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'''Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria''' was an Indian physician, social worker, and the founder of ''Bel-Air Hospital'', a tuberculosis sanatorium at [[Panchgani]], a hill station in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Panchgani profile on India free.org">{{cite web | url=http://indiafree.org/d-7989-wwxe-panchgani | title=Panchgani profile on India free.org | publisher=India free.org | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> Born on 13 May 1882 in [[Mumbai]] to Bomanji Jamshedji Billimoria as the youngest of his four children,<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us1.htm | title=About Us | publisher=Belair Panchgani | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> Billimoria took up medicine as his profession and, in 1912, established a sanatorium for treating tuberculosis at Dalkeith in Panchgani.<ref name="Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills">{{cite web | url=https://redscarabtravelandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/panchgani-beyond-the-five-hills/ | title=Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills | publisher=Red Scarab Travel and Media | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> The facility has grown over the years to become a 250-bedded healthcare centre and is managed by [[Indian Red Cross Society]].<ref name="About Us" /> He was married to [[Gulestan Rustom Billimoria]],<ref name="Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society">{{Cite web |url=http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us.htm |title=Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society |date=2018-05-29 |website=www.belairpanchgani.org |access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref> a known social worker and a [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient.<ref name="Padma Awards 1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1961, for his contributions to medicine.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> | '''Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria''' was an Indian physician, social worker, and the founder of ''Bel-Air Hospital'', a tuberculosis sanatorium at [[Panchgani]], a hill station in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="Panchgani profile on India free.org">{{cite web | url=http://indiafree.org/d-7989-wwxe-panchgani | title=Panchgani profile on India free.org | publisher=India free.org | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016 | archive-date=29 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135950/https://indiafree.org/d-7989-wwxe-panchgani | url-status=dead }}</ref> Born on 13 May 1882 in [[Mumbai]] to Bomanji Jamshedji Billimoria as the youngest of his four children,<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us1.htm | title=About Us | publisher=Belair Panchgani | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016 | archive-date=29 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091727/http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us1.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> Billimoria took up medicine as his profession and, in 1912, established a sanatorium for treating tuberculosis at Dalkeith in Panchgani.<ref name="Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills">{{cite web | url=https://redscarabtravelandmedia.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/panchgani-beyond-the-five-hills/ | title=Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills | publisher=Red Scarab Travel and Media | date=2016 | access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> The facility has grown over the years to become a 250-bedded healthcare centre and is managed by [[Indian Red Cross Society]].<ref name="About Us" /> He was married to [[Gulestan Rustom Billimoria]],<ref name="Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society">{{Cite web |url=http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us.htm |title=Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society |date=2018-05-29 |website=www.belairpanchgani.org |access-date=2018-05-29 |archive-date=14 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314124435/http://www.belairpanchgani.org/about_us.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> a known social worker and a [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient.<ref name="Padma Awards 1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015000149/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 1961, for his contributions to medicine.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> | ||
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Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 May 1882 |
| Occupation | Physician Social worker |
| Known for | Panchgani Tuberculosis Sanatorium |
| Spouse(s) | Gulestan Rustom Billimoria |
| Parent(s) | Bomanji Jamshedji Billimoria |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria was an Indian physician, social worker, and the founder of Bel-Air Hospital, a tuberculosis sanatorium at Panchgani, a hill station in Maharashtra.[1] Born on 13 May 1882 in Mumbai to Bomanji Jamshedji Billimoria as the youngest of his four children,[2] Billimoria took up medicine as his profession and, in 1912, established a sanatorium for treating tuberculosis at Dalkeith in Panchgani.[3] The facility has grown over the years to become a 250-bedded healthcare centre and is managed by Indian Red Cross Society.[2] He was married to Gulestan Rustom Billimoria,[4] a known social worker and a Padma Bhushan recipient.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1961, for his contributions to medicine.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Panchgani profile on India free.org". India free.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us". Belair Panchgani. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills". Red Scarab Travel and Media. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ "Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society". www.belairpanchgani.org. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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