Dinshaw Edulji Wacha
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Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (1844-1936) was a Parsi Indian politician from Bombay. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress
, and its President in 1901.
He was President of the Indian Merchants' Chamber
in 1915. He was knighted in 1917.
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
, and its President in 1901.
He was President of the Indian Merchants' Chamber
Indian Merchants' Chamber
Indian Merchants’ Chamber, established on 7 September 1907 in Mumbai, is an organization of India, representing interests of Indian trade, commerce, and industry...
in 1915. He was knighted in 1917.
Works
- Premchand RoychandPremchand RoychandPremchand Roychand was a 19th-century Indian businessman known as the "Cotton King" and "Bullion King".Born in 1831 he was the son of Roychand Dipchand, a merchant from Surat. The Roychand family moved to Bombay when Premchand was a young boy. Recorded as the first Indian broker to speak, read and...
: His early life and career (Bombay, 1913) - The life and life work of J. N. Tata (Madras, 1914)
- Speeches and writings of Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (1920)
- Shells from the sand of Bombay, being my recollections and reminiscences, 1860-1875 (Bombay, 1920)
External links
- Biography
- Portrait
- Wacha Dinshaw Edulji - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Wacha Dinshaw Edulji at encyclopedia.farlex.com