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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. Ardeshir was born in 1868 as the first of six children to Burjorji and Dosibai Gootherajee.
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).
The Godrej family is an Indian Gujarati Parsi family [1] that manages and largely owns the Godrej Group — a conglomerate founded by Ardeshir Godrej and his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897. It spans sectors such as real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products.
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 ...
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.
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...
Ardeshir Godrej, after a few failed ventures, sets up a lock company. For him, the key to success turns out to be locks.
An innovator at heart, Ardeshir patented 36 inventions over his lifetime, with the patent of a springless lock being the first. He then experimented with the concept of manufacturing soaps in India using vegetable oils instead of animal fats, as was the prevalent practice.
Jun 28, 2020 · For various reasons, including unimpeachable integrity, Ardeshir Godrej's career as a lawyer never took off. And so, in 1895, he set up a company to make surgical equipment. But when his most prominent client refused to accept a "Made in India" branding on the tools, Ardeshir backed out.
Jun 25, 2023 · And, it began with a tiny metal object designed to resist theft, but instead became the symbol of resistance―the Godrej lock. Getting Ardeshir to open up for an interview was as difficult as picking his pioneering lock (one version even had a sort of a lie detector).
