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			{{Short description\|Indian industrialist and philanthropist}}
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	\| name = ~~Narotam~~ Satyanarayan Sekhsaria		\| name = Narrotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria
	\| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]], India		\| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]], India
	\| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]]		\| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]]
	\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist		\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist
	\| spouse = Nalini Sekhsaria		\| spouse = Nalini Sekhsaria
	\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria, Padmini Sekhsaria		\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria<br/>Padmini Sekhsaria
			\| family = [[Seksaria]]
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	'''~~Narotam~~ Satyanarayan Sekhsaria''' is an Indian ~~industrialists~~ and [[philanthropist]].<ref name="N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/press-releases/n-s-sekhsaria-is-the-new-chairman-of-ambuja-cements-109092300107_1.html \| title=N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements \| newspaper=Business Standard \| date=23 September 2009 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>		'''Narrotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria''' is an Indian industrialist and [[philanthropist]].<ref name="N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/press-releases/n-s-sekhsaria-is-the-new-chairman-of-ambuja-cements-109092300107_1.html \| title=N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements \| newspaper=Business Standard \| date=23 September 2009 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born in [[Rajasthan]], India in ~~a traditional~~ [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] trading family in 1950,<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> he was brought up in Bombay and was educated as a chemical engineer from the city's prestigious University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), now known as [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>		Born in [[Chirawa]], [[Rajasthan]], India in the [[Seksaria]] [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] trading family in 1950,<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> he was brought up in Bombay and was educated as a chemical engineer from the city's prestigious University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), now known as [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	He started his career at his family business, predominantly trading cotton. He subsequently switched career in the early 1980s, giving up trading to set up [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=~~http~~://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Over the next decade, Mr Seksharia built [[Ambuja Cements]] into one of the world's most efficient, profitable, and greenest cement companies.<ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors \| title=Board of Directors - ACC Limited \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> It was among the earliest companies in India to develop its own captive sea-ports and use sea transportation to ship cement across the country and abroad.<ref name="The brand story - Ambuja Cement">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/the-brand-story \| title=The brand story - Ambuja Cement \| work=Ambuja Cement \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> [[Ambuja Cements]] went on to acquire a stake in [[ACC Limited]], then India's best known and geographically speaking, the largest cement company.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/milestones \| title=ACC Limited - Milestones \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> In 2005, Mr Sekhsaria, then still in his 50s, did something unthinkable among family-controlled businesses in India. He divested his interest in Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd. and ceded control to [[Holcim Group]], the Swiss multinational cement giant.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones"~~>{{cite web \| url=https:/~~/~~www.acclimited.com/about/milestones \| title=ACC Limited - Milestones \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref~~> Mr Sekhsaria continues to be the non-executive chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]] and [[ACC Limited]]. <ref name="Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/management-team/board-of-directors \| title=Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors \| work=Ambuja Cements \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> <ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited"~~>{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about~~/~~board-of-directors \| title=Board of Directors - ACC Limited \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref~~>		He started his career at his family business, predominantly trading cotton. He subsequently switched career in the early 1980s, giving up trading to set up [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Over the next decade, Mr Seksharia built [[Ambuja Cements]] into one of the world's most efficient, profitable, and greenest cement companies.<ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors \| title=Board of Directors - ACC Limited \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022 \| archive-date=5 August 2024 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805233815/https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors \| url-status=dead }}</ref> It was among the earliest companies in India to develop its own captive sea-ports and use sea transportation to ship cement across the country and abroad.<ref name="The brand story - Ambuja Cement">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/the-brand-story \| title=The brand story - Ambuja Cement \| work=Ambuja Cement \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> [[Ambuja Cements]] went on to acquire a stake in [[ACC Limited]], then India's best known and geographically speaking, the largest cement company.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/milestones \| title=ACC Limited - Milestones \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> In 2005, Mr Sekhsaria, then still in his 50s, did something unthinkable among family-controlled businesses in India. He divested his interest in Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd. and ceded control to [[Holcim Group]], the Swiss multinational cement giant.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones"/> Mr Sekhsaria continues to be the non-executive chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]] and [[ACC Limited]].<ref name="Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/management-team/board-of-directors \| title=Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors \| work=Ambuja Cements \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited"/>

	Mr Sekhsaria is the chairman of Ambuja Cement Foundation, which he set up as part of Ambuja in the early 1990s and has since grown to become one of India's most extensive corporate CSR programs.<ref name="Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People">{{cite web \| url=https://thecsrjournal.in/ambuja-cement-foundation-csr-corporate-social-responsibility-report/ \| title=Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People \| publisher=The CSR Journal \| date=2021 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> It does work in the areas of rural development through agriculture, health, education, ~~skill~~-building and women's empowerment initiatives.<ref name="Ambuja Cement Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacementfoundation.org/programs/our-programs \| title=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| publisher=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>		Mr Sekhsaria is the chairman of Ambuja Cement Foundation, which he set up as part of Ambuja in the early 1990s and has since grown to become one of India's most extensive corporate CSR programs.<ref name="Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People">{{cite web \| url=https://thecsrjournal.in/ambuja-cement-foundation-csr-corporate-social-responsibility-report/ \| title=Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People \| publisher=The CSR Journal \| date=2021 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> It does work in the areas of rural development through agriculture, health, education,skill-building and women's empowerment initiatives.<ref name="Ambuja Cement Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacementfoundation.org/programs/our-programs \| title=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| publisher=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>

	He is also the Chairman of the [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], the philanthropic arm of his family office, which funds and supports individuals and organisations working in health, education, livelihoods, governance, art and culture.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://nsfoundation.co.in \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>		He is also the Chairman of the [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], the philanthropic arm of his family office, which funds and supports individuals and organisations working in health, education, livelihoods, governance, art and culture.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://nsfoundation.co.in \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>
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	\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist		\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist
	\| spouse = Nalini Sekhsaria		\| spouse = Nalini Sekhsaria
	\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria		\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria, Padmini Sekhsaria
	Padmini ~~Somani~~
	\| parents =		\| parents =
	\| awards =		\| awards =
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	\| known for = [[Ambuja Cements]]<br>[[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]]		\| known for = [[Ambuja Cements]] <br> [[ACC Limited]] <br> [https://www.ambujacementfoundation.org Ambuja Cement Foundation] <br> [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]]
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	'''Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria''' is an Indian ~~businessman~~ and [[philanthropist]].<ref name="N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/press-releases/n-s-sekhsaria-is-the-new-chairman-of-ambuja-cements-109092300107_1.html \| title=N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements \| newspaper=Business Standard \| date=23 September 2009 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>		'''Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria''' is an Indian industrialists and [[philanthropist]].<ref name="N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements">{{cite web \| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/press-releases/n-s-sekhsaria-is-the-new-chairman-of-ambuja-cements-109092300107_1.html \| title=N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements \| newspaper=Business Standard \| date=23 September 2009 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born in [[Rajasthan]], India ~~into~~ a [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] ~~[[Business]]~~ family ~~predominantly trading Cotton.~~<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> ~~He left his family business~~ and together along with his family friends [[Suresh Kumar Neotia]], Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established [[Ambuja Cements]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Narotam obtained a chemical engineer ~~degree~~ from the [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>		Born in [[Rajasthan]], India in a traditional [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] trading family in 1950,<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> he was brought up in Bombay and was educated as a chemical engineer from the city's prestigious University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), now known as [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	He ~~was nominated among~~ the ~~40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing~~.<ref ~~name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria"~~>{{cite web \| url=~~https~~://www.~~forbes~~.com/~~lists~~/2005/77/~~Y2HS~~.~~html \| title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria \| work=Forbes India \| date=2005~~ \| accessdate=~~23 June 2016~~}}</ref> ~~His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is~~ the ~~chairman of~~ [[~~ACC Limited~~]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://www.acclimited.com/~~newsite~~/~~boarddirectors.asp~~ \| title=Board of Directors \| ~~publisher~~=ACC Limited \| date=~~2016~~ \| accessdate=~~23 June 2016~~}}</ref> and the ~~former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]]~~.<ref name="~~History of the Group~~">{{cite web \| url=~~http~~://www.~~ambujaneotia~~.com/~~aboutus~~/~~history-of~~-~~the~~-~~group.aspx~~ \| title=~~History of the Group~~ \| ~~publisher~~=Ambuja ~~Neotia~~ \| date=~~2016~~ \| accessdate=~~23 June 2016~~ \| ~~archive-~~url=https://~~web~~.~~archive~~.~~org~~/~~web~~/~~20160620141104~~/~~http~~://www.~~ambujaneotia~~.com/~~aboutus~~/~~history~~-~~of-the-group.aspx~~ \| ~~archive-~~date=~~20 June 2016~~ \| ~~url-status~~=~~dead~~ }}</ref> Sekhsaria~~'s son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is~~ the ~~managing director~~ of [[~~Gujarat~~ Ambuja Cements]] and ~~his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, ''Salaam Bombay'', which works in the sector~~ of ~~child welfare~~.<ref name="~~Cement czar~~: ~~Narotam Sekhsaria"~~ />		He started his career at his family business, predominantly trading cotton. He subsequently switched career in the early 1980s, giving up trading to set up [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Over the next decade, Mr Seksharia built [[Ambuja Cements]] into one of the world's most efficient, profitable, and greenest cement companies.<ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors \| title=Board of Directors - ACC Limited \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> It was among the earliest companies in India to develop its own captive sea-ports and use sea transportation to ship cement across the country and abroad.<ref name="The brand story - Ambuja Cement">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/the-brand-story \| title=The brand story - Ambuja Cement \| work=Ambuja Cement \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> [[Ambuja Cements]] went on to acquire a stake in [[ACC Limited]], then India's best known and geographically speaking, the largest cement company.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/milestones \| title=ACC Limited - Milestones \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> In 2005, Mr Sekhsaria, then still in his 50s, did something unthinkable among family-controlled businesses in India. He divested his interest in Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd. and ceded control to [[Holcim Group]], the Swiss multinational cement giant.<ref name="ACC Limited - Milestones">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/milestones \| title=ACC Limited - Milestones \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> Mr Sekhsaria continues to be the non-executive chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]] and [[ACC Limited]]. <ref name="Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacement.com/about-ambuja/management-team/board-of-directors \| title=Ambuja Cements - Board of Directors \| work=Ambuja Cements \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> <ref name="Board of Directors - ACC Limited">{{cite web \| url=https://www.acclimited.com/about/board-of-directors \| title=Board of Directors - ACC Limited \| work=ACC Limited \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>

	~~As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam~~ Sekhsaria Foundation]], ~~a NGO~~ to ~~support students for overseas education~~.<ref name="~~Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation~~">{{cite web \| url=https://~~www~~.~~cambridgetrust.org~~/~~partners/narotam~~-~~sekhsaria~~-foundation \| title=~~Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation~~ \| publisher=~~Cambridge Trust~~ \| date=~~2016~~ \| accessdate=~~23 June 2016~~}}</ref><ref>{{~~Cite~~ web~~\|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020~~\|url=~~http~~://~~bweducation~~.~~businessworld~~.in/~~article~~/~~Narotam-Sekhsaria~~-Foundation~~-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922~~\|~~access-date~~=~~2021-03-23~~\|~~website~~=~~BW Education~~\|~~language~~=en}}</ref> He is ~~passionate about collecting works~~ of art.<ref name="~~Cement czar~~: Narotam Sekhsaria" />		Mr Sekhsaria is the chairman of Ambuja Cement Foundation, which he set up as part of Ambuja in the early 1990s and has since grown to become one of India's most extensive corporate CSR programs.<ref name="Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People">{{cite web \| url=https://thecsrjournal.in/ambuja-cement-foundation-csr-corporate-social-responsibility-report/ \| title=Ambuja Cement CSR brings CONCRETE Changes in the Life of 2.7 million People \| publisher=The CSR Journal \| date=2021 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref> It does work in the areas of rural development through agriculture, health, education, skill-building and women's empowerment initiatives.<ref name="Ambuja Cement Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.ambujacementfoundation.org/programs/our-programs \| title=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| publisher=Ambuja Cement Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>

			He is also the Chairman of the [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], the philanthropic arm of his family office, which funds and supports individuals and organisations working in health, education, livelihoods, governance, art and culture.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://nsfoundation.co.in \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| date=2022 \| accessdate=13 February 2022}}</ref>

			Publication: The Ambuja Story <br>
			Publisher: [https://harpercollins.co.in/product/the-ambuja-story/ HarperCollins]

	== References ==		== References ==

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	\| name = Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria		\| name = Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria
	\| birth_place = [[~~Gujarat\|Gujrat~~]], India		\| birth_place = [[Rajasthan]], India
	\| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]]		\| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]]
	\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist		\| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist
	\| spouse =		\| spouse = Nalini Sekhsaria
	\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria		\| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria
	Padmini Somani		Padmini Somani
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born in [[~~Gujarat~~]], India into a [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] [[Business]] family~~. His business family involved into the~~ Cotton ~~trade~~.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He left his family business and together along with his family friends [[Suresh Kumar Neotia]], Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established [[Ambuja Cements]] ~~private ltd~~ in 1983.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Narotam obtained a chemical engineer degree from the [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>		Born in [[Rajasthan]], India into a [[Marwari people\|Marwari]] [[Business]] family predominantly trading Cotton.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm \| title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria \| publisher=ReDiff \| date=29 January 2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He left his family business and together along with his family friends [[Suresh Kumar Neotia]], Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established [[Ambuja Cements]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria\|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm\|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Narotam obtained a chemical engineer degree from the [[Institute of Chemical Technology\|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com \|url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria \|work=in.wallmine.com \|language=en-in}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.<ref name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/77/Y2HS.html \| title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria \| work=Forbes India \| date=2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of [[ACC Limited]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/boarddirectors.asp \| title=Board of Directors \| publisher=ACC Limited \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> and the former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref name="History of the Group">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| title=History of the Group \| publisher=Ambuja Neotia \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141104/http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| archive-date=20 June 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of [[Gujarat Ambuja Cements]] and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, ~~Salam~~ Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />		He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.<ref name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/77/Y2HS.html \| title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria \| work=Forbes India \| date=2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of [[ACC Limited]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/boarddirectors.asp \| title=Board of Directors \| publisher=ACC Limited \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> and the former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref name="History of the Group">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| title=History of the Group \| publisher=Ambuja Neotia \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141104/http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| archive-date=20 June 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of [[Gujarat Ambuja Cements]] and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, ''Salaam Bombay'', which works in the sector of child welfare.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

	As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], a NGO to support students for overseas education.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/narotam-sekhsaria-foundation \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Cambridge Trust \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020\|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Narotam-Sekhsaria-Foundation-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922\|access-date=2021-03-23\|website=BW Education\|language=en}}</ref> He is passionate about collecting works of art.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />		As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], a NGO to support students for overseas education.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/narotam-sekhsaria-foundation \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Cambridge Trust \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020\|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Narotam-Sekhsaria-Foundation-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922\|access-date=2021-03-23\|website=BW Education\|language=en}}</ref> He is passionate about collecting works of art.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.<ref name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/77/Y2HS.html \| title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria \| ~~publisher~~=Forbes India \| date=2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of [[ACC Limited]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/boarddirectors.asp \| title=Board of Directors \| publisher=ACC Limited \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> and the former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref name="History of the Group">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| title=History of the Group \| publisher=Ambuja Neotia \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141104/http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| archive-date=20 June 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of [[Gujarat Ambuja Cements]] and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, Salam Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />		He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.<ref name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web \| url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/77/Y2HS.html \| title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria \| work=Forbes India \| date=2005 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of [[ACC Limited]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web \| url=http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/boarddirectors.asp \| title=Board of Directors \| publisher=ACC Limited \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> and the former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref name="History of the Group">{{cite web \| url=http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| title=History of the Group \| publisher=Ambuja Neotia \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141104/http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx \| archive-date=20 June 2016 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of [[Gujarat Ambuja Cements]] and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, Salam Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

	As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], a NGO to support students for overseas education.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/narotam-sekhsaria-foundation \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Cambridge Trust \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020\|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Narotam-Sekhsaria-Foundation-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922\|access-date=2021-03-23\|website=BW Education\|language=en}}</ref> He is passionate about collecting works of art.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />		As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], a NGO to support students for overseas education.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web \| url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/narotam-sekhsaria-foundation \| title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation \| publisher=Cambridge Trust \| date=2016 \| accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020\|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Narotam-Sekhsaria-Foundation-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922\|access-date=2021-03-23\|website=BW Education\|language=en}}</ref> He is passionate about collecting works of art.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

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{{Infobox person
| name = Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria
| birth_place = [[Gujarat|Gujrat]], India
| alma_mater = [[Institute of Chemical Technology|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]]
| occupation = Industrialist<br>Entrepreneur<br>Philanthropist
| spouse =
| children = Pulkit Sekhsaria
Padmini Somani
| parents =
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| website = {{Url|http://nsfoundation.co.in|Website of [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]]}}
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| known for = [[Ambuja Cements]]<br>[[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]]
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'''Narotam Satyanarayan Sekhsaria''' is an Indian businessman and [[philanthropist]].<ref name="N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements">{{cite web | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/press-releases/n-s-sekhsaria-is-the-new-chairman-of-ambuja-cements-109092300107_1.html | title=N.S. Sekhsaria is the new Chairman of Ambuja Cements | newspaper=Business Standard | date=23 September 2009 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Born in [[Gujarat]], India into a [[Marwari people|Marwari]] [[Business]] family. His business family involved into the Cotton trade.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm | title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria | publisher=ReDiff | date=29 January 2005 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He left his family business and together along with his family friends [[Suresh Kumar Neotia]], Vinod Neotia entered into the cement business and established [[Ambuja Cements]] private ltd in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/jan/29profile.htm|accessdate=15 December 2014}}</ref> Narotam obtained a chemical engineer degree from the [[Institute of Chemical Technology|Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Narotam Sekhsaria Net Worth (2020) – wallmine.com |url=https://in.wallmine.com/nse/acc/officer/1692932/narotam-sekhsaria |work=in.wallmine.com |language=en-in}}</ref>

== Career ==
He was nominated among the 40th richest Indian by Forbes India in a 2005 listing.<ref name="#40 Narotam Sekhsaria">{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/77/Y2HS.html | title=#40 Narotam Sekhsaria | publisher=Forbes India | date=2005 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> His net worth as of 2016 was estimated to be over $590 million. He is the chairman of [[ACC Limited]]<ref name="Board of Directors">{{cite web | url=http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/boarddirectors.asp | title=Board of Directors | publisher=ACC Limited | date=2016 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> and the former chairman of [[Ambuja Cements]].<ref name="History of the Group">{{cite web | url=http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx | title=History of the Group | publisher=Ambuja Neotia | date=2016 | accessdate=23 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620141104/http://www.ambujaneotia.com/aboutus/history-of-the-group.aspx | archive-date=20 June 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Sekhsaria's son, Pulkit Sekhsaria, is the managing director of [[Gujarat Ambuja Cements]] and his daughter, Padmini Somani, manages an NGO, Salam Bombay, which works in the sector of child welfare.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

As a philanthropic initiative, Sekhsaria has founded [[Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation]], a NGO to support students for overseas education.<ref name="Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation">{{cite web | url=https://www.cambridgetrust.org/partners/narotam-sekhsaria-foundation | title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation | publisher=Cambridge Trust | date=2016 | accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Announces The Post Graduate Scholarship Programme 2020|url=http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/Narotam-Sekhsaria-Foundation-Announces-The-Post-Graduate-Scholarship-Programme-2020/12-08-2020-307922|access-date=2021-03-23|website=BW Education|language=en}}</ref> He is passionate about collecting works of art.<ref name="Cement czar: Narotam Sekhsaria" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book|author1=Meenaz Kassam|author2=Femida Handy|author3=Emily Jansons|title=Philanthropy in India: Promise to Practice|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-T3CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA225|date=21 March 2016|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-93-5150-753-6|pages=225–}}

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