My father was somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time.
I feel like we are reintroducing historical figures, with the explorer Marco Polo and the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, the ruler of the Mongol empire, the trading place that everybody wanted to get involved in.
I was named after the great emperor Cyrus as my father, Farokh Broacha, was a great admirer of the Persian emperor. Continuing the tradition, I have named my son after Mikhail Gorbachev, someone whom I admire. He gave his people freedom.
It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.
And my father, after all, was a nationalist.
My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.
My father was, like, the token bad white guy in all the old Jackie Chan/Bruce Lee films.
Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West.
My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey.
My father was in the First World War.