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[[File:Mumbai 03-2016 76 BJPC Institute.jpg|thumb|The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution in Mumbai]] | |||
'''Byramjee Jeejeebhoy''' [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] (1822–1890) was | '''Byramjee Jeejeebhoy''' [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] (1822–1890) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist who founded several education institutions in [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College and the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution in [[Charni Road]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College of Commerce|url=http://bjcc.edu.in/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-12|website=bjcc.edu.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-03-31|title=Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution|url=http://www.bjpci.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331132030/http://www.bjpci.org/|archive-date=2010-03-31|access-date=2021-06-12|website=bjpci.org}}</ref> [[South Mumbai]], [[Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, Pune|Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College]] in [[Pune]] and the [[B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad|B. J. Medical College]] [[Ahmedabad]] are four of the notable schools and colleges founded by him. In October 1830, the [[British East India Company]] leased Byramjee seven villages between [[Jogeshwari]] and [[Borivali]], that totalled over {{convert|12000|acre|km2}}. Also given to Byramjee was [[Land's End, Bandra]], a cape with the [[Bandra Fort]] that became known as the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Point for an annual rent of Rs. 2800. Byramjee built a beautiful, large mansion as his personal home on the hill overlooking the fort.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doc|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1151734/|url-status=live|website=Indian Kanoon}}</ref> | ||
==Bandstand Road== | ==Bandstand Road== | ||
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy built a road parallel to the sea in Bandra named as Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Road which runs from St. Andrews to Lands End, | Byramjee Jeejeebhoy built a road parallel to the sea in Bandra named as Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Road which runs from St. Andrews to Lands End, at his own expense and was opened to the public in 1878. A stone recording this event can still be seen at the junction of Jeejeebhoy Road and Bhaba Road in Bandra.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} | ||
A horse racing prize, the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Eclipse Stakes Of India, is named after him.<ref> | A horse racing prize, the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Eclipse Stakes Of India, is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nine landowners control a fifth of Mumbai's habitable area|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/nine-landowners-control-a-fifth-of-mumbais-habitable-area/articleshow/45839026.cms|url-status=live|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Nationality | Indian |
Notable work | Founder of Land's End, Bandra |
| Children | 2 |
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy CSI (1822–1890) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist who founded several education institutions in Bombay. The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College and the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution in Charni Road,[1][2] South Mumbai, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College in Pune and the B. J. Medical College Ahmedabad are four of the notable schools and colleges founded by him. In October 1830, the British East India Company leased Byramjee seven villages between Jogeshwari and Borivali, that totalled over 12,000 acres (49 km2). Also given to Byramjee was Land's End, Bandra, a cape with the Bandra Fort that became known as the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Point for an annual rent of Rs. 2800. Byramjee built a beautiful, large mansion as his personal home on the hill overlooking the fort.[3]
Bandstand Road[edit | edit source]
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy built a road parallel to the sea in Bandra named as Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Road which runs from St. Andrews to Lands End, at his own expense and was opened to the public in 1878. A stone recording this event can still be seen at the junction of Jeejeebhoy Road and Bhaba Road in Bandra.[citation needed]
A horse racing prize, the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Eclipse Stakes Of India, is named after him.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College of Commerce". bjcc.edu.in. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution". bjpci.org. 31 March 2010. Archived from the original on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "Doc". Indian Kanoon.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nine landowners control a fifth of Mumbai's habitable area". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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