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Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej (3 June 1912 – 22 May 2000), popularly known as Soli, was an Indian businessperson, entrepreneur and the chairman of Godrej Group, [1] one of the largest conglomerates in India with interests in real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products.
The family's business began in Bombay in 1897, when Ardeshir Godrej, after reading a newspaper article about rising citywide crime rates, began developing and selling locks with the assistance of his brother Pirojsha. [3] Ardeshir Godrej died childless, so Pirojsha Godrej's sons Burjor, Sohrab, and Naval succeeded him. Today, his grandsons Adi ...
Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej; J. Jamshyd Godrej; N. Navroze Godrej This page was last edited on 1 May 2024, at 22:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej: Trade & Industry: Maharashtra 1999 George Joseph: Science & Engineering: Gujarat 1999 Anil Kakodkar: Science & Engineering: Maharashtra 1999 D. C. Kizhakemuri [ii] # Literature & Education: Kerala 1999 Ashok Kumar: Arts: Maharashtra 1999 Vidya Niwas Mishra: Literature & Education: Uttar Pradesh 1999 Krishnamurthy ...
Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej (1882–1972), founder of the Godrej Group Pirojsha Adi Godrej , great-grandson of Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej (1912–2000), Indian businessperson
Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej: Personal details; Born 5 October 1932 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India: Died: 23 September 2019 (aged 86) Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, India [1] Relatives: Arvind Apte (brother) Residence(s) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Alma mater: Mumbai University, Elphinstone College: Cricket information; Batting: Right ...
Pirojsha was the son of Burjorji Godrej and a member of the Parsi community. He was born into a wealthy Parsi-Zoroastrian family of Bombay (now Mumbai), called Gootherajee. Burjorji later changed the family name to Godrej in January 1871. Working with his elder brother Ardeshir Godrej, Pirojsha made Godrej a household name in India. [2]
Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej (1868–1936) was an Indian businessman. With his brother Pirojsha Burjorji , he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group . Early years