Mumbai Chhaap: Panjrapole, Bhuleshwar
Updated On: 05 March, 2014 09:33 AM IST | | A Correspondent
<p>A slice of the city that misses the eye</p>
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The crowded lanes of Bhuleshwar also house Panjrapole, a 176-year-old infirmary that looks after 350 cows and other stray animals like donkeys, dogs and goats. As their website (bombaypanjrapole.org.in) mentions, it is spread over two acres and is a charitable trust and non-profit institution.

Pic/ Ddatta Kumbhar
Panjrapole was founded in 1834 by businessmen Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and Amichand Shah. They were aided by Parsi philanthropist Cowasjee Patel (after whom CP Tank was named).
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