Sir Nowroji Saklatwala, KBE, CIE (also spelt Saklatvala; 10 September 1875 – 21 July 1938) was an Indian businessman who was the third chairman of the Tata Group from 1932 till his sudden death in 1938.
[2][1] He was born in Bombay into a Parsi family, the son of Bapuji Saklatwala and Virbaiji Tata.
[3] He completed his studies at St. Xavier College,[4] joined the Tata Group in 1899 as a clerk in Svadeshi Mills in Bombay.
[5] When Dorabji died in 1932, he became the Chairman of the Tata Group and had the task of consolidating the company during the Depression years.
[4] He was the first Chairman of the Cricket Club of India after its inception in 1933 till his death and was instrumental in the development of Brabourne Stadium, for which he donated a large sum of money.