Noted socialite and philanthropist Parmeshwar Godrej, passed away on Monday night at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. She was 70. According to family sources, she has been cremated.
It is being said that Parmeshwar, wife of Adi Godrej, chairman of the Godrej Group, was suffering from a degenerative ailment in the lungs.
Besides Adi, Parmeshwar, a former air hostess with Air India, is survived by three children -- Nisaba, Pirojsha and Tanya Dubash.
Parmeshwar, also known for her unique fashion sense, was renowned for her work in combating AIDS through the Heroes Project which she launched in 2004 along with Hollywood actor Richard Gere and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative.
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