Perhaps one should think before posting a comment like this. All the corrupt Politicians of today and past speak fluent Urdu - how has that benefited Pakistan. Cowasjee was an intellectual like very few in Pakistan. These days Media is powerful and can say a lot of things. Cowasjee was writing about corruption and land mafia in Karachi when nobody dared speak against political parties. Very courageous man indeed.

RIP Ardeshir. You were one of the few remaining good men in Pakistan, one that voiced bravely against all that is unjust in Pakistan, and upheld the truth, justice, and fairness above all else. You could never be silenced or corrupted.

Totally agree. Please publish a compilation of his columns in a book form.

A man who lived and died in Pakistan could not speak Urdu, tells you how disconnected he was to the society he lived in.

RIP. enjoyed his columns, though have not read the paper for a while, saw the picture in Ummmat of his body being moved,that brought me to Dawn this morning.thanks again Cowasjee.RIP.

the truth loving noble soul will be remember ever in truth loving people,may his soul rest in peace.

Millions of Pakistanis don't speak Urdu they speak their own provincial languages.

Mr. Cowasjee was my favorite columnist. Parsies have made very good citizens of any country they resided, India or Pakistan. I have great respect for his writing. May God bless his soul.

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A man of amazing clarity, courgae, knowledge, and conviction. Rest in peace.

Na rok sake, Na daman tham sake unka, Bade hi kareeb se uthkar chala gaya koi. One reason I used to read Dawn was to see Mr Cowasjee's column. He said what he believed in, without hiding in diplomatic words. His compassion for the commonman as well as his passion for justice, freedom and truth was outstanding. I salute to him and send my condolances to his family. May his soul rest in peace with Khodai. Dilip Shah from India.

Ardeshir cowasjee was really a vast ocean of knowledge .His departure from the literary world is untimely as readers like me Is still unfamiliar to his multidimensional personality to equip knowledge and benefit from his deep experience and political analysis.He was like a benign Alma mater to inculcate what was the necessity.He whipped every despotic with his satirical tone and convinced the people to overthrow the shackles of tyranny and injustice.His departure is a great loss for our literary society and a hiatus has created which is difficult to be abridged in future.Personally I mourn over his death and pray for his siblings to bear the demise with patience.Such kind of intellectuals can bring in our society revolutionaries changes.He has played his role honestly but now it is our responsibility to fulfill his unfulfilled dream, the dream of a democratic Pakistan.

IN GOD WE TRUST WE HAVE FAITH IN HUMAN FEALTY. GOD BLESS MR. COWASJEE'S

IN GOD WE TRUST WE HAVE FAITH IN HUMANITY. GOD BLESS MR. COWASJEE

He loved Pakistan with all its flaws, issues, and problems. He felt disappointment but never disheartened. His death is a loss that may never be completely filled.

it's column should be republish by dawn as a reward for his role as a journalist and to media...

I think you should get an education before making such comments!

Ah! Respected Ardesher Cowasjee was a rare kind of gifted pen-weilder. Really a great writer/columnist of unmatched courage and conviction. His writings were always a source of new knowledge and newer learning , thought provoking. He lived a successful life reminiscent of the ideals and noble memories of the Founding Father of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. May God bless his soul and gives special strength to the grieved family to bear this great loss. Ameen

RIP, Cowasjee we will Miss you and your wisdom, you were passionate, honest and truthful in your columns.

A sad loss indeed. May he rest in peace.

I wrote a mail to him immediately after Mr. Bugti was killed asking him whether pakistan has one more bangladesh in the making. I was very surprised to receive a reply from him telling me that no body should wish the same. RIP Mr. Cowasjee

To celebrate the remarkable life of Cowasjee we must pay heed to his words of wisdom to meet the challenges facing the Pakistani Society. Cowasjee was a true Pakistani, sincere and patriotic. May God bless him with eternal peace. Amen.

Mr. Ardeshir Cowasjee was my father's, Dr. Dinshaw Sachinvala's class mate at the BVS school, and both matriculated school the same year in the early 1940s. I remember Mr. Cowasjee at my dad's institutes and visiting us time to time at home when we were children. To me Mr. Cowasjee was very kind, clear in his thoughts, direct in expressing them, and enjoyed humor. I felt then that he made teenagers field questions that changed paradigm by creating need to enhance self confidence with legitimate achievement. My last conversation with Mr. Cowasjee was a few days before I left Karachi for Minnesota in late summer 1974. He had asked my father to bring me over for tea. At parting, Mr. Cowasjee asked me to be true to myself; never be afraid to speak my mind; and to be open and verifiable. Villi (my wife) and I raised our son Cyrus by those words. Cyrus practices taxation law in Cleveland and Chicago. I will miss Mr. Cowasjee. Best wishes to his son, daughter, and his friends. Navzer D. Sachinvala, Ph.D., MBA Retired, USDA-ARS, New Orleans; E-mail: sachinvala@aol.com

indeed a lover of Pakistan has passed away. his hope for a better pakistan will rise one day, InshaAllah.

R. I. P. Ardeshir Cowasjee I was pained learn that Mr Cowasji passed away after an illness last Saturday. I have been an admirer of his fluid and brutally haonest style for several years now. On the last Sunday of the year 2011, he did a "Winding down" on his 22 years of service to the readers of Dawn ... Then after a brief hiatus -- by his own admission there was no "final farewell" -- Ardeshir Cowasjee returned in April this year. I read, relected and rejoiced as i read 'The greening of justice" Many a Sunday i would return to your website and be disappointed that he was not there till suddenly four months later in August he wrote "Lost in the mists of time". You will agree with me -- in hindsight -- that he definitely had the prescience and foreknowledge that that was that would be his last hurrah. As an avid reader from India i shall miss him. dara

Hear, hear. Excellent rebuttal.

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I feel Ardeshir Cowasjee

Cowasjee was one of the loudest, prominent and respectable voices of conscience of Pakistan. Alas, it is no more. May God bless his soul, what a unique man of freedom he was (from Ghalib)