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
Goher Irani. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Goher Irani. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
 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 )