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The '''Godrej family''' is an [[India]]n [[Parsi people|Parsi]] family<ref name="Kanwar2000">{{cite book|author=Kamlendra Kanwar|page=22|quote=Though both are Gujarati speaking, the Godrej family is Zoroastrian (Parsi), a very westernized community, in stark contrast to the earthy Patels. The Godrej family is a part of Mumbai's glamour society|title=Icons of Gujarat industry: stories of rare grit & enterprise|year=2000|publisher=Harmony Publishers}}</ref> that manages and largely owns the [[Godrej Group]], a [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] founded by [[Ardeshir Godrej]] and his brother [[Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej]] in 1897, spanning sectors as diverse as real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products. Headed by [[Adi Godrej]] alongside his brother, [[Nadir Godrej]], and cousin, [[Jamshyd Godrej]], the family is one of the richest in India; with an estimated net worth of $11.6bn as of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/family-godrej/|title=Godrej family|author=Erin Carlyle|work=Forbes}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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The family's presence in business began in [[Bombay]] in 1897, when [[Ardeshir Godrej]], after reading a newspaper article about rising citywide crime rates, began developing and selling locks, with the assistance of his brother Pirojsha.<ref>http://business.outlookindia.com/article_v3.aspx?artid=286346</ref> Ardeshir Godrej died childless; Pirojsha Godrej's sons Burjor, [[Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej|Sohrab]], and [[Naval Godrej|Naval]] succeeded in the second generation. Today, grandsons Adi, Nadir, and Jamshyd manage the group. The initial venture, Godrej Brothers, has since diversified across sectors and evolved into multiple companies under the umbrella of the Godrej Group, including [[Godrej Industries]], [[Godrej Agrovet]], [[Godrej Consumer Products]], [[Godrej Properties]], [[Godrej Infotech]], and the holding company [[Godrej & Boyce]].<br />
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==Estate in Mumbai==<br />
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Among the family's most valuable assets is a 3,500-acre estate in [[Vikhroli]], [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/adi-godrej/|title=Adi Godrej & family|author=Erin Carlyle|work=Forbes}}</ref> the value of which is estimated at $12 billion if developed; in 2011, the family announced plans to develop three million square feet by 2017, through an internal joint venture composed of [[Godrej Industries]] and [[Godrej Properties]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessworld.in/news/business/corporate/the-33-billion-dream/315255/page-1.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213073837/http://www.businessworld.in/news/business/corporate/the-33-billion-dream/315255/page-1.html |archivedate=13 December 2013 }}</ref> For decades, the family has preserved some 1,750 acres of mangrove swamps within the estate,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/godrej-helps-preserve-mumbai-mangroves|title=Godrej helps preserve Mumbai mangroves}}</ref> leading to the 2012 inclusion of Adi Godrej and Jamshyd Godrej in [[Forbes magazine]]'s list of the richest green billionaires.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/04/20/the-richest-green-billionaires-2012/|title=Richest Green Billionaires 2012|author=Kerry A. Dolan|work=Forbes}}</ref> On 18 June 2014, Godrej family bought the iconic bungalow of [[Homi J. Bhabha]], ''Mehrangir'', for Rs. 372 Cr<ref>{{cite web |title=Godrej Family Buys Bhabha Bungalow For Rs. 372 Cr|url=http://www.btvin.com/videos/watch/7615/godrej-family-buys-bhabha-bungalow-for-rs.-372-cr|publisher=[[Bloomberg TV India]]}}</ref> through an auction initiated by the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Center for the Performing Arts]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Homi Bhabha's iconic bungalow sold for Rs 372 crore|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Bhabha-bungalow-sold-for-Rs372-crore/articleshow/36779144.cms|date=19 June 2014 | first=Rajshri | last=Mehta | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | accessdate=20 July 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Members==<br />
*[[Ardeshir Godrej]], cofounder of Godrej Brothers<br />
*[[Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej]], cofounder of Godrej Brothers<br />
*Burjor Godrej<br />
*[[Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej]], chairman of the Group<br />
*[[Naval Godrej]]<br />
*[[Adi Godrej]], chairman of the [[Godrej Group]]<br />
*[[Parmeshwar Godrej]], socialite and [[AIDS]] activist<br />
**[[Pirojsha Adi Godrej]], Managing Director & CEO of [[Godrej Properties Limited]]<br />
*[[Nadir Godrej]], managing director of [[Godrej Industries]] and chairman of [[Godrej Agrovet]]<br />
*[[Jamshyd Godrej]], chairman of [[Godrej & Boyce]]<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book|author=B. K. Karanjia|authorlink=B. K. Karanjia|title=Godrej: The builder also grows|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ7tAAAAMAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=9780670879243}}<br />
* {{cite book|author=B. K. Karanjia|title=Vijitatma: founder-pioneer Ardeshir Godrej|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AsrsAAAAMAAJ|date=2004|publisher=Viking|isbn=9780670057627}}<br />
* {{cite book|author=B. K. Karanjia|title=Final victory: the life and death of Naval Pirojsha Godrej|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMrsAAAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Viking|isbn=9780670896448}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej|author2=B. K. Karanjia|title=Abundant living, restless striving: a memoir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PcvsAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Viking|isbn=9780670912056}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://godrejpublicltd.blogspot.com/2009/10/biography-of-adi-godrej.html Adi Godrej : An Overview]<br />
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