A former English professor of
Parsi heritage, Daruwalla was an ardent follower of
Ganesha. Bejan Daruwalla died on 29 May 2020 in Ahmedabad, India. After the news of his death emerged, several media reports suggested that he had died due to
COVID-19. His astrologer-son, Nastur, told
The Times of India that his father had
pneumonia and lung infection, and the oxygen level in his body had dipped. == Work ==