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Homi Billimoria

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Homi Framjee Billimoria was born on 23 May 1901 in Colombo, Ceylon, the second of three children and the oldest son of Framjee and Dinbai Billimoria (1877-1945). Billimoria married Munnie Karanjia (1912-?).
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while serving as the deputy chief architect, in 1953 he was conferred with a
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Sadanandan, Renuka; Hettiarachchi, Kumudini (2 December 2007).
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of the Public Works Department from 1953 to 1956. In the
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of the Public Works Department from 1953 to 1956. In the
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Officer (Civil Division) Order of the British Empire
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origin. He was the first Ceylonese to graduate from
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Index

Ceylon
University of Liverpool
Architect
Architecture
OBE
Ceylonese
Parsee
Liverpool University
Royal Institute of British Architects
chief architect
1948 Birthday Honours
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Coronation Medal
1954 Birthday Honours
Officer (Civil Division) Order of the British Empire
Ceylon Institute of Architects
chief architect
1948 Birthday Honours
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Coronation Medal
1954 Birthday Honours
Officer (Civil Division) Order of the British Empire
Ceylon Institute of Architects
Mumtaz Mahal, Colombo
Tintagel Colombo
Independence Memorial Hall
Young Men's Buddhist Association
ISBN
9781134067510
"Fourth Supplement"

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