Pirojsha Godrej Foundation is a charitable organisation based in Mumbai , India . It works in the fields of education , health , environment and disaster relief .
7-526: Pirojsha Godrej Foundation was established in 1972. The objectives of the foundation include medical relief, educational aid, protection of the environment and relief funds in case of natural disasters. The trust owns approximately 23% of the issued equity shares of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. , the holding Company of the Godrej Group . The income from dividends received with respect to these shares is utilised for promoting
14-445: A testimonial: A survivor of another fire in 1914 says of the family safe: "Being Godrej's, we were confident the papers [inside] would be found intact, but some of us had doubts about the safety of the pearls. On opening the safe, we were all agreeably surprised to see that the pearls were perfectly safe and as lustrous as before the fire." Even King George V and Queen Mary used a Godrej safe to store valuables on their 1911 India visit for
21-461: Is the company's chairman and managing director. Godrej & Boyce's (G&B) was founded in 1897. G&B's story began as part of India's Swadeshi movement – the original 'Make in India' movement. Founded by Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936), a serial innovator and inventor along with his brother Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej, who focused on manufacturing. They patented the world's first springless lock, built
28-1306: The Pirojsha Godrej Foundation. The foundation has also funded the Pirojsha Godrej Wing of the Breach Candy Hospital and the Red Cross Disaster Center both in Mumbai. Godrej %26 Boyce Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd . (G&B) is the flagship company of the Godrej Group . Established in 1897 in Mumbai , Maharashtra , G&B is a privately held company with a presence across 10 industries – from building complex and custom engineering solutions for critical industries like aerospace, defence, clean energy, railways and automotive to manufacturing branded goods. Headquartered in Pirojshanagar at Vikhroli, Mumbai, India, Godrej and Boyce also offers products in Europe, U.S., Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. Mr. Jamshyd Godrej
35-472: The first indigenously manufactured fire and burglar resistant safe in India, and later invented a process to make soap from vegetable oil. Pirojsha's son Naval Godrej laid the foundation for the urban township of Pirojshanagar in Vikhroli, Mumbai, where the company's global headquarters and key operations are located today. In Business Today B.K. Karanjia , in his book, Godrej: A Hundred Years, quotes
42-477: The key beneficiaries of the Pirojsha Godrej include CII Foundation- Kerala floods , Chief Ministers Relief Fund, Prime Minister's National Relief Fund , Bombay Environmental Action Group, PRF Legislative Research and the Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research and Foundation for Medical Research. The WWF India headquarters was built with the help of a significant grant from
49-634: The objectives of the foundation. The foundation has sponsored several thousands of students via education grants, individually as well as through institutions. It also supports culture and fine arts through the Godrej Dance Academy at NCPA . The Foundation has been extending medical grants. In association with the Naoroji Godrej Center For Plant Research, the foundation has been working to preserve biodiversity and mangroves in Mumbai. Some of
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