Peston Padamji Ginwala (9 February 1919 – 2 July 2008) also known as Pesi Ginwala was a noted senior barrister from India, working at Calcutta High Court.
He was born on 9 February 1919 in Rangoon [1] to Sir Padamji Pestonji Ginwala, also a noted barrister, economist and public figure of British India and British Burma. [2] Peston was educated at Charterhouse School, London, before completing his law degree at the prestigious Balliol College, Oxford. He joined the bar at Inner Temple. [3] He moved to Calcutta in 1945, before starting his career at Calcutta High Court. [3] Peston was married to Hilla, in whose honour he started a scholarship named The Hilla Ginwala Scholarship worth £10,000 per year for needy students from India, willing to study at Oxford University [4] He was noted for his legal acumen and expertise. [2] [3] He also served as a director in various companies like Indian Iron & Steel Co. [5] promoted by Calcutta-based industrialist, Sir Ranjen Mookerjee and others. [1] [6]
He died in Kolkata in July 2008. [2] [3]
Peston Padamji Ginwala (9 February 1919 – 2 July 2008) also known as Pesi Ginwala was a noted senior barrister from India, working at Calcutta High Court.
He was born on 9 February 1919 in Rangoon [1] to Sir Padamji Pestonji Ginwala, also a noted barrister, economist and public figure of British India and British Burma. [2] Peston was educated at Charterhouse School, London, before completing his law degree at the prestigious Balliol College, Oxford. He joined the bar at Inner Temple. [3] He moved to Calcutta in 1945, before starting his career at Calcutta High Court. [3] Peston was married to Hilla, in whose honour he started a scholarship named The Hilla Ginwala Scholarship worth £10,000 per year for needy students from India, willing to study at Oxford University [4] He was noted for his legal acumen and expertise. [2] [3] He also served as a director in various companies like Indian Iron & Steel Co. [5] promoted by Calcutta-based industrialist, Sir Ranjen Mookerjee and others. [1] [6]
He died in Kolkata in July 2008. [2] [3]