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| name = Jamnalal Bajaj | | name = Jamnalal Bajaj | ||
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| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| caption = Bajaj on a 1970 Stamp of India | | caption = Bajaj on a 1970 Stamp of India | ||
| birth_name = Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1889|11|04}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1889|11|04}} | ||
| birth_place = Kashi Ka Bas, near [[Sikar]], [[Rajasthan]] ([[Rajputana]]), [[British | | birth_place = Kashi Ka Bas, near [[Sikar]], [[Rajasthan]] ([[Rajputana]]), [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = 11 February 1942 (aged 52) | | death_date = 11 February 1942 <br/>(aged 52) | ||
| death_place = [[Wardha]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]], India | | death_place = [[Wardha]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]], [[British India]] | ||
| occupation = Political | | occupation = {{hlist|Political Leader|Industrialist|Founder}} | ||
| networth = | | networth = | ||
| spouse = [[Janaki Devi Bajaj]] | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Janaki Devi Bajaj]]|1902}} | ||
| children = 5 | | children = 5 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Jamnalal Bajaj''' (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian industrialist. <ref>{{cite news |title=The Gandhian spirit |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000102/fex02044.html |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=2 January 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219212810/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000102/fex02044.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref> He founded the [[Bajaj Group]] of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Bajaj family, business sense over-rules ties|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/in-bajaj-family-business-sense-overrules-ties/933331/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=6 April 2012 }}</ref> He was also a close and beloved associate of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bajaj|first1=Rahul|title=Jamnalal Bajaj embodied Gandhi's ethics to such an extent that Mahatma 'adopted' him as 5th son|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/news-makers/story/20170925-jamnalal-bajaj-mahatma-gandhi-nationalism-simon-commission-salt-satyagraha-1044644-2017-09-16|work=[[India Today]]|date=16 September 2017}}</ref> | '''Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj''' (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian industrialist.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Gandhian spirit |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000102/fex02044.html |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=2 January 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219212810/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000102/fex02044.html |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref> He founded the [[Bajaj Group]] of companies in the 1920s, and the group now has 24 companies, including six that are listed on the bourses.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Bajaj family, business sense over-rules ties|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/in-bajaj-family-business-sense-overrules-ties/933331/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=6 April 2012 }}</ref> He was also a close and beloved associate of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bajaj|first1=Rahul|title=Jamnalal Bajaj embodied Gandhi's ethics to such an extent that Mahatma 'adopted' him as 5th son|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/news-makers/story/20170925-jamnalal-bajaj-mahatma-gandhi-nationalism-simon-commission-salt-satyagraha-1044644-2017-09-16|work=[[India Today]]|date=16 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Background and early life== | ==Background and early life== | ||
Jamnalal Bajaj was born in 1889 into a well to do | Jamnalal Bajaj was born in 1889 into a well to do Maheshwari family, as the third son of Kaniram and Birdibai, in a village named Kashi Ka Bas, near [[Sikar, Rajasthan]]. He was later adopted as a grandson by Seth Bachhraj(bajaj) and his wife Sadibai Bachhraj(bajaj), a rich Rajasthani merchant couple hailing originally from Rajasthan but settled in [[Wardha]], [[Maharashtra]]. Seth Bachhraj(bajaj) was a distant relative on his father's side, and was a well-known and respected trader in the British Raj.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D|first1=Avantika|title=Life before success of these Indian industrialists of humble beginnings will inspire every ambitious mind|url=https://in.finance.yahoo.com/photos/7-indian-industrialists-humble-beginnings-slideshow-wp-113911868/p-born-poor-marwari-family-photo-113911298.html|work=[[Yahoo!]]|date=31 December 2018}}</ref> | ||
Upon coming of age, under the tutelage of Seth Bachhraj, Jamnalal got involved in the family business of his adoptive family. During this period, he acquired the skills of being a tradesman, rigorous book keeping and buying and selling commodities. He excelled in his work by the time Seth Bachhraj died. In 1926, Jamnalal founded what would become the [[Bajaj Group|Bajaj group of industries]]. | Upon coming of age, under the tutelage of Seth Bachhraj, Jamnalal got involved in the family business of his adoptive family. During this period, he acquired the skills of being a tradesman, rigorous book keeping and buying and selling commodities. He excelled in his work by the time Seth Bachhraj died. In 1926, Jamnalal founded what would become the [[Bajaj Group|Bajaj group of industries]]. | ||
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He founded the [[Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]] along with [[C. Rajagopalachari]] in hopes of spreading the learning of Hindi across the country. | He founded the [[Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]] along with [[C. Rajagopalachari]] in hopes of spreading the learning of Hindi across the country. | ||
From 1927, he served as the first Treasurer of the Managing Committee of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], [[New Delhi]]. Later in 1928, he became a life member of the | From 1927, he served as the first Treasurer of the Managing Committee of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], [[New Delhi]]. Later in 1928, he became a life member of the university, while still serving as the treasurer. | ||
With the intent of eradicating untouchability, he fought the non-admission of [[Harijans]] into [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temples in his home town of Wardha. As orthodox Hindu priests and [[Brahmin]]s objected, he opened his own family temple, the Laxmi Narayan Mandir, in Wardha, for the Harijans in 1928. He began a campaign by eating a meal with Harijans and opening public wells to them. He opened several wells in his fields and gardens. | With the intent of eradicating untouchability, he fought the non-admission of [[Harijans]] into [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temples in his home town of Wardha. As orthodox Hindu priests and [[Brahmin]]s objected, he opened his own family temple, the Laxmi Narayan Mandir, in Wardha, for the Harijans in 1928. He began a campaign by eating a meal with Harijans and opening public wells to them. He opened several wells in his fields and gardens. | ||
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==Differences with Gandhi== | ==Differences with Gandhi== | ||
Bajaj differed with Gandhi when he disagreed with Congress contesting | Bajaj differed with Gandhi when he disagreed with Congress contesting the 1938 elections to the legislature. When the Congress Working Committee informally decided to make him the President of the Haripura Session of the Congress which Gandhi personally approved, he chose to pass the honour to [[Subhas Chandra Bose]]. | ||
==Business interests== | ==Business interests== | ||
Besides [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj Auto Ltd]], the other major companies in the group include [[Mukand Ltd]], [[Bajaj Electricals|Bajaj Electricals Ltd]] and Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. One of his grandsons, [[Rahul Bajaj]], runs the family flagship company, Bajaj Auto. | Besides [[Bajaj Auto|Bajaj Auto Ltd]], the other major companies in the group include [[Mukand Ltd]], [[Bajaj Electricals|Bajaj Electricals Ltd]] and Bajaj Hindusthan Ltd. One of his grandsons, [[Rahul Bajaj]], runs the family flagship company, Bajaj Auto. | ||
==Legacy and memorials== | ==Legacy and memorials== | ||