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Sohrab Godrej (1912 – 2000)

Sohrab Godrej lived a life unlike that of any other industrialist of his time. In addition to promoting Godrej through advertising and public relations, he was a social activist, philanthropist, explorer and passionate conservationist. He realized the importance of population control and he took adequate steps to ensure its awareness at Godrej. Sohrab Godrej was passionate about environmental conservation. He set up the Soonabai Pirojsha Trust which helps protect Mumbai’s largest stretch of mangroves. He was also instrumental in establishing the Indian office of World Wildlife Fund. After Pirojsha Godrej, Sohrab was appointed as the Chairman of the Godrej group of companies in 1972. In 1999, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

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