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| birth_name = Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta
| birth_date = 14 January 1924
| birth_place = Mehmadpur, [[Palanpur]], India
| death_date = 1998
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]]
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| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
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| occupation = Businessman
| title = Founder and chairman, [[Torrent Group]]
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| spouse = Shardaben Mehta
| children = 4, including [[Sudhir Mehta]] and [[Samir Mehta]]
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'''Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta''' (1924 - 1998) was an Indian businessman and the founder and chairman of [[Torrent Group]].

== Early and personal life ==
Mehta was born in Mehmadpur, a small village in [[Palanpur]] district, India.<ref name="rediff1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/1998/apr/01torr.htm |title=Rediff On The Net Business News: Torrent group chief, U N Mehta, dead |publisher=Rediff.com |date=1 April 1998 |accessdate=13 April 2017}}</ref> After finishing his primary education in Palanpur, moved to [[Mumbai]], where he completed his [[Bachelor of Science#India|B.Sc.]] from [[Wilson College, Mumbai|Wilson College]], while staying at the Mahavir Jain Vidyalay hostel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=palanpuronline|url=https://palanpuronline.com/personalities.aspx#parentHorizontalTab4%7CChildVerticalTab_313|access-date=2021-06-10|website=palanpuronline.com}}</ref>

Mehta and his wife Shardaben, had four children, sons [[Sudhir Mehta|Sudhir]] and [[Samir Mehta|Samir]], and daughters Meena and Nayna.<ref name="rediff1998" />

== Career ==
He started his career as a government servant in 1944. He worked as a medical representative for the pharmaceutical company [[Sandoz]] from 1945 to 1958.

Then in 1959 he took the path breaking decision to start his own firm Trinity Laboratories with a seed capital of just Rs 25,000. This organization began to manufacture special medicines. In 1968, Mr. Mehta began to market a medicine for treatment of mental diseases at a very reasonable price.

It was a big step at a time when only multinational companies manufactured specialty drugs, and subsequently Mr. Mehta went on to establish [[Torrent Pharmaceuticals|Torrent Laboratories]] in 1976. The company began marketing a number of useful drugs at very competitive prices and soon made a name for itself. Today, Torrent is a large company engaged in the business of pharmaceutical goods and power generation.<ref name=":0" />

Mr. Mehta also contributed generously to social, educational and charitable institutions and causes.

== Awards and recognition ==
He was conferred with numerous felicitations, including the ‘Business Man of the Year’ award in 1996-97 from the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals|url=https://torrentpharma.com/index.php/site/info/aboutfounder|access-date=2021-06-10|website=torrentpharma.com}}</ref> [[Torrent Group|Torrent]] has also won many awards for excellence in manufacturing, exporting and marketing.

U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre (UNMICRC) at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] is named after him. Over the years, [[Torrent Group|Torrent group]] has provided sizeable financial contribution, which has been used for constructing a 450-bedded facility. Apart from Hospital Infrastructure development, Torrent’s Patient Care Initiative Programme at UNMICRC has resulted in effective service delivery and better hospital management. The treatment is rendered to all patients, particularly the economically disadvantaged. Free Cardiac treatment is provided to Gujarat domiciled children and patients from the weaker strata.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Torrent Pharmaceuticals|url=https://torrentpharma.com/index.php/site/info/healthCare|access-date=2021-06-10|website=torrentpharma.com}}</ref>

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