed R.Irani [ Dr.Goher's mother ] & seated Gilmai K. Irani. Courtesy of Glow Int.magazine Fall 2018. Image colourized by Anthony Zois
Sisters - Katie & Goher working in the clinic
Sisters - Katie & Goher working in the clinic
Mid-1970s - Goher with Eruch Jessawala ( left ) & Francis Brabazon ( right ) at Meherazad, India.
Mid-1970s - Goher with Eruch Jessawala ( left ) & Francis Brabazon ( right ) at Meherazad, India.
Goher with Vesta Clinton
Goher with Vesta Clinton
MSI Collection ; Goher and Rano Gayley
MSI Collection ; Goher and Rano Gayley
Dr. Goher with Raine Eastman-Gannett after the  bhajan and dance program in 1997. Mandali Hall, Mehrerazad, India. Image courtesy of  Raine Eastman-Gannett.
Dr. Goher with Raine Eastman-Gannett after the bhajan and dance program in 1997. Mandali Hall, Mehrerazad, India. Image courtesy of Raine Eastman-Gannett.
1952 : Goher with Kitty Davy boating on the Meher Center lake, Myrtle Beach, SC.
1952 : Goher with Kitty Davy boating on the Meher Center lake, Myrtle Beach, SC.
 ( L-R ) Dr. Goher, Mehera Irani, Meheru Irani & Arnavaz Dadachanji in India. Photo courtesy of Glenn & Laurel Magrini.
( L-R ) Dr. Goher, Mehera Irani, Meheru Irani & Arnavaz Dadachanji in India. Photo courtesy of Glenn & Laurel Magrini.
( L-R ) Dr. Goher, Raine Eastman-Gannett, Leigh Cameron Rowan at the water tower - 1988
( L-R ) Dr. Goher, Raine Eastman-Gannett, Leigh Cameron Rowan at the water tower - 1988
2021 Zoom Notice
2021 Zoom Notice
Meherazad
Meherazad
Photo courtesy of Anne Giles
Photo courtesy of Anne Giles

Dr. Goher - 1971 -The Oral History Archive Project - Irwin Luck Interview Series

                           - Courtesy of the Los Angeles Meher Baba Center

 

Courtesy of LSLP - Issue October 2004 - front cover ( cropped )
Courtesy of LSLP - Issue October 2004 - front cover ( cropped )