Edulji Dinshaw Dispensary
Edulji Dinshaw Dispensary ایڈولجی دنشا ڈسپنسری | |
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Urdu: ایڈولجی دنشا ڈسپنسری), officially the Eduljee Dinshaw Charitable Dispensary, is a building in the Saddar neighborhood of central Karachi, Pakistan.[1][2]
HistoryEdulji Dinshaw Dispensary opened in 1882 as a charitable dispensary for Karachi residents.[3][4] It was named after Karachi-based Parsi philanthropist Seth Edulji Dinshaw, who contributed 5,500 rupees toward the building's construction, accounting for half of the total cost.[5][6] Dinshaw had risen from poverty to become Karachi's largest landowner at the time.[7] The building was designed by James Strachan,[8] and was Karachi's first Italianate building.[7] GalleryReferences
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