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Another room leads to a back door and a small
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When Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, was born in
1839, merchandise was still being carried
across the seas in sailing ships, or over land by
horse and bullock carts. The world was still in
the era of the stage-coach. There were no

railways in the whole of India which was then
dominated by the East India Company.

By the time Jamsetji passed away in 1904, the
modern world had come to life. Railways linked

city with city and country with country . The
motor car had arrived. Modern industry and
modern communications had changed the world

scene. Jamsetji Tata had himself immensely
contributed to these dramatic changes which
had taken place between his birth and his

death.