Rustom K. S. Ghandhi

Who is Rustom K. S. Ghandhi?

Vice Admiral Rustom Khushro Shapoorjee Ghandhi, PVSM, Vr.C., I.N. Ret., son of Khushro Shapoorjee Ghandhi and Dina Dhunjishah Amroliwalla, was born at Jabalpur, India, on 1 July 1924. He graduated from St. Joseph's College, Nainital, India, with an Intermediate Science degree in 1941. After a year of advanced studies at Allahabad University, he subsequently joined the Royal Navy with a permanent commission as an officer cadet on 1 January 1943.

He currently resides at Colaba, Mumbai, India. He was married to Khorshed "Bubbles" Kharegat, daughter of Sir Pheroze and Lady Kharegat on 1 January 1949, and has three children: a son Sandy, and two daughters Yasmine and Delna. He is the oldest of five brothers, the others being Dhun, Sorab, Burzoe and Jamshed.