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	\| area_served = Worldwide		\| area_served = Worldwide
	\| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]~~<~~br /~~>~~([[Chairman]])~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 \|title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper \|publisher=Reuters \|date= 2007-07-04\|access-date=2010-09-30}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 \|title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper \|publisher=Reuters \|date= 2007-07-04\|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>
	\| products = {{hlist\|		\| products = {{hlist\|
	\|[[Textile]]s \|[[Chemical]]s \|[[Food processing]] \|[[Plantation]]s \|[[Media (communication)\|Media]] \| [[Real estate]]}}		\|[[Textile]]s \|[[Chemical]]s \|[[Food processing]] \|[[Plantation]]s \|[[Media (communication)\|Media]] \| [[Real estate]]}}
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	\| [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]		\| [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]
	\| [[National Peroxide]]		\| [[National Peroxide]]
	\| Wadia Techno-Engineering~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|url=http://www.wadiaengg.com/ \|title=Home \|website=wadiaengg.com}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~}}		\| Wadia Techno-Engineering<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wadiaengg.com/ \|title=Home \|website=wadiaengg.com}}</ref>}}
	\| homepage = {{url\|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}		\| homepage = {{url\|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}
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	}}		}}

	'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation\|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]], founded in [[Surat]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736 and is the [[List of oldest companies in India\|oldest company in India]], with its subsidiary [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation\|The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited]], established in 1863, being the oldest [[Public company\|publicly traded]] Indian company.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news \|last=Mudgill \|first=Amit \|title=Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms \|access-date=2022-09-19}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Other notable companies of the group are [[Bombay Dyeing]], a textile company established in 1879, and [[Britannia Industries]], a food and beverage company established in 1918.		'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation\|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]], founded in [[Surat]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736 and is the [[List of oldest companies in India\|oldest company in India]], with its subsidiary [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation\|The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited]], established in 1863, being the oldest [[Public company\|publicly traded]] Indian company.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Mudgill \|first=Amit \|title=Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms \|access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> Other notable companies of the group are [[Bombay Dyeing]], a textile company established in 1879, and [[Britannia Industries]], a food and beverage company established in 1918.

	Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book		Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.<ref>{{cite book
	\| title = Bollywood: a history		\| title = Bollywood: a history
	\| author = Mihir Bose		\| author = Mihir Bose
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	\| publisher = Tempus		\| publisher = Tempus
	\| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2		\| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2
	}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ 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. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS\|Minden}}, {{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}}, and {{HMS\|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]		}}</ref> 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. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS\|Minden}}, {{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}}, and {{HMS\|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
	[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colours.]]		[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colours.]]

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	\| locations =		\| locations =
	\| area_served = Worldwide		\| area_served = Worldwide
	\| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 \|title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper \|publisher=Reuters \|date= 2007-07-04\|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>		\| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 \|title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper \|publisher=Reuters \|date= 2007-07-04\|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>
	\| products = {{hlist\|		\| products = {{hlist\|
	\|[[Textile]]s ~~\|[[Aviation]]~~ \|[[Chemical]]s \|[[Food processing]] \|[[Plantation]]s \|[[Media (communication)\|Media]] \| [[Real estate]]}}		\|[[Textile]]s \|[[Chemical]]s \|[[Food processing]] \|[[Plantation]]s \|[[Media (communication)\|Media]] \| [[Real estate]]}}
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	\| revenue = {{Increase}} US$2.700 billion (₹28,000 Crores)		\| revenue = {{Increase}} US$2.700 billion (₹28,000 Crores)
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	\| divisions =		\| divisions =
	\| subsid = {{~~plainlist~~\|		\| subsid = {{ubl\|class=nowrap
	*[[Go First]]		\| [[Britannia Industries]]
	*[[Britannia Industries]]		\| [[Bombay Dyeing]]
	*[[Bombay Dyeing]]		\| [[Bombay Realty]]
	*[[Bombay Realty]]		\| [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]
	*[[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]		\| [[National Peroxide]]
	*[[National Peroxide]]		\| Wadia Techno-Engineering<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wadiaengg.com/ \|title=Home \|website=wadiaengg.com}}</ref>}}
	*Wadia Techno-Engineering <ref>http://www.wadiaengg.com/</ref>}}
	\| homepage = {{url\|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}		\| homepage = {{url\|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}
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	}}		}}

	'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation\|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. ~~The group~~ was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736. Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.<ref>{{cite book		'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation\|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)\|conglomerate]], founded in [[Surat]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. It was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736 and is the [[List of oldest companies in India\|oldest company in India]], with its subsidiary [[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation\|The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited]], established in 1863, being the oldest [[Public company\|publicly traded]] Indian company.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Mudgill \|first=Amit \|title=Old isn't gold always! These 19th century firms failed to reward investors in last 5 years \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/old-isnt-gold-always-these-19th-century-firms-failed-to-reward-investors-in-last-5-years/articleshow/57746374.cms \|access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> Other notable companies of the group are [[Bombay Dyeing]], a textile company established in 1879, and [[Britannia Industries]], a food and beverage company established in 1918.

			Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.<ref>{{cite book
	\| title = Bollywood: a history		\| title = Bollywood: a history
	\| author = Mihir Bose		\| author = Mihir Bose
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	\| publisher = Tempus		\| publisher = Tempus
	\| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2		\| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2
	}}</ref> This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in [[Asia]].		}}</ref> 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. Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS\|Minden}}, {{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}}, and {{HMS\|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
			[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colours.]]
	The [[Bombay]] dry dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750.

	Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS\|Minden}}, {{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}}, and {{HMS\|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
	[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink ~~colors~~.]]

	==Companies==		==Companies==
	The Wadia group consists of several companies, four of which are listed on Indian stock exchanges.		The Wadia group consists of several companies, four of which are listed on Indian stock exchanges.

	* [[Bombay Dyeing]] - Established in 1879.		* [[Bombay Dyeing]] – Established in 1879.
	*[[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]] - Established in 1863.		*[[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]] – Established in 1863.
	*[[Britannia Industries]] - Established in 1918.		*[[Britannia Industries]] – Established in 1918.
	* National Peroxide Limited - Established in 1999.		* National Peroxide Limited – Established in 1999.

	Apart from the listed companies, Wadias own several other firms, including:		Apart from the listed companies, Wadias own several other firms, including:
	*[[Gladrags]] - a [[fashion magazine]] which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.		*[[Gladrags]] – a [[fashion magazine]] which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.
	*Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) - Established in 1960.		*Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) – Established in 1960.
	*[[Go First]] - Established in 2005.		*[[Go First]] – Established in 2005.
	* [[Punjab Kings]] - a cricket team, one of the ~~eight~~ franchisees playing in the [[Indian Premier League]]. Established in 2008.		* [[Punjab Kings]] – a cricket team, one of the ten franchisees playing in the [[Indian Premier League]]. Established in 2008.
	*[[Bombay Realty]] - Established in 2011.		*[[Bombay Realty]] – Established in 2011.

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Wadia family]]		* [[Wadia family]]
			* [[List of oldest companies in India]]
			* [[List of oldest companies]]

	==References==		==References==
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	}}</ref> This, and subsequent efforts, would result in Bombay becoming a strategic port for the British colonial undertakings in [[Asia]].		}}</ref> 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~~.

	~~==HMS Minden==~~		The [[Bombay]] dry dock, the first dry dock in Asia, was built by Lovji and his brother Sorabji in 1750.
	~~One ship that the Wadias built of most historic significance is {{HMS\|Minden}}.~~ The ~~lyrics of "~~[[~~The Star-Spangled Banner~~]]~~" (US National Anthem) were written on board ''Minden''~~

	== HMS ~~Cornwallis ==~~		Among the historical ships built by the Wadia Group are {{HMS\|Minden}}, {{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}}, and {{HMS\|Trincomalee}}.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
	{{HMS\|Cornwallis\|1813\|6}} ~~was the ship on which the [[Treaty of Nanking]], ceding [[Hong Kong]] to [[England]], was signed.~~

	~~== HMS Trincomalee ==~~
	~~The oldest surviving ship of [[Great Britain]] (HMS Victory, although 52 years older, has been in drydock for many years.)~~, {{HMS\|Trincomalee}} ~~is afloat and intact in The National Museum of the [[Royal Navy]] [[Hartlepool]], [[England]] is yet another marvel of the Wadias' shipbuilding prowess~~.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
	[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colors.]]		[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|260px\|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colors.]]

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	* National Peroxide Limited - Established in 1999.		* National Peroxide Limited - Established in 1999.

	Apart from the listed companies, ~~there are~~ several other ~~privately owned~~ firms, including:		Apart from the listed companies, Wadias own several other firms, including:
	*[[Gladrags]] - a [[fashion magazine]] which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.		*[[Gladrags]] - a [[fashion magazine]] which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.
	*Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) - Established in 1960.		*Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) - Established in 1960.

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{{Short description|Indian multinational conglomerate}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{infobox company
| name = Wadia Group
| logo = Wadia_Group_logo.svg
| industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]]
| genre =
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| fate =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1736}}
| founder = [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]]
| defunct =
| location_city = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| location_country = India
| location =
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Nusli Wadia]]<br />([[Chairman]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBOM17527220070704 |title=India Wadia Group stays in Britannia long term-paper |publisher=Reuters |date= 2007-07-04|access-date=2010-09-30}}</ref>
| products = {{hlist|
|[[Textile]]s |[[Aviation]] |[[Chemical]]s |[[Food processing]] |[[Plantation]]s |[[Media (communication)|Media]] | [[Real estate]]}}
| services =
| revenue = {{Increase}} US$2.700 billion (₹28,000 Crores)
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| aum =
| assets =
| equity = {{Increase}} US$6.929 billion (₹51,400 Crores)
| owner = [[Wadia family]]
| num_employees =
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid = {{plainlist|
*[[Go First]]
*[[Britannia Industries]]
*[[Bombay Dyeing]]
*[[Bombay Realty]]
*[[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]]
*[[National Peroxide]]
*Wadia Techno-Engineering <ref>http://www.wadiaengg.com/</ref>}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.wadiagroup.com}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Wadia Group''' is an Indian [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. The group was founded by [[Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia]] in 1736. Lovji Wadia secured contracts with the [[British East India Company]] to build ships and docks in Bombay in 1736.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Bollywood: a history
| author = Mihir Bose
| year = 2006
| publisher = Tempus
| isbn = 978-0-7524-2835-2
}}</ref> 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.

==HMS Minden==
One ship that the Wadias built of most historic significance is {{HMS|Minden}}. The lyrics of "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" (US National Anthem) were written on board ''Minden''

== HMS Cornwallis ==
{{HMS|Cornwallis|1813|6}} was the ship on which the [[Treaty of Nanking]], ceding [[Hong Kong]] to [[England]], was signed.

== HMS Trincomalee ==
The oldest surviving ship of [[Great Britain]] (HMS Victory, although 52 years older, has been in drydock for many years.), {{HMS|Trincomalee}} is afloat and intact in The National Museum of the [[Royal Navy]] [[Hartlepool]], [[England]] is yet another marvel of the Wadias' shipbuilding prowess.[[File:GoAir Airbus A320.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Group company logos displayed on the nose of a GoAir plane]]
[[File:BIAL Go Air aircraft.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A GoAir aircraft at [[Bangalore International Airport]], with pink colors.]]

==Companies==
The Wadia group consists of several companies, four of which are listed on Indian stock exchanges.

* [[Bombay Dyeing]] - Established in 1879.
*[[Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation]] - Established in 1863.
*[[Britannia Industries]] - Established in 1918.
* National Peroxide Limited - Established in 1999.

Apart from the listed companies, there are several other privately owned firms, including:
*[[Gladrags]] - a [[fashion magazine]] which is the particular interest of Maureen Wadia, a former air hostess. Established in 1959.
*Wadia Techno-Engineering Services Limited (WTESL) - Established in 1960.
*[[Go First]] - Established in 2005.
* [[Punjab Kings]] - a cricket team, one of the eight franchisees playing in the [[Indian Premier League]]. Established in 2008.
*[[Bombay Realty]] - Established in 2011.

==See also==
* [[Wadia family]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wadiagroup.com/ Wadia Group website]

{{Wadia Group}}

[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1736]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:Wadia Group]]