Mary Clubwala Jadhav: Indian Contemporary Social Reformer
Introduction: Mary Clubwala Jadhav (1909-1975) was an Indian philanthropist and a recipient of India's civilian honour Padma Shri . She has been the reason behind the awakening of the dawn of several NGOs in Chennai and the rest of the country. Often credited with setting up the oldest organized social work bodies in India; her contribution is unparallel. Her organization Guild of Service operates more than a dozen units related to the orphanage, Female Literacy, Care and Rehabilitation of the Disabled etc. She has been honoured with Padma Vibhushan , the second highest civilian honour of India in 1975. A. Her Life Mary was born in 1909 in Ootacamund in the then Madras Presidency to Rustom Patel and Allamai, member of the 300-strong Parsi community of Madras city. She had her schooling in Madras and married Nogi Clubwala at the age of 18. They had a son, Khusro, in 1930. Nogi Clubwala died due to an illness in 1935. Af...

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