Research in Pune and a host of charitable trusts for Parsees. In 1971, Neville decided to sell the company to R. P. Goenka as it was failing and had plans to settle abroad. However his son stopped him by garnering 11 per cent of the company shares and went on to persuade the employees to pool their savings and buy shares to prevent the sale. This made Neville change his mind of selling the company and forcing him to abandon his plans of settling abroad. After his retirement as chairman of Bombay Dyeing in 1977, he was succeeded by his son, Nusli Wadia. Neville Wadia died in Mumbai three weeks before his 85th birthday. References Bibliography Hinnells, John R. (2005) The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration. Oxford University Press,. 1911 births 1996 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Businesspeople from Liverpool Converts to Zoroastrianism from Christianity English Zoroastrians Jinnah family Parsi people from Mumbai Businesspeople from Mumbai People educated at Malvern College Indian businesspeople in textiles British people of Parsi descent Wadia family 20th-century English businesspeople