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{{Infobox person
| name = Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1882
| birth_place = Bombay, [[British Raj]]
| death_date = 1972
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Businessman, Entrepreneur
| known_for =
| spouse = Sunabai Godrej
}}
'''Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej''' (1882–1972) was an Indian businessman, son of '''Burjorji Godrej''' and brother of [[Ardeshir Godrej|Ardeshir Burjorji Godrej]]. Projsha with his brother Ardeshir laid the foundation for the international conglomerate [[Godrej Group]].<ref name="ettnn">{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2004-09-24/news/27409539_1_indian-business-business-houses-godrej-boyce|title=The Parsi business story: under lock & key|date=24 September 2004|agency=TNN|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>

==Early life ==
Pirojsha was the son of Burjorji Godrej and a member of the [[Parsi]] community. He was born into a wealthy [[Parsi people|Parsi]]-[[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] family of [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (now Mumbai), called Gootherajee. Burjorji later changed the family name to Godrej in January 1871.

Working with his elder brother [[Ardeshir Godrej]], Pirojsha made [[Godrej family|Godrej]] a household name in [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Icons of Indian Industry|publisher=Sura Books|isbn=8174786856|page=4}}</ref>

== Career ==
Pirojsha joined the business in the year 1906 at the age of 24, soon after graduating from the [[Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.godrej.com/pirojsha.html|title=Godrej Archives|website=archives.godrej.com|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej, alongside his brother Ardeshir Burjorji Godrej, cofounded Godrej Brothers, the forerunner of the international conglomerate Godrej Group.<ref name="ettnn" />

The industrial township of ''Pirojshanagar'' in the suburbs of [[Mumbai]] is named after him. The logo of the Godrej group is taken from his signature. On 1 May 1928, the sole ownership and control of the company was transferred to Pirojsha, by Ardeshir.

=== Current successors ===
Today, his grandsons [[Adi Godrej|Adi]], [[Nadir Godrej|Nadir]], and [[Jamshyd Godrej|Jamshyd]] run the Godrej group.<ref name="outlook">{{cite magazine|last1=Meenakshi|first1=Radhakrishnan-Swami|title=The Godrej Guardian|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook (magazine)]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Pirojsha had three sons, [[Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej|Sohrab]], Burjor, who married Jai Dastur, and [[Naval Godrej|Naval]], who married Soonoo Dastur. He also had a daughter named Dosa, who married Kaikhushroo Naoroji. Pirojsha's young wife Soonabai died in [[Mussoorie]] due to the influenza epidemic.<ref>{{cite book|title=Final Victory: The Life-and Death-Of Naval Pirojsha Godrej|date=2000|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9351187845|page=256|last1=B K|first1=Karanjia}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.godrej.com/ Godrej Group corporate website]

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>HapHaxion at 22:23, 10 March 2021