Banoo Jehangir Coyaji (7 September 1917 – 15 July 2004) was an Indian physician and activist in family planning and population control.
She was director of King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, and started programmes of community health workers in rural areas of Maharashtra, the third largest state in India.
At a young age, Banoo was sent to live with her grandparents in Pune where she experienced a life of wealth and luxury.
Her parents' constant visits and her close relationship with her grandparents led her to live a self-proclaimed fulfilled childhood.
[2] While living with her grandparents, Banoo became the first girl to matriculate from St. Vincent's, an all boys school,[3] and attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary where she often placed first in rankings.
[3] Banoo also developed a primary health center in Vadu in 1972 that eventually grew into a hospital catering nearby rural areas.
[8] She also learned Western classical music during her time at the Convent of Jesus and Mary and enjoyed playing piano at her grandparents' house.
[2] In addition to literature and music, Banoo enjoyed attending parties and ballroom dancing with her husband, Jehangir.