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  1. 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 .

  2. Feb 14, 2017 · Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej, who founded the company 120 years ago, was a man of high principles and resilience. Image source: Godrej Archives. Born in 1868, Ardeshir was the oldest of six children in a Parsi-Zoroastrian family in Bombay (as Mumbai was then called).

  3. Established in 1897, the Godrej Group has its roots in India's Independence and Swadeshi movement. Our founder, Ardeshir Godrej, lawyer-turned-serial entrepreneur failed with a few ventures, before he struck gold with a locks business.

  4. May 2, 2024 · Meet lawyer-turned-businessman, Ardeshir Godrej, who founded the Godrej Group in colonial India. Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej, better known as Ardeshir Godrej was born into a wealthy Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai).

  5. I JULY-SEPTEMBER 2022Bornin 1868 to a prosperous Parsee family, Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej was the eldest of 5 children of Burj. rji and Dosibai Gootheraje. Originally from Bahrouch in the State of Gujarat, the family shifted to Bombay and soon after.

  6. Aug 30, 2023 · From a lawyer to becoming a locksmith: Meet Ardeshir Godrej, the founder of Godrej group who left his job as a lawyer to create a billion-dollar business in Colonial India. This is the tale of...

  7. Jun 28, 2020 · But Ardeshir seized upon the opportunity and in 1919, launched the world's first pure-vegetarian soap, made from vegetable oil extracts. The brand was called Chavi, a nod to Godrej's lock-making venture, and was pitched as cruelty-free and a Swadeshi alternative to sacrilegious foreign soaps.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Godrej_GroupGodrej Group - Wikipedia

    Godrej Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which is managed and largely owned by the Godrej family. It was founded by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897, and operates in sectors including real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and ...

  9. Jun 25, 2023 · The first vegetarian soap was thought of by Ardeshir. Much before its Cinthol, which had the rugged Vinod Khanna as the model, and Crowning Glory, with the glorious mane of Dimple Kapadia, Godrej’s vegetarian soap was endorsed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. No ekla chalo mantra for this bar, it also had a supporter in Dr Annie Besant.

  10. Feb 16, 2017 · Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej, who founded the company 120 years ago, was a man of high principles and resilience. Image source: Godrej Archives. Born in 1868, Ardeshir was the oldest of six children in a Parsi-Zoroastrian family in Bombay (as Mumbai was then called).