Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw (1862-1922) was the eldest son of the Karachi landowner and philanthropist

Seth Edulji Dinshaw Seth Edulji (or Eduljee) Dinshaw (18 May 1842 - 8 May 1914) was a Karachi-based Parsi philanthropist during the British colonial era. Dinshaw had risen from poverty, and became the largest landowner in the city. Business interests Dinshaw was b ...

.John R. Hinnells, The Zoroastrian Diaspora, Oxford, (2005) p.202 He lived in

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Business and philanthropy

When his studies were complete, he entered the family business in land and factories. He continued his father's philanthropic work, and in recognition of his contribution to the city of Karachi, his statue was placed at the intersection of Karachi's main roads in the 1930s.

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In 1924, the Prince of Wales Engineering College was renamed to

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after his sons made donations to the College in remembrance of their father.John R. Hinnells, The Zoroastrian Diaspora, Oxford, (2005) p.225

Family

His brother, Framroze Edulji Dinshaw (known as FE Dinshaw) was one of pre-partition India's most prominent businessmen and lawyers. He had four sons, Hoshang, Minocher, Dinshaw and Faredoon. His son Hoshang NE Dinshaw played a part in the economic development of

, including as the President of the Central Board of Directors of the

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. The descendants of Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw have kept up his philanthropic tradition. The Edulji Dinshaw family remains particularly noted for their charitable donations, especially to non-Parsis.John R. Hinnells, ''Zoroastrians in Britain'', Oxford, (1996) p.58

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Parsi people People from Karachi NED University of Engineering & Technology 1842 births 1914 deaths 19th-century Indian philanthropists Founders of Pakistani schools and colleges {{Philanthropist-stub

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Family

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