Ratanbai Petit was the daughter of Dinshaw Petit. She was famous in Bombay circles for her beauty and open minded attitude. She was called “Nightingale of Bombay” and was considered to be more mature than girls of her age.
Jinnah was enamored of her beauty and charm and Ruttie fell for his personality. They immediately fell in love upon meeting at Darjeeling. At that time, Jinnah was 40 and Rattanbai was only 16.
