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Wadia family, the Glossary

The Wadia family is a Parsi family from Surat, India currently based in Mumbai, India.^[1]

50 relations: Ardaseer Cursetjee, Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia, B. P. Wadia, Bombay Dyeing, British Raj, Chembur, Cusrow Baug, Daily Times (Pakistan), Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, Dawn (newspaper), Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir, Dina Wadia, East India Company, Fearless Nadia, Francis Scott Key, Geo News, Homi Wadia, India, Indira Gandhi, J. B. H. Wadia, J. R. D. Tata, Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jehangir Wadia, Jim Wadia, Jinnah family, Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mumbai, National anthem, Ness Wadia, Neville Wadia, Nina Wadia, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Nusli Wadia, Padma Bhushan, Pakistan, Parsis, Petit baronets, Rattanbai Jinnah, Royal Navy, Ship breaking, Spenta R. Wadia, Surat, The Star-Spangled Banner, United Kingdom, United States, Wadia Group, Wadia Movietone, Zoroastrianism.
Business families of India
Gujarati families
Indian shipbuilders
Wadia Group

Ardaseer Cursetjee

Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia FRS (6 October 1808 – 16 November 1877) was an Indian Parsi shipbuilder and engineer belonging to the Wadia ship building family. Wadia family and Ardaseer Cursetjee are Indian shipbuilders and Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia

Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia (1888–1971) was an author from India who was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1961 by Government of India for his contribution to literature. Wadia family and Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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B. P. Wadia

Bahman Pestonji Wadia or Bomanji Pestonji Wadia (BP Wadia, B.P. Wadia or BPW) (* 8 October 1881 in Mumbai, India; † 20 August 1958 in Bangalore, India) was an Indian theosophist and labour activist. Wadia family and B. P. Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Bombay Dyeing

Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited is an Indian textile company headquartered in Mumbai, India. Wadia family and Bombay Dyeing are Wadia Group.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Chembur

Chembur (pronunciation: t͡ʃembuːɾ) is an upmarket large suburb in central Mumbai, India.

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Cusrow Baug

Cusrow Baug is a Parsi residential colony on Colaba Causeway, Mumbai, India.

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Daily Times (Pakistan)

The Daily Times (DT) is an English-language Pakistani newspaper.

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Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia

Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia FRS (23 October 1883 – 15 June 1969) was a pioneering geologist in India and among the first Indian scientists to work in the Geological Survey of India. Wadia family and Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia are People from Surat.

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Dawn (newspaper)

Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper that was launched in British India by Jinnah in 1941.

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Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir

Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir (1860 – 15 July 1940) was an Indian philanthropist and leader of women's organizations, based in Bombay.

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Dina Wadia

Dina Wadia (née Jinnah; 15 August 19192 November 2017) was the only child and daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, and Rattanbai Petit.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Fearless Nadia

Mary Ann Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman, who worked in Indian cinema.

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Francis Scott Key

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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Geo News

Geo News is a Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group.

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Homi Wadia

Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). Wadia family and Homi Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai and People from Surat.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indira Gandhi

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (''née'' Indira Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

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J. B. H. Wadia

Jamshed Boman Homi Wadia (13 September 1901 – 4 January 1986), commonly referred to as J. B. H. Wadia, was a prominent Bollywood movie director, screenwriter, producer and founder of Wadia Movietone Studio. Wadia family and J. B. H. Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai and People from Surat.

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J. R. D. Tata

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabdoy Tata (29 July 1904 – 29 November 1993) was an Indian journalist, mathematician, analog and Secretary without Tata Group. Wadia family and j. R. D. Tata are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia

Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia (1754–1821) was an Indian shipbuilder and member of the Wadia family. Wadia family and Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia are Indian shipbuilders.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.

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Jehangir Wadia

Jehangir Nusli Wadia (born 6 July 1973), also known as Jeh Wadia, is an Indian businessman, who was the Managing Director of Go First that has eaten up money of so many passengers who booked these flights and are still waiting for the refunds, Bombay Dyeing and Bombay Realty. Wadia family and Jehangir Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Jim Wadia

Jamshed "Jim" Wadia (born 1947) was a CEO of Arthur Andersen in August 1997, a post from which he resigned on 7 August 2000 due to his inability to favorably steer the then impending spinning off of Andersen Consulting, now known as Accenture, one of the largest consulting firms in the world at the time. Wadia family and Jim Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Jinnah family

The Jinnah family (خاندان جناح) was a political family of Pakistan. Wadia family and Jinnah family are Gujarati families.

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Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia

Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia (Lowjee Nusserwanjee Wadia) (1702–1774) was a Parsi from Surat province of Gujarat in India and was a member of the Wadia family of shipwrights and naval architects. Wadia family and Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

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Mumbai

Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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National anthem

A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation.

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Ness Wadia

Ness Nusli Wadia (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian businessman. Wadia family and Ness Wadia are Businesspeople from Gujarat and Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Neville Wadia

Neville Ness Wadia (22 August 1911 – 31 July 1996) was an Indian businessman, philanthropist and a member of the Wadia family, an old Parsi family which, by the 1840s, was one of the leading forces in the Indian shipbuilding industry. Wadia family and Neville Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is an English actress and comedian.

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Nowrosjee Wadia College

Nowrosjee Wadia College is a college affiliated with the University of Pune.

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Nusli Wadia

Nusli Neville Wadia (born 15 February 1944) is an Indian billionaire businessman and the chairman of the Wadia Group, an Indian conglomerate involved in the FMCG, textiles, and real estate industries, among others. Wadia family and Nusli Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Parsis

The Parsis (singular: Parsi) or Parsees are an ethnoreligious group of the Indian subcontinent adhering to Zoroastrianism.

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Petit baronets

The Petit Baronetcy, of Petit Hall on the Island of Bombay, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Rattanbai Jinnah

Rattanbai Jinnah (née Petit; 20 February 1900 – 20 February 1929), also known as Ruttie Petit, was the wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an important figure in the creation of Pakistan and the country's founder.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Ship breaking

Ship breaking (also known as ship recycling, ship demolition, ship scrapping, ship dismantling, or ship cracking) is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of ships either as a source of parts, which can be sold for re-use, or for the extraction of raw materials, chiefly scrap.

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Spenta R. Wadia

Spenta R. Wadia (born 1 August 1950) is an Indian theoretical physicist with research interests in elementary particle physics, quantum field theory and statistical physics, string theory and quantum gravity. Wadia family and Spenta R. Wadia are Parsi people from Mumbai.

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Surat

Surat (Gujarati) is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadia_family

Also known as Wadia.

Wadia family, the Glossary

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See also

Business families of India

Gujarati families

Indian shipbuilders

Wadia Group

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