Jamshetji Nusserwanji TataBorn in Navasari, India, in 1839, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata is considered the Founder of the House of Tata. The son of a prosperous and widely traveled merchant, Jamsetji entered his father's business in 1859, and soon after, was made responsible for the setting up of an overseas office of his father's firm, first in Hong Kong, and a few years later in Shanghai. In 1869, he acquired the land and assets of an oil-mill in Chinchpokli and refurbished it to enable the production in India of cotton-cloth. This experiment led to the foundation of the successful Empress Mills in 1877. With this, the House of Tata formally set out to play a vital role in the industrialization of India.
In the mid 1880's, Mr. Jamsetji Tata selected two lieutenants from his own family: his cousin, Ratanji Dadabhai (R.D.) Tata, as well as his 25-year old elder son, Dorabji Jamsetji Tata. As a young lad Dorabji had been his father's constant companion, traveling with him to distant lands and had therefore profited by the wide reading and the intellectual conversation that came his way. A few years later, Mr. Jamsetji Tata's younger son, Ratanji Jamsetji (R.J.) Tata, was also brought into the family business. Together with R.D. Tata and his own two sons, Mr. Jamsetji Tata set into motion a series of projects that changed the face of India. Noteworthy projects included the Swadeshi and Advance Mills, the Indian Institute of Science, the legendary Taj Mahal Hotel, Tata Iron and Steel Company and the Tata Hydro-electric Project. Mr. Jamsetji Tata passed away in Bad Neuheim, Germany, on May 19, 1904.
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