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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ratanchand Hirachand Doshi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1902–1981) was a scion of [[Walchand group]], a noted industrialist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and [[Jain]] social leader.&amp;lt;ref name=a&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Business Legends – Gita Piramal|year=1999|pages=156, 168, 219, 276, 280, 300, 612|isbn=9780140271874|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gt5WXOQ08DYC&amp;amp;q=ratanchand&amp;amp;pg=PA639|last1=Piramal|first1=Gita}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.indianautographs.com/productdetail-104344.html Ratanchand Hirachand – freedom fighter]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was son of Hirachand Doshi from his second marriage and was step-brother of [[Walchand Hirachand]], who was born from first marriage of his father. He was born in Solapur in Maharashtra in a [[Gujarati Jains|Jain family of Gujarati]] origin. Name of his other brothers were [[Gulabchand Hirachand]] and [[Lalchand Hirachand]].&amp;lt;ref name=a/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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When he grew up he joined his brother, Walchand and served its various group companies like [[The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.]], [[Walchandnagar Industries]], [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]], [[Ravalgaon Sugar]], [[Hindustan Construction Company|Hindustand Construstion]], [[Premier Automobiles]], etc. In 1931, when Walchand floated Indian Hume Pipe, he made Ratanchand its Director-in-charge.&amp;lt;ref name=a/&amp;gt; Further, he headed Walchand group, Cooper Engineering for several years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=The Madras Stock Exchange official year-book: Volume 18|year=1971|pages=590|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qGAiAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=ratanchand+hirachand|last1=Exchange|first1=Madras Stock}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also served on various committees and planning commission in decade of 1940.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia Of Professional Education (10 Vol.) By B.R. Sinha|year=2003|pages=105|isbn=9788176254106|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AE3k6fhL2fEC&amp;amp;q=ratanchand+hirachand&amp;amp;pg=PA105|last1=Sinha|first1=B. R.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Further, he published several books on [[Jain]] religion of which the book titled &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Religion of Ahimsa&amp;#039;&amp;#039; published in 1957 is noted one.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Acarya Kundakunda&amp;#039;s Samayasara By Appaswami Chakravarti, Amṛtacandra, Kundakunda, Kundakunda|year=2008|pages=10|isbn=9788126315574|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQ0vRfnW69oC&amp;amp;q=ratanchand+hirachand&amp;amp;pg=PA10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also published in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], as well in [[Hindi]],  biographies on his father Seth Hirachand Nemchand and others like Dinanath Bapuji, Magudkar, etc.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=India&amp;#039;s Industrialists, Volume 1 By Margaret Herdeck, Gita Piramal|year=1985|pages=451|isbn=9780894104152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcbBEHHI-90C&amp;amp;q=ratanchand+hirachand&amp;amp;pg=PA451|last1=Herdeck|first1=Margaret|last2=Piramal|first2=Gita}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He was trustee of various schools, colleges and hospitals run by Walchand group.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.hndpune.com/about HND Pune » About Us&amp;lt;!-- Bot generated title --&amp;gt;] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101163230/http://www.hndpune.com/about |date=1 January 2012 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He is survived by a son, [[Rajas Doshi]], who is director in several Walchand group companies.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=25497308&amp;amp;ticker=INHP:IN]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>&gt;Tharun S Yadla</name></author>
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