| Name(s) |
JAMNALAL BAJAJ |
| Date of
Birth |
November 04, 1889 |
| Date of
Death |
February 11, 1942 |
|
Identity |
Indian
industrialist, a philanthropist, and freedom fighter. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was also a close associate and follower of Mahatma
Gandhi. Gandhi is known to have adopted him as his son.
- He founded the Bajaj Group of companies in 1926.
- The group now has over two dozen companies, including 6
listed companies.
- Besides Bajaj Auto Ltd, the other major companies in the
group include Mukand Ltd, Bajaj Electricals Ltd and Bajaj
Hindusthan Ltd.
- One of his grandsons, Rahul Bajaj, runs the family
flagship company, Bajaj Auto.
- Several institutions in India bear his name, including
the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
- A locality, JB Nagar,in the sub-urban Andheri in Mumbai
has been named after him.
- Jamnalal Bajaj Award was established in 1978 by the
Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation is given away each year on his
birth anniversary.
- Jamanalal dedicated much of his wealth to the poor, in
line with the trusteeship concept proposed by Gandhi.
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