Hailing from a family of horse lovers, Tehmi, as she was fondly called, was herself an accomplished rider, and won many a Gymkhana race as a young woman. <img alt="Tehmina Shroff" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Tehmina-Shroff.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 450px;" /> Tehmina Shroff Later, picking up the family&rsquo;s other obsession, charitable social service, she took over the reins of Jai Vakeel School for differently-abled children which was founded by her parents. Ever-smiling, energetic and an ardent lover of horses, Tehmi led an active life until her last days, managing to regularly visit the races despite being involved with the day-to-day management of the school which, thanks to her efforts, is one of the city&rsquo;s most respected institutions, transforming the lives of thousands of differently-abled children over nearly seven decades.

Tehmina Shroff, mother of ace-jockey-turned-horse-trainer Pesi Shroff, breathed her last early Friday morning at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. She was 83.

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