On Navroz 2023, Remembering 10 Notable Parsis For Their Contribution To India

While accounting for only바카라 웹사이트0.0005% of India라이브 바카라 population, the Parsi community in the country has spearheaded several industrial and economic reforms. On the eve of바카라 웹사이트Parsi new year Navroz,바카라 웹사이트President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the Parsi community has significantly contributed to the country's development through their hardwork and spirit of entrepreneurship.

As per the Census data available with바카라 웹사이트Ministry of Minority Affairs,바카라 웹사이트the population of Parsi (Zoroastrian) community decreased from 69,601 in the Census 2001 to 57,264 in the Census 2011.The Parsis are a close-knit community, and some community members are credited with helping build modern India through charitable trusts and donations.

Here are some notable Parsis who have made significant contributions to India:바카라 웹사이트

1. Ardeshir Godrej

Ardeshir Burjorji Sorabji Godrej was an Indian businessman. With his brother,바카라 웹사이트Pirojsha Burjorji, he co-founded the Godrej Brothers Company, the precursor of the modern Godrej Group.바카라 웹사이트

2. Ratan Tata

An Indian industrialist and philanthropist, Ratan Tata is the former chairman of Tata Sons, which was founded by바카라 웹사이트Jamsteji Tata.바카라 웹사이트The conglomerate had interests in everything - from tea to steel. He was credited with developing the Tata Nano,바카라 웹사이트the world's cheapest auto, which increased passenger car sales for three years after바카라 웹사이트2009.바카라 웹사이트

3. Cyrus Poonawala

Born in 1941, Cyrus S Poonawala founded the Serum Institute of India. The Institute is the world라이브 바카라 largest vaccine manufacturer headquartered in Pune that바카라 웹사이트generates close to Rs 6,000 crore in revenue every year.바카라 웹사이트According to the company, it is “supplying the world라이브 바카라 least expensive and WHO-accredited vaccines to as many as 170 countries.” In 2011,바카라 웹사이트Adar Poonawala바카라 웹사이트took over as the CEO of the Serum Institute.

4.바카라 웹사이트Dadabhai Naoroji바카라 웹사이트

Known as the바카라 웹사이트"Grand Old Man of India"바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트"Unofficial Ambassador of India",바카라 웹사이트Naoroji바카라 웹사이트is regarded as one of the most important Indians during the birth of the바카라 웹사이트nascent independence movement. He was one of the founding members of Indian National Congress.바카라 웹사이트

5. Nusli Wadia

Nusli Wadia founded the multi-national conglomerate way back in 1736, making the Wadia Group one of the oldest conglomerates in India, tracing its history to almost 200 years before independence.바카라 웹사이트The바카라 웹사이트Group owns Go First airlines, Britannia and Bombay Dyeing.바카라 웹사이트

6.바카라 웹사이트Homai Vyarawalla

Born to a Parsi family in Gujarat, Homai Vyarawalla is India's first woman photojournalist and is credited with documenting바카라 웹사이트the country's transition from a British colony to a newly independent nation. Her photographs of Jawaharlal Nehru,바카라 웹사이트Mahatma Gandhi, Lord Mountabtten and other political leaders바카라 웹사이트were published in national news outlets such as the바카라 웹사이트Statesman바카라 웹사이트and the바카라 웹사이트Times of India.

7.바카라 웹사이트Homi Jehangir Bhabha

An Indian nuclear physicist,바카라 웹사이트Homi Jehangir Bhabha is widely known as the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". In 1945, he founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, where initial research for India라이브 바카라 nuclear program began. He was the head of India's nuclear program until his death.

8.바카라 웹사이트Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Esq.

A philanthropist,바카라 웹사이트Byramjee바카라 웹사이트established several educational institutions in Mumbai including바카라 웹사이트Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College on Charni Road, South Mumbai, and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College in Pune.

9. B.P. Wadia

Also known as Bomanji Pestonji Wadia,바카라 웹사이트he was an Indian labor activist and theosophist. He바카라 웹사이트co-founded the Madras Labour Union with V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar on April 13, 1918, making it one of India라이브 바카라 first organized labor unions.

10. Feroze Gandhi

An Indian journalist, politician, and freedom fighter, Feroze Gandhi바카라 웹사이트was a member of the provincial legislature and the Lok Sabha between 1950 and 1952. Hepublished The National Herald and The Navjivan newspapers.바카라 웹사이트