Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir

Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir (1860 – 15 July 1940) was an Indian philanthropist and leader of women's organizations, based in Bombay.

Early life Dhunbai Wadia was born in Bombay, the daughter of Ardeshir Hormusjee Wadia, a member of the Wadia family. Her family were Parsis. She was presented to Queen Victoria in 1885, on her first visit to England.

Career Jehangir was a co-founder and secretary of the Princess Mary Victoria Gymkhana, a women's social and educational club in Bombay. In 1907, she presided over the All-India Women's Conference at Ahmedabad. She was vice-president of the Bombay chapter of the Indian Women's Council for many years. She represented India in 1924, at the Wembley Empire Exhibition in London. In 1927, she was one of the first women Justices of the Peace in Bombay. She received the gold Kaisar-i-Hind Medal. She raised funds for women's health, famine relief, and other causes.

The Lady Dhunbai Jehangir Home for the Destitute opened in 1938. It was the largest private institution of its kind in Bombay in the 1950s and 1960s.

Personal life and legacy In 1876, Dhunbai Wadia married banker and industrialist Jehangir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney.

The Sorabji Ratanji Patel Agiary in Pune includes a hall named for Lady Dhunbai Cowasjee Jehangir. A portrait of Lady Jehangir is prominent at the entrance of the Cowasji Jehangir Hall in Mumbai.

One of Jehangir's grandchildren was the artist Jehangir Sabavala.