Name Nadirshaw Dinshaw | ||
Nadirshaw Edulji (or Eduljee) Dinshaw was the eldest son of the Karachi landowner and philanthropist Seth Edulji Dinshaw. He lived in Karachi, Sind, British India (now Pakistan).
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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 traditions, 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.
NED University of Engineering and Technology
He had four sons, Hoshang, Minocher, Dinshaw and Faredoon. In 1924, the Prince of Wales Engineering College was renamed to Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw University after his sons made donations to the College in remembrance of their father. Parsis are guaranteed 4 seats for admission each year at NED.
Family
His brother, Framroze Edulji Dinshaw (known as FE Dinshaw) was one of prepartition India's most prominent businessmen and lawyers.
His son Hoshang NE Dinshaw played an important part in the economic development of Pakistan, including as the President of the Central Board of Directors of the National Bank of Pakistan.
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.