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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 agricultural products. Its subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Godrej Industries and its subsidiaries Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Agrovet, and Godrej Properties, as well as the private holding company Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.;

Timeline

• 1897: Godrej was established in 1897
• 1897: Godrej introduced the first lock with lever technology in India.
• 1902: Godrej makes its first Indian Safe
• 1918: Godrej Soaps Limited incorporated
• 1920: Godrej made soap using vegetable oil
• 1955: Godrej produced India's first indigenous typewriter
• 1961: Godrej Started Manufacturing Forklift Trucks in India
• 1971: Godrej Agrovet Limited began as an Animal Feeds division of Godrej Soaps
• 1974: Veg oils division in Wadala, Mumbai acquired
• 1988: Godrej Properties Limited, another subsidiary, established
• 1989: Godrej became the first Indian company to introduce PUF (polyurethane foam)
• 1991: Foods business started
• 1994: Transelektra Domestic Products acquired
• 1995: Transelektra forged a strategic alliance with Sara Lee USA
• 1999: Tr

Indian businessman

Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej (1882–1972) was an Indian businessman, son of Burjorji Godrej and brother of Ardeshir Burjorji Godrej. Pirojsha with his brother Ardeshir laid the foundation for the international conglomerateGodrej Group.

Early life

Pirojsha was the son of Burjorji Godrej and a member of the Parsi community. He was born into a wealthy Parsi-Zoroastrian family of Bombay (now Mumbai), called Gootherajee. Burjorji later changed the family name to Godrej in January 1871.

Working with his elder brother Ardeshir Godrej, Pirojsha made Godrej a household name in India.

Career

Pirojsha joined the business in the year 1906 at the age of 24, soon after graduating from the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Mumbai. Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej, alongside his brother Ardeshir Burjorji Godrej, cofounded Godrej Brothers, the forerunner of the international conglomerate Godrej Group.

The industrial township of Pirojshanagar in the suburbs of Mumbai is named after him. The logo of the Godrej group is taken from his signature. On 1 May 1928, the sole ownership and control of the company was transferred to Pirojsha, by Ardeshir.

Current successors

Today, his grandsons Adi, Nadir, and Jamshyd run the Godrej group.

Personal life

Pirojsha had three sons, Sohrab, Burjor, who married Jai Dastur, and Naval, who married Soonoo Dastur. He also had a daughter named Dosa, who married Kaikhushroo Naoroji. Pirojsha's young wife Soonabai died in Mussoorie due to the influenza epidemic.

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Indian industrialist and businessman

For his great-grandfather, see Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej.

Pirojsha Adi Godrej is an Indian industrialist and businessman. He is the executive chairman of Godrej Properties, the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, of which his father, Adi Godrej, is the chairman.

Early life and education

Pirojsha Godrej graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 2002, and completed his master's in International Affairs from Columbia University in 2004. He completed his schooling from The Cathedral & John Connon School.

Career

Pirojsha Godrej worked with Godrej Properties Limited from 2004 to 2006 during which time he was responsible for directing the company's expansion strategy, which saw the company increase its operations from 2 cities to 10 cities between 2004 and 2008. He went on to complete an MBA from Columbia Business School in 2008 before rejoining GPL as executive director.

In 2010, Pirojsha led the initial public offering (IPO) of the company through which Godrej Properties raised US$100 million. In 2012, Pirojsha was appointed CEO of Godrej Properties. He has led the company through a phase of rapid growth through which the company has established itself as one of India's fastest growing real estate developers.

Under Pirojsha's leadership, Godrej Properties has been focusing on sustainable development movement; in 2013, GPL received an award from former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam for being one of the companies in India from across sectors to have driven the green building movement. The Clinton Foundation has partnered with Godrej Properties for its large township project, Godrej Garden City, which was selected as one of two projects in India and seventeen from around the world to work