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{{Short description|Indian Industrialist (born 1934)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Shashikant Garware
| image =
| birth_name = Shashikant Bhalchandra Garware
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1934|11|05}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]] [[India]]
| occupation = [[Industrialist]]
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Dulwich College, London]]
| spouses = Sheila Shashikant Garware
}}

'''Shashikant Bhalchandra Garware''' (born 5 November 1934) is an Indian industrialist and the founder, [[Chair (officer)|chairman]], and [[Chief executive officer|managing director]] of Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited (formerly Garware Polyester Limited).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.garwarehitechfilms.com/team/shashikant-bhalchandra-garware/ | title=Dr. Shashikant Bhalchandra Garware }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Company – Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited |url=https://www.garwarehitechfilms.com/about/company/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Garware |language=en-US}}</ref> He is credited with starting the [[polyester]] industry in [[India]] in June 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Dr. Shashikant Garware: The doyen of the polyester revolution in India |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-dr-shashikant-garware-the-doyen-of-the-polyester-revolution-in-india-3505421/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://www.business-standard.com/content/specials/garware-hi-tech-films-a-legacy-of-innovation-in-polyester-manufacturing-124100101178_1.html</ref>

==Early life and education==
Garware was born on 5 November 1934 in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[India]]. He is the son of [[Abasaheb Garware]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}He completed his early education in India before attending [[Dulwich College]] in London. He later studied senior business management at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laha |first=Nirvana |date=2024-06-11 |title=Garware Hi-Tech Films Share Analysis: Why Should You Buy? |url=https://congruenceadvisers.com/microcap/garware-hi-tech-films/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Congruence Advisers |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, he was awarded a [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt.]] by [[Mumbai University]] for his contributions to the polyester industry and philanthropic services.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-dr-shashikant-garware-the-doyen-of-the-polyester-revolution-in-india-3505421/ | title=Dr. Shashikant Garware: The doyen of the polyester revolution in India | date=29 May 2024 }}</ref>

==Career==
Garware returned to India in 1951 and joined his father at Garware Motors Ltd.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} In 1957, he became involved in the polyester film industry with the establishment of Garware Polyester Ltd, now known as Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (GHFL).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited |url=https://www.garwarehitechfilms.com/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Garware |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1982, GHFL introduced UV-stabilized polyester film in [[India]]. The [[U.S. Patent & Trademark Office|U.S. Patent Authority]] issued a patent for this product.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garware |url=https://www.mahabrands.in/en/maha-brands/garware/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Maha Brands |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
The Garware [[Charitable trust|Charitable Trust]] was established in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garware |url=https://www.mahabrands.in/en/maha-brands/garware/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Maha Brands |language=en-US}}</ref> The Trust provides financial support to educational institutions, hospitals, and healthcare centers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-dr-shashikant-garware-the-doyen-of-the-polyester-revolution-in-india-3505421/ | title=Dr. Shashikant Garware: The doyen of the polyester revolution in India | date=29 May 2024 }}</ref>

The trust provided financial aid to the [[Bombay Cricket Association]] (BCA), which named the clubhouse and members' pavilion at [[Wankhede Stadium]] as the Garware Club House.<ref>https://garwareclub.co.in/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Garware's 85-year-old CMD Seeks Fresh Term amid Charges of Corporate Mis-governance |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/garwares-85yearold-cmd-seeks-fresh-term-amid-charges-of-corporate-misgovernance/58187.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS |language=en}}</ref> In 1993, the Garware Community Centre was established in [[Aurangabad]] to support sports and cultural activities. Financial assistance was also provided to the [[Aurangabad Municipal Corporation]] for the development of a stadium in MIDC Chikalthana, now known as Garware Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=CEO Shashikant Garware, Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited's (NSE:GRWRHITECH) largest shareholder sees value of holdings go down 12% after recent drop |url=https://simplywall.st/stocks/in/materials/nse-grwrhitech/garware-hi-tech-films-shares/news/ceo-shashikant-garware-garware-hi-tech-films-limiteds-nsegrw |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=simplywall.st |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mappls.com/138de3 | title=Garware Stadium, Chikalthana }}</ref>

Garware has served as a Director on the Central Board of the [[State Bank of India]] and the [[Life Insurance Corporation|Life Insurance Corporation of India]]. He was also an Honorary Consul General of Turkey for their Western India Office and served as President of the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During this period, he faced allegations of corporate misgovernance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2019-09-17 |title=Garware CMD seeks fresh term amid charges of corporate misgovernance |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/garware-cmd-seeks-fresh-term-amid-charges-of-corporate-misgovernance |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>

==Honours and awards==

In 1981, Garware was awarded the Gold Shield for Import Substitution by the [[Government of India]]. GHFL received the Plexconcil Top Exporter's Award for exporting high-tech polyester films for over three consecutive decades.<ref name="much">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=Mumbai University confers {{as written|hono|urary [sic]}} degrees on Zakir Hussain, industrialist Shashikant Garware |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/mumbai-university-confers-degrees-on-zakir-hussain-industrialist-shashikant-garware-7914470/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2024 |title=Garware Hi-Tech Films LTD: Driving Innovation and Market Leadership with Strategic Growth Initiatives |url=https://www.mid-day.com/buzz/article/garware-hi-tech-films-ltd-driving-innovation-and-market-leadership-with-strategic-growth-initiatives-2209}}</ref> In 2022, he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree by [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari|Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari]], then Governor of Maharashtra and Chancellor of Mumbai University.<ref name="much"/>

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