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'''Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai''' (28 December 1925 – 19 June 2014) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. After completing courses of study at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] and [[Harvard University]] in the United States, he joined the family business, a conglomerate of companies spanning multiple industries. He also served on the governing councils of a number of cultural, educational and religious institutions.

== Family ==

Lalbhai was born to the [[Jainism|Jain]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Badshahs of Business|url=http://www1.lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?article=yes&pageid=19&edlabel=TOIA&mydateHid=12-01-2011&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Ahmedabad+-+Times+Classifieds&edname=&articleid=Ar01902&format=&publabel=TOI&max=true|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Times of India}}</ref> ''Nagarsheth'' family of [[Ahmedabad]], and was a direct descendant of [[Shantidas Jhaveri]], a royal jeweller of [[Mughal emperors]].<ref name="bl">{{cite news|title=Educationist, industrialist Shrenik Lalbhai dead|date=19 June 2014|first= Rutam|last=Vora|url=http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/news/educationist-industrialist-shrenik-lalbhai-dead/article6130150.ece/|work=The Hindu – Business Line|accessdate =1 July 2014}}</ref> Khushalchand (1680–1748), the grandson of Shantidas, paid ransom to the [[Maratha confederacy|Marathas]] to save Ahmedabad from plunder in 1725. Khushalchand's son Vakhatchand (1740–1814) was also a noted businessman.<ref name="Piramal" />

Lalbhai's great grandfather, Dalpatbhai Bhagubhai, became involved in cotton trading in the 1870s. His grandfather [[Lalbhai Dalpatbhai]] (1863–1912) founded the Saraspur cotton mill in 1896, adding cotton processing to the family's precious gems business.<ref name="Piramal">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gt5WXOQ08DYC | title=Business Legends | publisher=Penguin Books India | last= Piramal|first= Gita | year=1999 | isbn=9780140271874|page = 309}}</ref> His father, [[Kasturbhai Lalbhai]], was an industrialist and philanthropist. He was active in politics before and after India's independence. Kasturbhai was co-founder of several companies that eventually turned into the Lalbhai Group, including [[Arvind Mills]], Atul Chemicals and Anil Starch.<ref name="bl" /><ref name="bs">{{cite news|url=http://wap.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/sanjay-lalbhai-s-father-shrenik-lalbhai-passes-away-114061900814_1.html|title =Sanjay Lalbhai's father Shrenik Lalbhai passes away|work=Business Standard |place=Ahmedabad|date=19 June 2014|accessdate =1 July 2014}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Shrenik was born on 28 December 1925, the youngest son of Kasturbhai Lalbhai. He completed his secondary education at Navi Gujarati Shala and Ranchhoddas Chhotalal High School in Ahmedabad. He studied for two years at [[Gujarat College]] and then transferred to the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT) to study chemical engineering. After receiving his bachelor's degree from MIT, he received his master's degree in business from [[Harvard University]], graduating in 1948. He married Pannaben and the couple had a son, Sanjay, and a daughter, Kalpana.<ref name=bl/><ref name=bs/><ref name=ex>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-mourns-demise-of-industry-doyen-philanthropist-shrenik-lalbhai/ |title=Ahmedabad mourns demise of industry doyen, philanthropist Shrenik Lalbhai|place=Ahmedabad |date=19 June 2014|accessdate =28 June 2014|work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=t>{{cite news|title=Shrenik Lalbhai, Jain philanthropist, dies at 88 | date=20 June 2014|work=The Times of India |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Shrenik-Lalbhai-Jain-philanthropist-dies-at-88/articleshow/36849166.cms|accessdate =1 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=cept>{{cite web|url=http://cept.ac.in/news/241/condolence-message-shrenikbhai-kasturbhai|publisher=CEPT University |date=19 June 2014|accessdate=2 July 2014|title =Condolence Message: Shrenikbhai Kasturbhai}}</ref>

== Career ==
After completing his education, Lalbhai joined the Lalbhai Group of Companies. For the first five years, while working in various departments of the family companies, he also devoted substantial time to helping the group resolve government allegations of illicit marketing practices and tax evasion in 1948–49.<ref name=bl/> He eventually headed Deepak Nitrite Ltd and a number of other Lalbhai Group companies.<ref name=bs/> He served as director of [[Nirma]] Limited, Anukul Investments, Able Investments, Animesh Holdings, Sonalank Investment and Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation.<ref name=ex/><ref name=cept/>

Lalbhai served on the boards of several educational, cultural, industrial and religious organizations, including [[Ahmedabad Education Society]] (AES), Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Gujarat Museum Society, Jain Visa Oswal Club, [[CEPT University]], [[National Institute of Design|NID]], [[Indian Space Research Organization]], [[Nirma University]], [[Institute of Plasma Research]], [[IIMA]], Ahmedabad Textile Industries Research Association, [[Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology]] and the Institute of Jainology. He also served as a trustee of the [[Sabarmati Ashram]] Preservation and Memorial Trust.<ref name=bl/><ref name=ex/><ref name=t/><ref name=cept/>

He developed expertise on the history of [[Jainism]] and headed the [[Anandji Kalyanji Trust]], which has restored and preserved more than 1200 Jain temples, including the [[Palitana Jain temples]].<ref name=bl/><ref name=ex/><ref name=t/>

== Death ==
Lalbhai suffered from [[myasthenia gravis]] during his life. He died on 19 June 2014 at his residence ''Koteshwar'', located in the Bhat area of Ahmedabad, and was cremated at the [[Thaltej]] crematorium.<ref name=bs/><ref name=ex/><ref name=t/>

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