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Sir
Dorabji Tata
Dorab Tata
1st President of Indian Olympic Association
In office
1927–1928
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMaharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
Personal details
Born(1859-08-27)27 August 1859
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died3 June 1932(1932-06-03) (aged 72)
Bad Kissingen, Germany
SpouseMeherbai Bhabha
Parent(s)Hirabai and Jamshedji Tata
RelativesSee Tata family
Alma materCambridge University
University of Bombay
OccupationIndustrialist, Philanthropist
Known forFounder of Tata Steel, Tata Power and Tata Chemicals

Sir Dorabji Tata (27 August 1859 – 3 June 1932) was an Indian industrialist of the British Raj, and a key figure in the history and development of the Tata Group. He was knighted in 1910 for his contributions to industry in British India.

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his older son Dorabji Tata became the chairman in 1904. Sir Dorabji established the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), now known as Tata Steel in 1907...

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Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts

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The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust was established by Sir Dorab Tata (fondly called Sir Dorabji), the elder son of Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata. Founded in...

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Jamsetji Tata

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married Hirabai Daboo, and their sons, Dorabji Tata and Ratanji Tata, continued his legacy within the Tata Group. Tata's contributions were recognized posthumously...

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Ratanji Tata

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father's firm. On the death of the elder Tata in 1904, Ratan Tata and his brother Dorabji Tata inherited a very large fortune, much of which they devoted...

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Tata Sons

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these trusts are the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust. Tata Sons is the owner of the Tata name and the Tata trademarks, which are registered...

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Tata Institute of Social Sciences

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as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. In 1944, the institute was officially renamed the Tata Institute...

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Tata family

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of a daughter and two sons, being: Dhunbai Tata, daughter of Jamsetji and Hirabai Tata. Unwed. Dorabji Tata (27 August 1859 – 3 June 1932), elder son of...

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List of entities associated with Tata Group

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capital of Tata Sons is held by philanthropic trusts endowed by members of the Tata family. The biggest two of these trusts are the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust...

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Tata

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industry Dorabji Tata (1859–1932), Indian industrialist and philanthropist Ratanji Tata (1871–1918), financier and philanthropist, son of Jamsetji Tata J. R...

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Tata Memorial Centre

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administration of the institute since 1962. The Tata Memorial Hospital was initially commissioned by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on 28 February 1941 as a center...

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Ratan Tata

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Ratan Tata was the interim chairman of Tata Sons. He continues to head the main two Tata trusts Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts and Sir Ratan Tata Trust...

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Simone Tata

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Simone Naval Tata (née Dunoyer) is a Swiss-born Indian businesswoman belonging to the Tata family. Simone Tata was born in 1930, and brought up in Geneva...

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Tata Oil Mills Company

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It was incorporated on 10 December 1917 with head office at Bombay by Dorabji Tata. It was into manufacture and sale soaps, detergents, cooking oils, glycerine...

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Jamshedpur

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Jamshedpur in honour of its founder, Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata. Tata had written to his son Dorabji Tata about his vision of a great city in the area. On Founders...

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New India Assurance

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premium collection inclusive of foreign operations. It was founded by Sir Dorabji Tata in 1919, and was nationalised in 1973. Previously, it was a subsidiary...

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TISS Mumbai

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established in 1936 as Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work in Mumbai. It was renamed to its current name Tata Institute of Social Sciences...

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Bombay House

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leadership of Sir Dorabji Tata, the elder son of group founder Jamsetji Tata. It was from this Edwardian building that Dorabji Tata diversified the portfolio...

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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wrote to the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust requesting financial assistance to set up a scientific research institute. With support from J.R.D. Tata, then chairman...

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Nowroji Saklatwala

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firm. He worked closely with Dorabji Tata, the second chairman. When Dorabji died in 1932, he became the Chairman of the Tata Group and had the task of consolidating...

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Tata Steel

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Steel Company (TISCO) was founded by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata and established by Sir Dorabji Tata on 26 August 1907. TISCO started pig iron production in...

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Tata Docomo

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Tata Docomo was an Indian mobile network operator, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Teleservices deriving its name from NTT Docomo who invested in the...

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Tata Power

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Tata Power Company Limited is an Indian electric utility and electricity generation company based in Mumbai, India and is part of the Tata Group. With...

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India at the Olympics

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compete at the Summer Olympics until 1920. Ahead of the 1920 Games, Sir Dorabji Tata and Governor of Bombay George Lloyd helped India secure representation...

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Tata Communications

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Tata Communications Limited (previously known as Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited) is an Indian telecommunications company. Before its acquisition by Tata...

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India at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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sports meet at the Deccan Gymkhana, Poona, the Gymkhana President Sir Dorabji Tata expressed a desire for India to take part in the forthcoming 1920 Olympics...

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Jubilee Diamond

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668 g) pear-shaped gem eventually purchased by Carlos I of Portugal. Dorabji Tata acquired the Jubilee Diamond around 1900 and gave it to his wife Meherbai...

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