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The '''Sarabhai family''' is a prominent Indian family active in several fields. The patriarch, [[Ambalal Sarabhai]], was a leading [[industrialist]]. While he created significant wealth, his children interested themselves in a wide variety of other endeavours, and the family is better known for those activities, rather than for industrial enterprise, which is now all but defunct.<br />
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==Family history==<br />
The Sarabhai family are major business family of [[India]] belonging to the [[Shrimal Jain]] community.<ref name="outlook">{{cite news|title=Vikram A Sarabhai|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/vikram-a-sarabhai/216858|accessdate=21 March 2018|publisher=Outlook|date=19 August 2002}}</ref><br />
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Its twentieth century doyen Sheth Ambalal Sarabhai, was a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] industrialist. He had five daughters and three sons who were involved in the family business as well as the Indian independence movement. After India's freedom, the family remained involved in developmental tasks undertaken by the government of India.<br />
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[[Ambalal Sarabhai]] was a prominent mill-owner and also interested in philanthropic activities. His wife Sarladevi Sarabhai was impressed by the [[Maria Montessori]] philosophy and in the year 1922, Montessori sent E. M. Standing to India for the [[homeschooling]] of Sarabhai children.<br />
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Sarabhai Enterprises branched out after India's independence and many pioneer ventures were made in fields dominated by foreign companies. The manufacture of drugs and pharmaceuticals, chemicals and intermediates, dyes and pigments, industrial and household detergents, soaps and cosmetics, industrial packaging and containers, and later engineering and electronic products.<br />
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==Family members==<br />
Prominent members of the Sarabhai family include:<br />
*[[Ambalal Sarabhai]]. Patriarch of the family. Born into a family of tradesmen, he invested the family wealth into various industrial enterprises in the early 1900s, including Sarabhai Textile Mills at [[Ahmedabad]], which was one of the largest in India at that time.<br />
*[[Anasuya Sarabhai]] (Ambalal's sister), a trade unionist, activist and freedom fighter. Married young, she never cohabited with her husband.<br />
*Saraladevi Sarabhai, wife of Ambalal and the mother of his eight children (three sons and five daughters)<br />
**Suhrid Sarabhai Sr. (Ambalal's son), industrialist<br />
***Manorama Sarabhai, wife of Suhrid Sarabhai, commissioned [[Villa Sarabhai]]<br />
***Anand Sarabhai (son of Suhrid Sr), molecular biologist, partner of [[Lynda Benglis]], American [[sculptor]] and [[visual artist]]<br />
***Suhrid Sarabhai Jr (son of Suhrid Sr), industrialist<br />
****Asha Sarabhai, wife of Suhrid Jr, clothing designer<br />
***Sanjay Sarabhai (son of Suhrid Sr)<br />
**[[Gautam Sarabhai]] (Ambalal's son), industrialist and philanthropist<br />
***Mana and Shyama, daughters of Gautam sarabhai<br />
**[[Mridula Sarabhai]] (Ambalal's daughter), Indian independence activist and politician; unmarried<br />
**[[Vikram Sarabhai]] (Ambalal's son), co-founder of [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] and [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|IIM Ahmedabad]]. <br />
***[[Mrinalini Sarabhai]]. wife of Vikram Sarabhai and a danseuse.<br />
***[[Kartikeya Sarabhai]] (son of Vikram Sarabhai), educationist and environmentalist <br />
***[[Mallika Sarabhai]] (daughter of Vikram Sarabhai), a danseuse and activist; briefly married to Bipin Shah, a publisher<br />
****[[Revanta Sarabhai]], son of Mallika Sarabhai and Bipin Shah; a dancer<br />
****Anahita Sarabhai, performance artist, co-founder of QueerAbad<ref>https://scroll.in/magazine/890421/in-ahmedabad-two-women-are-giving-the-queer-community-a-safe-space-where-they-can-ask-questions</ref><br />
**Leena Mangaldas (Ambalal's daughter), founder of Shreyas Foundation. She is married to Madanmohan Mangaldas Girdhardas, noted industrialist<br />
***Kamal Mangaldas (son of Leena Mangaldas), noted architect<br />
****Arjun Mangaldas (son of Kamal Mangaldas), architect<br />
*****Leeza Mangaldas (daughter of Arjun Magaldas) <br />
****Abhay Mangaldas (son of Kamal Mangaldas), hotelier, founder House of MG<br />
**[[Gira Sarabhai]] (Ambalal's daughter), unmarried; founder of the [[National Institute of Design]], the [[Calico Museum of Textiles]]<br />
**Gita Mayor, (Ambalal's daughter)<br />
**Bharti Sarabhai, (Ambalal's daughter), unmarried<br />
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==Institutions built by Sarabhai family==<br />
# [[Calico Mills]] - Ambalal Sarabhai<br />
# [[Jubilee Mills]] - Ambalal Sarabhai<br />
# [[Kasturba Gandhi Rashtriya Smarak Trust]] - Sarladevi Ambalal Sarabhai<br />
# [[Majoor Mahajan]] - Anasuyaben Sarabhai<br />
# Jyoti Sangh - Mridulaben Sarabhai<br />
# Vikas Gruh - Mridulaben Sarabhai<br />
# Shreyas Foundation & School - Leenaben Mangaldas<br />
# B.M. Institute of Mental Health - Gautam Sarabhai<br />
# The Physcotherapy Study Group - Gautam Sarabhai<br />
# [[National Institute of Design]] - Gautam Sarabhai and Gira Sarabhai<br />
# [[Darpana Academy of Performing Arts]] - Mrinalini & Vikram Sarabhai<br />
# [[Calico Museum of Textiles]] - Gira Sarabhai<br />
# Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises, Baroda - Gautam Sarabhai, a commercial (corporate) venture<br />
# [[Centre for Environment Education]] - Kartikeya Sarabhai<br />
# [[Nehru Foundation for Development#Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction .28VIKSAT.29|VIKSAT]] - Kartikeya Sarabhai<br />
# [[Nehru Foundation for Development#Centre for Health Education.2C Training and Nutrition Awareness .28CHETNA.29|CHETNA]] - Kartikeya Sarabhai<br />
# Sangeet Kendra - Geeta Mayor<br />
# Darpana for Development - Mallika Sarabhai<br />
# Mapin Publishing - Mallika Sarabhai and her husband Bipin Shah [[File:Gautam Gira Sarabhai Square.jpg|thumb|Gautam Gira Sarabhai Square, [[National Institute of Design]], Ahmedabad. Earlier known as Nayak Square. ]]<br />
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==Major Institution Building Efforts of Vikram Sarabhai (1947-1971)==<br />
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# [[Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association]] (ATIRA)<br />
# [[Physical Research Laboratory]] (PRL), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Indian Institute of Management]], Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Community Science Centre]] (CSC), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Nehru Foundation for Development]] (NFD), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Ahmedabad Management Association]] (AMA), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Sarabhai Chemicals]], Baroda<br />
# [[Sarabhai Glass]], Baroda<br />
# [[Suhrid Geigy]], Baroda<br />
# [[Synbiotics]], Baroda<br />
# [[Sarabhai Merck]], Baroda<br />
# [[Sarabhai Engineering Group]], Baroda<br />
# [[Operations Research Group]] (ORG), Baroda<br />
# [[Sarabhai Research Centre]] (SRC), Baroda<br />
# [[Systronics]], Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Swastik Oil Mills]], Bombay<br />
# [[Standard Pharmaceuticals]], Calcutta<br />
# [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]] (TERLS), Trivandrum<br />
# [[Space Science and Technology Centre]] (SSTC), Trivandrum<br />
# [[Shriharikota Rocket Range]] (SHAR), Sriharikota<br />
# [[Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station]] (ESCES), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Satellite Communication System Division]] (SCSD), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Electronics System Division]] (ESD), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Microwave Antenna Systems Engineering Group]] (MASEG), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Audio Visual Instructional Division]] (AVID), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Remote Sensing and Meteorological Division]] (RSMD), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Indian Scientific Satellite Project]] (ISSP), Bangalore<br />
# [[Satellite Instructional Television Experiment]] (SITE), Ahmedabad<br />
# [[Indian National Satellite]] (INSAT) Satellite Launching Vehicle (SLV) Trivandrum<br />
# [[Satellite Communication Earth Station]],<br />
# [[Arvi Fast Breeder Reactors]] (FBR), Kalpakkam<br />
# [[Nuclear Centre for Agriculture]], New Delhi<br />
# [[Variable Energy Cyclotron Project]] (VECP), Calcutta<br />
# [[Electronic Prototype Engineering Laboratory]] (EPEL), Bombay<br />
# [[Electronics Corporation of India]] (ECIL), Hyderabad<br />
# [[Uranium Corporation of India]] (UCIL), Jaduguda, Bihar<br />
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No.4 was renamed as the Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre after Dr. Sarabhai’s death in 1971. No.18 & 19 were merged under the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre after Dr. Sarabhai’s death in 1971. Nos.21,22,23,24,25 and 26 were merged under the Space Applications Centre after Dr. Sarabhai’s death in 1971. No. 31 was renamed as Vikram Earth Station after Dr. Sarabhai’s death in 1971.<br />
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<gallery mode="nolines" caption="Various photographs of Sarabhais collected/photographed by Nathan Hughes Hamilton (Squibb - Sarabhai Chemicals) in early 1950s, Baroda, Ahmedabad and Bombay"><br />
File:Sitting fourth from left is Vikram Sarabhai. Baroda, 1950.jpg|Vikram Sarabhai <br />
File:This luncheon group photo with several members of the Sarabhai family. Baroda, 1951.jpg|Seated Gita Sarabhai Mayor , Vikram Sarabhai and Gira Sarabhai.<br />
File:Gita Sarabhai Mayor, Ahmedabad, 1952.jpg|Gita Sarabhai Mayor<br />
File:Gita (nee Sarabhai) Mayor, Baroda, 1951.jpg|Gita Sarabhai Mayor<br />
File:Gita (nee Sarabhai) Mayor in either Ahmedabad or New York, 1952.jpg|Gita Sarabhai Mayor<br />
File:Mr. Pandya of Sarabhai, Gita Sarabhai Mayor and daughter Pallavi, Dorothy Waller, and Satyadev Mayor seeing off the Hamiltons,Bombay Airport, 1953.jpg<br />
File:Baroda, 1951.jpg|Seated 5th from left, Gita sarabhai Mayor<br />
File:Luncheon at the Polo Club, Baroda, 1951.jpg|Ambalal Sarabhai can be spotted at the back close to the glass windows/doors.<br />
File:Gita and Ambalal, Ahmedabad, 1952.jpg|Gita and Ambalal Sarabhai<br />
File:"Retreat", Sarabhai Residence, Ahmedabad, 1951.jpg|Ambalal Sarabhai and Saraladevi Sarabhai (back towards the camera)<br />
File:Gautam's home, Ahmedabad, 1952.jpg|Gautam Sarabhai wearing half shirt and tie, third from the left standing next to his father Ambalal Sarabhai<br />
File:Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, Ahmedabad, 1951.jpg|A young Vikram Sarabhai<br />
File:Retreat, Ahmedabad, 1951.jpg|Ambalal Sarabhai third from left. First from left is Nathan Hughes Hamilton, an employee at Squibb- Sarabhai Chemicals, Baroda.<br />
File:Gita Mayor and others. Shiv Mahal Palace, Baroda, 1952.jpg|Gita Sarabhai Mayor in black saree wearing a bindi, on the right.<br />
File:Gira Sarabhai Ahmedabad 1951.jpg|Gira Sarabhai probably at [[Calico Museum of Textiles]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Anusyabehn Sarabhai]]<br />
*[[Jainism]]<br />
*[[Swaminathan family]]<br />
*[[Calico Museum of Textiles]]<br />
*[[Mill Owners' Association Building]]<br />
*[[National Institute of Design]]<br />
*[[ISRO]]<br />
*[[Gira Sarabhai]]<br />
*[[Gautam Sarabhai]]<br />
*[[Vikram Sarabhai]]<br />
*[[Mrinalini Sarabhai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.montessori-india.org/montessori_india.php Maria Montessory In India]<br />
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