Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria

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]

Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria
Born(1882-05-13)13 May 1882
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Occupation(s)Physician
Social worker
Known forPanchgani Tuberculosis Sanatorium
SpouseGulestan Rustom Billimoria
ParentBomanji Jamshedji Billimoria
AwardsPadma Bhushan

References
  1. "Panchgani profile on India free.org". India free.org. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "About Us". Belair Panchgani. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. "Panchgani: Beyond the Five Hills". Red Scarab Travel and Media. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. "Bel-Air Hospital of Indian Red Cross Society". www.belairpanchgani.org. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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