Godrej Family

It spans sectors as diverse as real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products. Headed by Adi Godrej alongside his brother, Nadir Godrej, and cousin, Jamshyd Godrej, the family is one of the richest in India; with an estimated net worth of US$11.6 billion as of 2014.

The family's presence in business began in Bombay in 1897, when Ardeshir Godrej, after reading a newspaper article about rising citywide crime rates, began developing and selling locks, with the assistance of his brother Pirojsha. Since Ardeshir Godrej died childless, Pirojsha Godrej's sons Burjor, Sohrab, and Naval succeeded him. Today, his grandsons Adi, Nadir, and Jamshyd manage the enterprise. The initial venture, Godrej Brothers, has since diversified across sectors and evolved into multiple companies under the umbrella of the Godrej Group, including Godrej Industries, Godrej Agrovet, Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Properties, Godrej Interio, and the holding company Godrej & Boyce.

Among the family's most valuable assets is a 3,500-acre estate in Vikhroli, Mumbai, the value of which is estimated at $12 billion if developed; in 2011, the family announced plans to develop three million square feet by 2017, through an internal joint venture composed of Godrej Industries and Godrej Properties. For decades, the family has preserved some 1,750 acres of mangrove swamps within the estate, leading to the 2012 inclusion of Adi Godrej and Jamshyd Godrej in Forbes magazine's list of the richest green billionaires. On 18 June 2014, Godrej family bought the bungalow of Homi J. Bhabha, Mehrangir, for Rs. 372 Cr through an auction initiated by the National Center for the Performing Arts in Mumbai.

• Ardeshir Godrej, co-founder of Godrej Brothers
• Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej, co-founder of Godrej Brothers
• Burjor Godrej
• Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, chairman of the Group
• Naval Godrej
• Adi Godrej, chairman of the Godrej Group
• Parmeshwar Godrej, socialite and AIDS activist
  • Pirojsha Adi Godrej, Managing Director & CEO of Godrej Properties Limited
• Nadir Godrej, managing director of Godrej Industries and chairman of Godrej Agrovet
• Jamshyd Godrej, chairman of Godrej & Boyce
• Nyrika Holkar, executive director of Godrej & Boyce
• Smita V. Crishna, stock holder of Godrej Group

The family controls the Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej Foundation and Godrej Memorial Trust.

• B. K. Karanjia (1997). Godrej: The builder also grows. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780670879243.
• B. K. Karanjia (2004). Vijitatma: founder-pioneer Ardeshir Godrej. Viking. ISBN 9780670057627.
• B. K. Karanjia (2000). Final victory: the life and death of Naval Pirojsha Godrej. Viking. ISBN 9780670896448.
• Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej; B. K. Karanjia (2001). Abundant living, restless striving: a memoir. Viking. ISBN 9780670912056.

• Adi Godrej : An Overview