The WZO Trust Funds’ Bai Maneckbai
P. B. Jeejeebhoy Senior Citizens Centre
in Navsari marks its silver jubilee
Moved by the plight of Zoroastrians, sometimes three generations living together in "cramped” quarters, the late philanthropist Scylla Vatcha mooted decades ago the creation of a senior citizens center in a discussion with Bachi and Dinshaw Tamboly, chairman of the World Zoroastrian Organisation (WZO) Trusts. The facility would "cater to individuals who were mobile and capable of looking after themselves,” recalled Dinshaw in an article he wrote to mark the 25th anniversary of the Bai Maneckbai P. B. Jeejeebhoy Senior Citizens Centre in Navsari.
"The idea appealed to us and we set about scouting for suitable property in Bombay. However, locations......