▁her ▁grand par ents ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁ful filled ▁child hood . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁with ▁her ▁grand par ents , ▁B ano o ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁girl ▁to ▁mat ric ulate ▁from ▁St . ▁Vincent ' s , ▁an ▁all ▁boys ▁school , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Con vent ▁of ▁Jesus ▁and ▁Mary ▁where ▁she ▁often ▁placed ▁first ▁in ▁rank ings . ▁After ▁her ▁school ing ▁at ▁the ▁Con vent , ▁B ano o ▁took ▁the ▁Senior ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁passed ▁with ▁distinction ▁in ▁five ▁classes . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁do ▁pre - med ical ▁sources ▁at ▁St . ▁X av iers ▁College ▁and ▁then ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁Grant ▁Medical ▁College ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁M . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁B ano o ▁trained ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁gy ne colog ist ▁during ▁her ▁res iden cy ▁with ▁the ▁ren owned ▁Dr . ▁V . N . ▁Sh iro d kar ▁but ▁purs ued ▁general ▁practice ▁under ▁Dr . ▁Ed ul ji ▁Co y aj i ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁P une ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁When ▁B ano o ▁visited ▁Mah ab ales h war ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁her ▁future ▁husband ▁Je hang ir ▁Co y aj i ▁by ▁Ed ul ji ▁Co y aj i , ▁B ano o ' s ▁ment or ▁and ▁Je hang ir ' s ▁brother .