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Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (30 June 1823 – 5 May 1901) was an Indian entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India, as well as a great philanthropist. He was part of the Petit family and became the first Petit baronet.
Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit,was an Indian entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India, as well as a great philanthropist.
He was part of the Petit family and became the first Petit baronet.
The Petit surname is not traditionally Parsi and had come about in Sir Dinshaw's great-grandfather's time in the 18th century.
He had worked as a shipping clerk and interpreter for the British East India Company.
French merchants who dealt with the lively, short Parsi clerk called him "le petit Parsi".
He founded the Manockji Petit Spinning & Weaving Mills.
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Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (30 June 1823 – 5 May 1901) was an Indian entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India, as well as a great philanthropist. He was part of the Petit family and became the first Petit baronet.
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Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit,was an Indian entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India, as well as a great philanthropist.
He was part of the Petit family and became the first Petit baronet.
The Petit surname is not traditionally Parsi and had come about in Sir Dinshaw's great-grandfather's time in the 18th century.
He had worked as a shipping clerk and interpreter for the British East India Company.
French merchants who dealt with the lively, short Parsi clerk called him "le petit Parsi".
He founded the Manockji Petit Spinning & Weaving Mills.