Sylvia Nanavati

Wife of K. M. Nanavati

Canadian Portsmouth, England

Quick Info

ProfessionWife of K. M. Nanavati
NationalityCanadian
Date of Birth01/01/1931
Age95 years
BirthplacePortsmouth, England

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Bio/Wiki

Famous ForBeing the wife of K. M. Nanavati

Personal Life

ReligionZoroastrianism aka Parsi
Hobbies
  • Watching Films
  • Listening to Music
  • Partying

Relationships & More

Marital StatusWidow
Affairs/BoyfriendsPrem Ahuja (a Bombay-based Sindhi businessman)
Marriage DateYear 1949

Family

HusbandK. M. Nanavati (Commander, Indian Navy)
Children
  • Pheroze Nanavati
  • 1 more
  • Tannaz

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Sylvia Nanavati gained fame as the wife of K. M. Nanavati during the landmark 1959 case.
2. Sylvia was married at a young age.
3. She had three children - two boys and a girl.
4. The couple was well-known in social circles.
5. Things took a turn when Sylvia crossed paths with Prem Ahuja, a wealthy and flashy businessman in Bombay.
6. Sylvia (born Cynthia Pavri) met Kawas Nanavati as a teenager in Portsmouth, England, in the late 1940s where he was training at a Royal British Navy facility.
7. After marriage in 1949, they settled in Bombay (now Mumbai).
8. All her children were born between 1950 and 1956.
9. After K. M. Nanavati's release from prison, Sylvia moved with him and their children to Ontario, Canada, where they built a new life and later retired in Burlington.
10. Sylvia was steadfast in her support for her husband throughout the trial and testified as a key defense witness alongside him.
11. Her letters to Prem Ahuja were made public and used as evidence in the trial.
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