Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu

Born: August 1861
Died: 14 November 1924
Updated: 20 Jul 2026

Summary

Businessperson, Vice-President of the NIC, passive resister, political prisoner, philanthropist.

Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu, also known as Parsi Rustomjee (or “Kakaji”) was born in India in August 1861. He arrived in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) at the age of seventeen, worked in an aerated waters company, and later became a prosperous businessperson. He was one of the founders of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) on August 22, 1894, and was elected Vice-President.

How we know this

01• E.S.Reddy. (2012). From an email to SAHO, from Mr E S Reddy, dated 30 June 2012

Last updated · 20 Jul 2026

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South African History Online (2019) 'Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148503 (Accessed: 20 July 2026).

South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148503

South African History Online, Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0148503, (accessed 20 July 2026).