# Homi Mody

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Indian businessman

**Sir Hormasji Pherozeshah Mody** [KBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (23 September 1881 – 9 March 1969), generally known as **Sir Homi Mody** was a noted [Parsi](/source/Parsi) businessman associated with the [Tata Group](/source/Tata_Group) and an administrator of India.[1]

## Business career

He started his career as a lawyer at [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) and in 1913 became chairman of the [Bombay Municipal Corporation](/source/Brihanmumbai_Municipal_Corporation). In 1920 he joined business and became member of Textile Mill owners' Association of which he became chairman in 1927. His signing of Lees-Mody pact as its chairman was subject of debate in Indian nationalist circle.[1][2] He joined the [Tata Group](/source/Tata_Group) as director in 1939 and served the group till 1959. He also served as director in various companies like – [ACC](/source/ACC_Limited), [Tata Hydro](/source/Tata_Power), [Indian Hotels](/source/Indian_Hotels_Company).[3]

He was director of the [Central Bank of India](/source/Central_Bank_of_India) till 1968.[3][4] He with other leaders like [Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee](/source/Pranlal_Devkaran_Nanjee) played crucial role in the formation of the [Indian Banks' Association](/source/Indian_Banks'_Association), which came into existence on 26 September 1946.[5][6]

## Political career

He was a member of the [Indian legislative Assembly](/source/Central_Legislative_Assembly) for fourteen years, from the years 1929 to 1943. In 1941 to 1943 he was appointed to the [Viceroy's Executive Council](/source/Viceroy's_Executive_Council) with the key portfolio of Supply. He was a member of the [Constituent Assembly of India](/source/Constituent_Assembly_of_India) for the years 1948–1949. After the [independence of India](/source/Indian_independence_movement), he was appointed Governor of the [United Provinces](/source/United_Provinces_(1937-1950)) and, later, [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh) for the years 1949–52.[3]

## Personal life

He was the father of [Russi Mody](/source/Russi_Mody), [Piloo Mody](/source/Piloo_Mody) and Kali Mody. He died on 9 March 1969, aged 87.

## Honours

Mody was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [Order of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (KBE) in the 1935 Birthday and Silver Jubilee Honours List.[7] In 1946, he was appointed a Grand Commander of the [Order of George I](/source/Order_of_George_I) by [George II](/source/George_II_of_Greece), the [King of Greece](/source/King_of_Greece) for services during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).[8] A road in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) is named after him as *Sir Homi Mody Street*.

## Bibliography

As an author he wrote books including:[3]

- The Political Future of India ; Reflections (1908)

- Biography of Feroz Shah Mehta[9]

- Wise and Otherwise.[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-z_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-z_1-1) Kochanek, Stanley A. (1974). [*Business and Politics in India By Stanley A. Kochanek*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0v0KFAAQCLkC&q=SIR+HOMI+MODY&pg=PA145). University of California Press. p. 145. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780520023772](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780520023772).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Lees-Mody pact](http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/tag/homi-mody/)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-a_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-a_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-a_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-a_3-3) ["About Homi Modi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110122041550/http://upgovernor.gov.in/modibio.htm). Archived from [the original](http://upgovernor.gov.in/modibio.htm) on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-x_4-0)** ["Untitled Document"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120317181901/http://www.tatacentralarchives.com/history/biographies/08%20homimody.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.tatacentralarchives.com/history/biographies/08%20homimody.htm) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Chapter 3. Profile of the IBA](http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/142437/8/08_chapter%203.pdf). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Ray, Abhik (2009). [*The evolution of the State Bank of India: The era from 1995 to 1980*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6sknWQvz3MIC&q=PRANLAL+DEVKARAN+NANJEE&pg=PA593). Penguin Books India. p. 593. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780670999064](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780670999064). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Page 3612 | Supplement 34166, 31 May 1935 | London Gazette | The Gazette"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34166/supplement/3612). *www.thegazette.co.uk*. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Page 3887 | Issue 37670, 30 July 1946 | London Gazette | The Gazette"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37670/page/3887). *www.thegazette.co.uk*. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sir Pherozeshah Mehta: a political biography, by Homi Mody (1963)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Homi Mody, a many splendoured life: a political biography by D. R. Manekar, 1968

## External links

- [Works by or about Homi Mody](https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Mody%2C%20Homi%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Homi%20Mody%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Mody%2C%20Homi%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Homi%20Mody%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Mody%2C%20H%2E%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Homi%20Mody%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Mody%2C%20Homi%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Homi%20Mody%22%29%20OR%20%28%221881-1969%22%20AND%20Mody%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29) at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

v t e Governors of Uttar Pradesh Homi Mody Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi V. V. Giri Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Bishwanath Das Bezawada Gopala Reddy Shashi Kant Varma (acting) Akbar Ali Khan Marri Chenna Reddy Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh Mohammed Usman Arif B. Satya Narayan Reddy Motilal Vora Mohammad Shafi Qureshi Romesh Bhandari Suraj Bhan Vishnu Kant Shastri Sudarshan Agarwal (acting) T. V. Rajeswar Banwari Lal Joshi Aziz Qureshi (acting) Ram Naik § Served as governor of United Provinces of Independent India

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