Business Reporter
For many Decemeber 2023 shall be the Year Ending but for Nagpur’s Parsi Owned Firm M/s N Hormusji & Co., Unit BANU ENTERPRIES, it has done a century being established in 1923, by Naoroji Hormusji Battiwala, in a small shop in Hansapuri further to Bhagwagar Chowk as wholesale distributors and manufacturers’ agents in the city.
During 1950s, Dhannaram Heeralalji had just completed the extended part of his present premises opp. Ram Mandir, and was searching for a suitable tenent. As God willed, both honest and sincere men met and in 1955, Naoroji shifted his full business operations to the current location at Dhannaram Building. opposite Ram Mandir.
On further expansion of business operations in trading and manufacturing, Naoroji was compelled to separate the manufacturing unit to Byramji Town in 1960s.
After the demise of Late Naoroji Hormusji Battiwala in 1969, the business operations changed hands in 1977 to eldest daughter Late Zarine J Cassad and her husband late Jamshed P Cassad. In 1982, youngest son Neville J Cassad started helping his parents.
In honour of the Founder of N Hormusji & Co., Unit Banu Enterprises, a thanks giving Jashan was performed on Sunday by the Hon. High Priest Ervad Percy Panthaky and celebrations started with the cake cutting by most respectable lady Dr Thrity D Patel, Emeritus Professor of Law and President of CEHRRA-Center for Education of Human Rights, Research and Advocacy, Nagpur.
The Programme was also graced by youngest nephew of Naoroji Hormusji Hormuzd M Battiwala, Dr J L Aparajit, Ex-Principal of University College of Law and Director in other Law Colleges in and around Nagpur, Navroz Davar, Shernaz Davar, Mehernosh Mawalwala, Dr Kashmira Mawalwala, Zakir Khanwala, Abidbhai Chimthanawala, Rusi Tantra, Shiraz Doongaji, Ajay Gandhi, Sanjay Mohta, Naresh Gambhir, Abir Munaim, B Vijaykumar, Sunil D’souza, Atuul Rajoria, Ayaz Khanwala, Shk Fakruddin Fidvi, Rohit Thakkar, and many others.
The firm is now managed by Neville J Cassad, youngest grandson of Naoroji Hormusji Battiwala, who can be contacted on Mob. no. 91 7738010361 or 7770009261.