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Jamshedji

Jamshedji Tata
Born 3 March 1839(1839-03-03)
Flag of India Navsari, Gujarat, India
Died 19 May 1904 (aged 65)
Bad Nauheim, Germany
Occupation Businessman
Spouse Hirabai Daboo

Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata (March 3, 1839 - May 19, 1904) was a pioneer in the field of modern industry. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Navsari (નવસારી is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Bad Nauheim is a town in the Wetteraukreis district of Hesse state of Germany. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" He was born in Navsari, Gujarat, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Navsari (નવસારી is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

He founded what would later become the Tata Group of companies. The Tata Group ( Hindi: टाटा समूह is a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. Jamsetji Tata is regarded as the "father of Indian industry". [1]

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Early life

Jamshedji Tata was born to Nusserwanji and Jeevanbai Tata on 3 March 1839 in Navsari, a small town in South Gujarat. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Navsari (નવસારી is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. Nusserwanji Tata was the first businessman in a family of Parsi Zoroastrian priests. Zoroastrianism (ˌzɔroʊˈæstriəˌnɪzəm is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings He moved to Bombay and started trading.

Jamshedji joined him in Bombay at the age of 14 and enrolled at the Elphinstone College. Elphinstone College is an institution of higher education affiliated to the University of Mumbai. He was married to Hirabai Daboo[2] while he was still a student. [3] He graduated from college in 1858 and joined his father's trading firm. It was a turbulent time to step into business as the Indian Rebellion of 1857 had just been crushed by the British government. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut,

Business

Statue of J. N. Tata at Indian Institute of Science at the faculty hall with a miniature model of the faculty hall in his hand
Statue of J. N. Tata at Indian Institute of Science at the faculty hall with a miniature model of the faculty hall in his hand

Jamsetji worked in his father's firm till the age of 29. The Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. In 1868, he started a trading company with a seed capital of Rs. 21,000. In 1869, he acquired a bankrupt oil mill in Chinchpokli, converted it into a cotton mill and renamed the mill to Alexandra Mill. Chinchpokli is the name of a Railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on India 's Central Railway line He sold the mill two years later for a healthy profit. Thereafter he set up a cotton mill in Nagpur in 1874. Nāgpur ( Marathi: नागपुर is the largest city in central India (2001 Census and the second capital of the state of Maharashtra. He christened it Empress Mill on 1 January 1877 when Queen Victoria was proclaimed empress of India. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The period following the establish of Empress Mill was the most poignant period of Jamsetji's life. Over the next thirty years till his death in 1904, Jamsetji laid the foundations for the Tata Group as we know it today.

He devoted himself to bringing to fruition three of his key ideas: setting up an iron and steel company, a world class learning institution and a hydro electric plant. Ironically none of the ideas became a reality during his lifetime. [4]

However, the foundations laid by him and hard work by his successors ensured that each of the ideas were eventually established and are respectable entities in their respective fields today:

Among his notable ventures that did bear fruition during his lifetime was the historical Taj Mahal Hotel in Colaba district in Mumbai. The Taj Mahal Palace is a prestigious Hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, India, next to the Gateway of India. Colaba (कुलाबा is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. [8] The hotel was completed for a princely sum of Rs. 4,21,00,000 on 16 December 1903. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting

Legacy

The company started by Jamsetji Tata came to be known as the Tata Group and is today among the largest and most respected companies of India. The Tata Group ( Hindi: टाटा समूह is a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India.

Jamsetji, was however, known for much more than just starting a company. He was a pioneer in his field and thought way ahead of his times.

When he started the Empress Mills in Nagpur, he didn't just think of novel ways to manufacture textiles, he also put in place very good labour practices. This was long before any labour laws came into existence.

He was also a nationalist. Though India remained under British rule while he was alive, he interacted with activists such as Dadabhai Naoroji and Pherozeshah Mehta. Dadabhai Naoroji ( September 6, 1825 &ndash June 30, 1917) was a Parsi intellectual educator cotton trader and an early Indian Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, KCIE (August 4 1845 - November 5 1915 was an Indian political leader activist and a leading lawyer who was knighted by then British He was strongly influenced by their thinking. However, he always maintained that political freedom must be accompanied by economic self sufficiency. Not only did he manage to create thousands of jobs, he paved the way for many future enterprises. The establishment of Indian Institute of Science was initiated by him. The Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India.

Jamshedpur, also known as Tatanagar, a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand is named after him. Jamshedpur ( जमशेदपुर in Devanagari) is a city located in the state of Jharkhand in India, founded by the late Jamshedji India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country India is a union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. Jharkhand ( Hindi: झारखंड Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ডdʒʰaːɽkʰəɳɖ is a state in eastern India. The Tata Group has many facilities there, including Tata Steel. The Tata Group ( Hindi: टाटा समूह is a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. Tata Steel, formerly known as TISCO (Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited) is the world's 5th largest and India's largest steel company with an annual crude steel

Biography

RAMANA IS KNOWN AS TATA

References

  1. ^ JAMSHEDJI TATA Founder of TATA Industries
  2. ^ Family Tree of the Tatas. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
  3. ^ Biography on TIFR website. The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR is a premier institution in India for higher education and research Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
  4. ^ Biography on the official website of Tata. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
  5. ^ Tata Steel website. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
  6. ^ [1] Homi Bhabha]
  7. ^ Tata Power website. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.
  8. ^ Taj Hotels website. Retrieved on September 9, 2006.

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Chairmen of the Tata Group

Jamsetji Tata • Dorabji Tata • Nowroji Saklatwala • J. R. D. Tata • Ratan Tata
The Tata Group ( Hindi: टाटा समूह is a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. Dorab Tata ( August 27, 1859 - June 3, 1932) was an Indian Industrialist and Philanthropist, and a key figure Nowroji Saklatwala (1875 -July 1938 was the only non-Tata chairman of the Tata group from 1932 till his sudden death due to Heart attack. Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata ( July 29, 1904 &ndash November 29, 1993) was a pioneer Aviator and important businessman of India
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