Ratan_Marshal
Ratan Marshal
Indian social worker and writer (1911–2011)
Ratan Rustom Marshal (14 October 1911 – 16 January 2011)[1] was a Parsi social worker and litterateur. He was the first person to receive a PhD degree in Gujarati language for his dissertation, Gujarati Patrakaratvano Itihas (History of Gujarati journalism), in which he has chronicled the history of Gujarati journalism from the 19th century. His research is considered to be the original reference book of Gujarati journalism.[2] He was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for his autobiography in 1999.