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'''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.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&field-author=Ardeshir%20Ruttonji%20Wadia&ie=UTF8&search-alias=books&sort=relevancerank</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
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He was born in [[Mumbai]] in 1888 and studied law. A Parsee, he was educated at St Xavier's College, Wilson College, St Catharine's College, Oxford, and Cambridge University. From 1917 to 1942 he served as Professor and, for 3 years, as Dean at the University of Mysore. <ref> [[William Sweet]], "Wadia, A.R.," in ''Biographical Dictionary of British Idealism,'' ed. W. Sweet (New York: Continuum, 2012), pp 668-672 .</ref> He served as a member of [[Mysore Legislative Council]] from 1930 to 1931 and from 1942 to 1943.<br />
He was a nominated member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (the Upper House of [[Indian Parliament]]) from 1954 to 1966. He died in 1971.<ref>[http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/w.pdf Previous Members] [[Rajya Sabha]] website.</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
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*''The Life and Teachings of Zoroaster''<br />
*''The Ethics of Feminism: A study of the revolt of woman''<br />
*''Democracy and society''<br />
*''The Bombay dockyard and the Wadia master builders''<br />
*''History and philosophy of social work in India''<br />
*''The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi: And Other Essays, Philosophical and Sociological''<br />
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