Jamsetji Tata

3 March 1839 – 19 May 1904

Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was an Indian industrialist who founded the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate, and is often called the father of Indian industry. His pioneering ventures in textiles and his visions for a steel plant, a hydroelectric project, a science institute, and a grand hotel shaped modern Indian enterprise.

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Born in Navsari, Gujarat, India
3 March 1839

Jamsetji Tata was born into a Parsi Zoroastrian family; his father Nusserwanji was the first businessman in a line of priests.

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Moved to Bombay to join his father's business
c. 1853

At age 14 Jamsetji joined his father in Bombay and enrolled at Elphinstone College.

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Married Hirabai Daboo
c. 1857

While still a student, Tata married Hirabai Daboo; their sons Dorabji and Ratanji later led the Tata businesses.

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Graduated from Elphinstone College, Bombay
1858

Tata completed his studies as a 'green scholar', the equivalent of a graduate.

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Founded his own trading company
1868

Tata started a trading firm in Bombay with modest capital, the seed of the future Tata Group.

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Opened the Empress Mills in Nagpur
1 January 1877

Tata's cotton mill began operations on the day Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, and its success established his reputation as an industrialist.

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Pledged an endowment for an institute of advanced scientific education
1898

Tata committed a large part of his personal fortune toward what became the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, established after his death.

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Opened the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Bombay
16 December 1903

The luxury hotel on the Bombay waterfront was the only one of Tata's four great projects completed in his lifetime.

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Died in Bad Nauheim, Germany
19 May 1904

Tata died while traveling in Germany; his plans for a steel plant and hydroelectric power were realized by his successors as Tata Steel and Tata Power.

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