Thus on 1st July 1963, Inner Wheel Club of Bombay was formed in R.I. Dist. 315. The founder President was Soona Balsara. The Chartar was presented on April 13,1964 by Mrs. Reynolds, wife of the Dy. British High Commissioner. The function was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel with the Rotary Club of Bombay.

The first big continuing project was the adopting of Sutharpakhadi village at Sahar. A municipal school was set up for the hutment dwellers and medium was Telgu. A medical clinic was set up, sewing class for women, Balwadi, Adult education and a play centre for teenagers was set up.

In the late seventies and early eighties, the focus shifted to Blood Donation drives, Medical Camps, hosting of Rotary Exchange Students as well as helping in the activities of Rotary Club of Bombay.

In 1966, 5 new IW Clubs were added to RI District 315. The IWC Of Bombay, took up the work of forming an IW District and a resolution was passed at their regular meeting. The IW District was formed in 1967 and our member Purviz Banaji was the founder District Chairman of this IW District 315. Three year later the IW District was divided along with RI District. Our member Silla Ardeshir became the founder District Chairman of IW Dist. 314.

In 1968, National Council of Inner Wheel Clubs in India and Ceylon was formed with Purviz Banaji as the First National Council member from our District. It was the IW Club of Bombay that framed the rules for the National Council, which Mrs. Weightman and Mrs. Dorothy Hitching, the Presidents of the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland greatly appreciated and which were ratified by the IIW Board.

IW movement grew rapidly, and so Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in India and Sri Lanka was formed. Once again our member Raksha Mehta was elected as the Founder Association President. Under her leadership, Dist. 314 hosted the first Association Conference in Bombay on January, 5 and 6, 1977. Our members, Silla Ardeshir was the Chairman of the constitution and credentials committee and Banoo Cama was the Jt. Conference Secretary for this conference.

Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Charity Trust was formed in 1975-76 and has the distinction of being the first Trust of Clubs in the IW movement.

In 1978-79, our club members arranged and hosted the first seminar for Past and Present District Chairmen of the Association. It was found to be a very useful training ground, that this has become an annual event since then – in the form of holding an Institute for Incoming District Chairmen.

Some Interesting Projects in our History :

a) Under the leadership of Purviz Banaji District adopted am 8 month old baby of leper parents, lookd after her till she was an adult. Every member donated Re.1 annually towards “Save Baby Ratan” project.

b) Used Stamps were collected and money was raised for “Save the Children’s Fund” which has its headquarters in London.

c) Keeping Fellowship and Friendship, one of the objects of Inner Wheel, we hosted Inter Club Social annually which today has taken the shape of Zonal Fellowships. We had also organized an Inter District Exchange of Children of IW Members.

d) Links of IW Club of Bombay within the District, Association and IIW have always been cordial.

e) Our club is justifiably proud of its ‘Old Guard ’ who still takes active interest in its activities. They have inspired and till date our club has given 8 District Chairmen and one in the making.

f) Meher Framjee was founder Chairman of Dist. 310. She served 2 terms as International Inner Wheel Representative. She then later transferred to our club.