Leela Moolgaokar | |
Native Name: | लीला मुळगावकर |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1916 |
Nationality: | British Indian Indian |
Occupation: | Radiographer, social worker |
Office1: | Sheriff of Bombay |
Term1: | 1975 - 1976 |
Predecessor1: | T. V. Ramanujam |
Successor1: | Anjanabai Magar |
Awards: | Padma Shri (1963) |
Known For: | Pioneering volunteer blood transfusion service in India |
Spouse: | Sumant Moolgaokar |
Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (10 October 1916 – 20 May 1992) was an Indian social worker, known for pioneering volunteer blood transfusion service in India.[1] Her husband, Sumant Moolgaokar was Chairman of Tata Motors and also remained vice-chairman of Tata Steel.[2]
She started her career as a radiographer at the St George Hospital, Mumbai.[1] In 1965, she started Tata Motors Grahini Social Welfare Society (TMGSWS), which ran employment generation schemes for the women in household of company employees.[3]
She was awarded the Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian honour of India by the President of India, in 1963.[4] She remained Sheriff of Bombay in 1975–76.[1]