Khorshed Javeri was the first woman selected for the prestigious Tata Administrative Service
Azmy Birdi
She was not expected to live. Born to Rustom and Freny Andhyarujina in 1934, the fourth child in less than five years, Khorshed had congenital rickets, a condition characterized by soft and weak bones caused by maternal Vitamin D deficiency. She was the third daughter; there were already two girls, Gool and Neena, followed by a boy, Tehmtan. With four children under the age of five, the Andhyarujinas were struggling. Rustom was working part time as a school teacher to provide an income while trying to establish a legal practice.
Money was short but her mother Freny was undeterred. She......