In 1919, an entrepreneur responded to the call for Swadeshi by inventing the world’s first Ahimsa soap Images courtesy: Godrej Archives This is the story of a feisty entrepreneur who paired business acumen with a higher purpose, and proved to the world that Made in India brands can stand the test of time. Meet Ardeshir Godrej For various reasons, including unimpeachable integrity, Ardeshir
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Read morePolson butter had monopolised the business by the 1930s and become a household name in India, much before the Amul revolution. Much before India became independent and Anand Milk Union Limited started the Amul revolution, Polson became India’s first commercially made butter. Launched by Parsi entrepreneur Pestonji Edulji Dalal in 1900, Polson was initially a coffee manufacturing company. It
Read moreThe ‘Bharucha ventilator’, as he terms it, has been sold since the 1990s to nearly 150 individual doctors and hospitals. At his tiny workshop on Pune-Ahmednagar Road, 84-year-old Captain Rustom Bharucha is getting ready to attend a 2 pm conference call with officials at Hella India, after which he will be meeting Bharat Forge officials who have shown an interest
Read moreWith all of you at home, let’s dwell into some Parsi history of an iconic banker….. HDFC Bank is a giant in its own sense. Financial companies look up to it & Mr. Puri’s management style. But we all know nothing endures for ever. Here’s a story of a equally prominent Indian bank of its time that is still functional
Read moreIn the late 1920s, Kapil Ram Vakil, a chemical engineer educated in England, saw the possibility of developing a salt works in the Kutch region, now in the state of Gujarat. He approached the then Maharaja of Baroda, Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. Always keen to develop his princely state, the Maharaja gave his assent. In 1927, Vakil set up the Okha
Read moreIt is always an interesting feeling to come across a part of Indian history that has managed to sustain itself through changing regimes, colonisation, independence, and the many, many things that this country has gone through. So when I came across this Parsi sweet shop, it was amazing to learn of how it had managed to keep itself running
Read morePerhaps, India’s oldest active conglomerate, find out Wadia Group’s Business Empire.
Read moreNaushad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshal, shares his thoughts on his family legacy , the Parsi way of doing business and the way ahead.
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