Navajbai Tata
Businesswoman, Philanthropist

Indian

Quick Info

Profession	Businesswoman, Philanthropist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	23/09/1877
Age	87 years (died on 20, Aug, 1965)
Date of Death	20/08/1965

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Bio/Wiki

Other name	Navajbai Sett (before marriage)

Personal Life

Date of Birth	23/09/1877
Place of Death	Bombay (now Mumbai)
Age (at the time of death)	87 Years
Death Cause	Natural cause
Zodiac sign	Virgo

Relationships & More

Marital Status (at the time of death)	Widow
Marriage Date	5/11/1892

Family

Father	Ardeshir Merwanji Sett (deceased; businessman and philanthropist)
Mother	Pirojbai Sett
Siblings	She was the youngest of all her siblings.
Spouse	Ratanji Tata (deceased; philanthropist, businessman, and financier)
Children	Son - Naval Hormusji Tata (deceased; former director and deputy chairman of Tata Sons)

Style Quotient

Car Collection	Rolls-Royce
Money Factor	Her salary in 1941 was estimated to be Rs. 40,000.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Navajbai Tata was an Indian philanthropist and industrialist.
2. Her ancestors originated from Iran and settled in India as refugees.
3. She married Ratanji at the young age of fifteen.
4. Navajbai and Ratanji Tata adopted Naval Tata from an orphanage.
5. After Ratanji's passing in 1918, Navajbai played a key role in founding the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT).
6. Both Navajbai and Ratanji were passionate art collectors with a significant collection gifted to the Prince of Wales Museum in Mumbai after Ratanji's death.
7. Navajbai Tata was instrumental in completing the construction of Bombay House.
8. She became the first woman director of Tata Sons in Mumbai in 1925, serving until her death in 1965.
9. Navajbai was also a board member of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat.
10. In 1928, Navajbai founded the Ratan Tata Institute (RTI) in Mumbai to support Parsi women in need.
11. She took on the role of chairperson at the Ratan Tata Institute in 1932.
12. Navajbai raised Ratan Tata and his brother Jimmy Tata following their parents' divorce in 1948.
13. She passed away on August 20, 1965, in Bombay (now Mumbai), due to age-related causes.
14. When an NGO sought financial assistance, Navajbai donated her mansion in Matheran and Rs. 3 lacs to support their cause.
15. Navajbai and Ratanji Tata spent a significant part of their married life in England, where they had a friendly relationship with King George V and Queen Mary.
16. Navajbai Tata was a skilled equestrian and one of the early Indian women to participate in polo tournaments.

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