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CAMA, KHARSHEDJI RUSTAMH
(1831-1909), Parsi Zoroastrian scholar and community leader. Cama worked for the organization of Parsi madressas (madrasas), and his consultation was sought also in the establishment of Hindu and Muslim schools. He was associated with the University of Bombay.
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INDIA xxi. INDIAN INFLUENCES ON PERSIAN PAINTING
During the 17th century, the flow of artistic influences between Persia and India reversed. Paintings and drawings in the developed Mughal style of the first quarter of the century were imported to the courts and bazaars of Isfahan.