Sir Dorabji Tata was an Indian businessman, and a key figure in the history and development of the Tata Group. Dorabji Tata was knighted in 1910 for his contributions to industry in British India. He founded Tata Steel, Tata Chemicals, Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts and Tata Power.
Background
Belonging to the legendry family of the Tatas, the eldest son of Hirabai and Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. Born in 1859 he received his primary education at Proprietary High School, Bombay after which he was sent to England where he was privately tutored. At the age of 18, he joined the Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge. His interest in sports excelled during the two years he spent at Cambridge. He received several awards in Cricket and Football. Abiding by the wish of his grandfather, Dorabji returned to India in 1879 and enrolled himself in the St. Xavier’s College Bombay. Upon graduating, Dorab worked for two years as a journalist at the Bombay Gazette. In 1884, he joined the cotton business division of his father's firm.
Education
Upon graduating, Dorab worked for two years as a journalist at the Bombay Gazette. In 1884, he joined the cotton business division of his father's firm.
Career
While integrating into the family business, Sir Dorabji worked for the realization of his father’s vision. He always wished to give life to his father’s dreams. In assistance with his cousin R.D. Tata, the abiding son got closely involved in materializing the project that his father had initiated. Thus began the saga of creating a modern iron and steel industry and the result was Tata Steel. Later he established the conglomerates Tata Steel in 1907 and Tata Power in 1911, which are the core of the present-day Tata Group.
Membership
Clubs : Royal Automobile, Marylebone Cricket, Road, Queen’s, Isthmian, Surrey County and Cricket; Ripon, Asian, Orient, Calcutta, Parsi Gymkhana, Western India Turf.