Category: History

On Jamsetji’s 180th birth anniversary, ThePrint’s Remya Nair remembers the industrialist who set up India’s most well-reputed business empire. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was the founder of the entity that went on to become Tata Sons, an Indian conglomerate that now employs more than 7 lakh people and has a total revenue of more than $110… Continue reading Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, a Swadeshi who tried to make India a manufacturing hub

50 years after the first London to Sydney Marathon took place, Dr. Bomsi Wadia says, “It was one of the most memorable adventures of my life. I loved it so much, that I even took part in the 1977 event. In the first one in 1968, my teammates were Farokh Kaka and K Tarmaster. All… Continue reading Dr. Bomsi Wadia: The only Indian to have participated in London to Sydney Marathon rallies

“Rooted in the past, full of pride in India’s prestige, Vivekananda was yet modern in his approach to life’s problems, and was a kind of bridge between the past of India and her present.” – Jawaharlal Nehru The year was 1893. On May 31, aboard a steamer that sailed from Yokohama to Vancouver, two great… Continue reading What Connects Vivekananda and Jamsetji Tata? A Sea Voyage That Changed India!

The scion of a leading business family was among the first historians to document the city’s hidden stories, and was deeply affected by the loss of its heritage. If one were to think of a household name in Bombay that has endured for over the last two centuries, it would most probably be Jeejeebhoy. Hospitals,… Continue reading Jeejeebhoy’s Bombay

Fabric trading in 1800s Bombay was a complex affair, with towels, hand-signals and secret bids. See how one british newspaper described it Would you have recognised the Bombay of 150 years ago? No suburbs. No traffic jams. No concrete jungle. No malls. Could you have done business there? This image, taken from an engraving reproduced… Continue reading Can you crack this 150-year-old cloth merchants’ code?