Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia
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Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia (1702–1774) was a Parsi from Surat
, India
and was a member of the Wadia family of shipwrights and naval architects.
Known for his high standards of workmanship, Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the British East India Company
to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736. This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia
.
The Bombay
dry-dock, the first dry-dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750.
Lovji is considered the founder of the shipping and shipbuilder industry in Bombay. To this day, Surat remains the largest break-up (where ships are stripped and disassembled) beaching port in the world.
The first Atash Adaran in India was established in Siganpur, near Surat, by Lovji Wadia, around 1760.
His descendants are the Wadia family of Nusli Wadia
, Ness Wadia
and Jehangir Wadia
.
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and was a member of the Wadia family of shipwrights and naval architects.
Known for his high standards of workmanship, Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736. This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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The Bombay
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
dry-dock, the first dry-dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750.
Lovji is considered the founder of the shipping and shipbuilder industry in Bombay. To this day, Surat remains the largest break-up (where ships are stripped and disassembled) beaching port in the world.
The first Atash Adaran in India was established in Siganpur, near Surat, by Lovji Wadia, around 1760.
His descendants are the Wadia family of Nusli Wadia
Nusli Wadia
Nusli Wadia is an Indian Parsi entrepreneur, a textile magnate and an important person in the real-estate business. He is the son of Neville and Dina Wadia. His mother Dina Wadia is the daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah....
, Ness Wadia
Ness Wadia
Ness Wadia is an Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is currently the Managing Director of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries...
and Jehangir Wadia
Jehangir Wadia
Jehangir Wadia , also known as Jeh Wadia, is an Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is currently the managing director of GoAir, a budget airline which he founded, as well as, Bombay Dyeing, a flagship textile company...
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