Dorabji Tata

Businessman

Indian Bombay (now Mumbai)

Quick Info

ProfessionBusinessman
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth27/08/1859
Age72 years (died on 03, Jun, 1932)
BirthplaceBombay (now Mumbai)
Date of Death03/06/1932

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Profession(s)
  • Businessman
  • Industrialist
  • Philanthropist

Educational Qualification(s)

EducationBachelor of Arts

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherJamsetji Tata (businessman, Founder of Tata Group)
MotherHirabai Tata
Siblings
BrotherRatanji Tata (businessman)
SisterDhunbai Tata
SpouseMeherbai Bhabha

Career

Founded
  • Tata Power
  • New India Assurance
  • Tata Steel
  • Tata Chemicals
HonoursHe was knighted for his contribution to Industrialisation in British India by King Edward VII.

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Dorabji Tata was a celebrated Indian entrepreneur, industrial pioneer, and generous benefactor.
2. He was the visionary behind India's inaugural steel plant and the primary hydroelectric power station in the Western Ghats.
3. Dorabji Tata was the eldest child in his family and had two siblings, Ratanji Tata and Dhunbai Tata.
4. He established the Lady Tata Memorial Trust after his wife's death in 1931 to advance research into blood diseases like leukaemia.
5. In 1932, he founded the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust for the advancement of learning, research, disaster relief, and philanthropy without distinction of place, nationality, or creed.
6. He provided seed money for the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
7. He served as the first president of the Indian Olympic Association and supported Indian athletes at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics.
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