Parsee Benevolent Institution

Sir Jamsetjee je jeebhoy wikipedia

parsee benevolent institution estd 1849

JIJIBHOY,Sir Jamsetji (1783-1859), Parsi businessman and philanthropist. Jamsetji Jijibhoy was the first Indian to receive a British knighthood in 1842 and the first Indian to receive a hereditary baronetcy in 1857.

Jijibhoy’s largest charitable projects: the Parsi Benevolent Institution (1849) at a cost of Rs. 4,40,000,

The Benevolent Institution was the first indigenous educational institution in Western India educating thousands of students and the foundations of a revised Panchayat.www.iranica.com

Sir J. J. Parsee Benevolent Institution

Sir J. J. Parsee Benevolent Institution are located in Mumbai, Valsad, Navsari and Surat. These Schools cater, irrespective of caste, creed or religion, to the academic requirements of­ over 50OO boys and girls, from various strata of society. zoroastrians.net

Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Parsi Benevolent Institution, Fort : This is one of the oldest and the most reputed institutions doing pioneering work in the field of education for the last 125 years. It was established on 9th January 1849 with a view to spread the benefits of education among the Parsis in Bombay and in the mofussil, to give monetary relief to poor and disabled Parsis, and to ameliorate their sufferings by giving them aid to meet marriage or funeral expenses. Maharashtra State Gazetteers

Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Parsee Benevolent Institution, 209, , Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumb’ai-400001