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Rattanbai Jinnah (1900–1929) She belonged to the Petit family and was the granddaughter of industrialist Dinshaw Maneckji Petit. She was disowned by her family upon converting to Islam and marrying Jinnah, however it was only after the birth of her daughter, Dina, that she reconciled with her family.
Excerpted with permission from 'Ruttie Jinnah: The Woman who stood defiant' by Dr Saad S. Khan, published by Penguin Random House.
Dec 25, 2023 · Rattanbai Jinnah. Eighteen-year-old Rattanbai, a Parsi woman, married Jinnah in early 1918 against her father’s wishes. Jinnah, 42, was far from an ideal suitor — he was not only her father’s age but also from a different religion.
21/Jan/2021. The marriage between Rattanbai Petit and Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in 1918, was nothing short of a box-office thriller. It indeed was ‘the marriage that shook India’, as Sheela...
Mar 1, 2024 · Wiki. 0. Rattanbai “Ruttie” Jinnah, born Rattanbai Petit on February 20, 1900, in Bombay (now Mumbai), was a notable figure in the history of South Asia, primarily as the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Dec 7, 2012 · She is a writer and PhD candidate in Political Philosophy whose work and views have been featured in the New York Times, Dissent the Progressive, Guernica, and on Al Jazeera English, the BBC, and...
Aug 24, 2018 · Saira Khan writes about “Mr. and Mrs. Jinnah,” by Sheela Reddy, a book about a scandalous marriage between a reclusive Pakistani barrister and his teen-age bride.
