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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Prahlad Rai Agarwala
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|05|11}}
| birth_place = [[Shekhawati]], [[India]]
| education = [[University of Calcutta]]
| occupation = [[Businessman]]
| organization = Rupa & Company
| known_for = Manufacturing and export of a range of clothing and other products
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] in 2022
| website = {{URL |https://rupa.co.in/ }}
| spouse = Shanti Devi Agarwal
| children = 2 (Ramesh Agarwal, Suresh Agarwal)
}}

'''Prahlad Rai Agarwala''' is an Indian [[businessman]] based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], engaged in the manufacturing and export of a range of clothing and other products including inner wear, casual wear, kids wear, winter wear and footwear.

== Early life and education ==
Agarwala was born in 1938 and the obtained a bachelor's degree in law from [[University of Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rupa Garments: The Inside Story |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/marwari-power/rupa-garments-the-inside-story/37383/1 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Agarwala founded the "Rupa" brand of knit wear owned by the hosiery company [[Rupa Company]] along with Ghanshyam Prasad Agarwala and Kunj Bihari Agarwal in 1968. It became one of India's largest knitwear brands.<ref name="R2">{{cite web |title=50 years of successful Rupa brand journey |url=https://www.indiantextilemagazine.in/50-years-of-successful-rupa-brand-journey/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.indiantextilemagazine.in/50-years-of-successful-rupa-brand-journey/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=The Textile Magazine |publisher=The Textile Magazine |access-date=11 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="R3">{{cite news |last1=Samar Srivastava |title=Rupa Garments: The Inside Story |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/marwari-power/rupa-garments-the-inside-story/37383/1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/marwari-power/rupa-garments-the-inside-story/37383/1 |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=11 February 2022 |publisher=Forbes India |date=18 March 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1962, Prahlad Rai Agarwala sett up Binod Hosiery, however it proved to be unsuccessful.

== Recognition ==
In the year 2022, Govt of India conferred the [[Padma Shri]] award, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, on Agarwala for his distinguished service in the field of trade and industry.<ref name="PadmaShri2022">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125143803/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf |archive-date=2022-01-25 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> The award is in recognition of his service as a "textile business leader, flag bearer of [[Make in India]] running Rupa & Co, one of India's largest clothing manufacturer and exporter".<ref name="PadmaShri2022Images">{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129172910/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/AwardeeTickets2022.aspx |archive-date=2022-01-29 |url-status=live|website=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>

He is also the Honorary Consul of Republic of Columbia. In 2011, Agarwala was awarded the lifetime achievement award in the 7th Reid & Taylor awards for retail excellence organized by the Asia Retail Congress.<ref name="R1">{{cite web |title=Board Members: Mr. Prahlad Rai Agarwala |url=https://rupa.co.in/board-members/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://rupa.co.in/board-members/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=Rupa |publisher=Rupa & Co. Ltd. |access-date=11 February 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}

[[Category:Indian businesspeople in the textile industry]]
[[Category:Indian industrialists]]
[[Category:Indian company founders]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in trade and industry]]

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