Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (1844-1936) was aParsi Indian politician from Bombay. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, and its President in 1901^[1]. Jan. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A Parsi (Gujarati: Pārsī, IPA: ), sometimes spelled Parsee, is a member of the close-knit Zoroastrian community based in the Indian subcontinent. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...

He was President of the Indian Merchant's Chamber in 1915^[2]. He was knighted in 1917.

Works

• Premchand Roychand: His early life and career (Bombay, 1913)
• The life and life work of J. N. Tata (Madras, 1914)
• Speeches and writings of Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (1920)
• Shells from the sand of Bombay, being my recollections and reminiscences, 1860-1875 (Bombay, 1920)

Premchand Roychand was a 19th century Indian buisnessmam known as the Cotton King and Bullion King. Born in 1831 he was the son of Roychand Dipchand, a merchant from Surat. ...

Reference

• G. A. Natesan, Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (Madras, 1909)

Notes

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External links

• Biography
• Portrait
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