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Amongst his many achievements

Jamsetji helped pioneer India's textile
industry; he built Bombay's first
modern hotel and planned a hydro-

electric scheme with which it was
hoped Bombay would become a
'smokeless city', free from the soot

and grime of coal-burning textile mills
and other factories; he conceived an
institute of science, the first of its kind
in Asia and the launching pad for

India's scientific advance; and the
then revolutionary idea of a modern
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iron and steel industry in India.
The larger portion of his wealth was

allotted to education. Regarding it as a
trust, he invested it in various
schemes for the benefit of India. ____ .... - ...

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A permanent exhibition tracing the life ::.,::'_~.:.::::.. -·-.. -~ . ~~~~
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of this extraordinary visionary has
been set up with over 150 digitally
enhanced photographs. This exhibition

takes you on a guided imagery
journey portraying Jamsetji's
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industrial achievements, his -~16
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personality and character, the clothes

he wore, the food he was so fond of,
the books he read, and the numerous ~□
journeys which he undertook during

his lifetime.

J. N. Tata's Birthplace, Next to Bai Navajbai Tata Primary School,

Dasturwad, Navsari, Gujarat 396 445.
Timings: 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 5pm. Sunday Closed.

Contact Person: Behzad Moga/. Mobile: 9033792936.