WHAT happens when precious memories accidentally tumble out of an old wooden box? The great-grandson of Khurshed Bharucha-the first Indian cashier of Tata Steel and one of the last remaining members of the dying Parsi community of Jamshedpur-owned this prized possession. The box contained images, postcards and a diary-elements that are poignant memories of a family's existence, origin and most importantly its contribution to the making of the industrial township of Tatanagar.
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