Rajaram Jaipuria

Rajaram Jaipuria (16 January 1934 – 17 January 2015) was an Indian industrialist, educationist, and author. He was MA, Ph D in Economics. He was the founding chairman and managing director of Ginni Group (Ginni Filaments Limited)^[1][2] and Seth Anandram Jaipuria Education Society. He was also the ex-Chairman of the Indian Cotton Mills Federation. He managed a number of industries, such as sugar, media, cotton spinning, technical textiles, consumer products, etc.^[3][4]

He had contributed ^[5] to educational institutions, hospitals, and charitable organizations.^[6][7]

Family

Rajaram Jaipuria belonged to a very reputed family from Nawalgarh, Rajasthan. He was the son of Late Jamuna Devi and Padma Bhushan Late Seth Mungturam Jaipuria. He was married to Suniti. He and Suniti had three children Archana, Shishir, and Sharad..

Seth Anandram Jaipuria was the grandfather of Rajaram.^[8][9]

Book

• Textile Legend Unravels , Genre: Biography was published in 2007^[8]

Companies

Swadeshi Cotton Mills Kanpur

Swadeshi Cotton Mills Kanpur partnered by Jaipurias was one of the six mills taken over by NTC in 1978.^[10] Swadeshi was one of the oldest and biggest cotton spinning mill of that time in India. It was established in 1911, it had spindles around one lac and 2000 looms with strength of more than 9000 employees.^[11]

Pioneer

Pioneer was an English daily possessed by Jaipurias.

Ginni Filaments Limited

He was a textile professional and the companies he established are catering to modern-day needs and luxuries both such as regular garments to PPE.^[12]

• Ginni Filaments Limited a vertically integrated company of hosiery goods with (a hundred percent export orient unit when started) of super fine cotton yarns was promoted by Dr. Raja Ram Jaipuria in 1990.^[1][13]
• Ginni International Limited^[14] was another textile company under his flagship, established in 1995.^[15]
• Ginni Filaments Limited (A unit of spunlace nonwoven fabrics) at Panoli, Gujarat.

Schools and colleges

• Seth Anandram Jaipuria School Kanpur
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria School Lucknow
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria School Ghaziabad
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria College Kolkata

Charitable organisations

Jaipuria Bhawans (Dharamashalas)

• Seth Anandram Jaipuria Bhawan, Vrindavan.
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria Bhawan, Haridwar.
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria Bhawan, Chitrakoot.

Hospital

• Jaipuria Hospital Nawalgarh, Rajasthan.^[16]

Tributes

In his memory, the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind released a Coffee Table book on 'Ram Darshan' during his visit to Chitrakoot on 8 January 2018 in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district.^[17][18]

• Memorial lecture 2019 by the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu.^[19][20]
• Memorial lecture 2020 by the Cabinet Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari.^[7][21]
• Memorial lecture 2022 by the Swami Swaroopananda head of Chinmaya Mission.^[22]

See also

•  India portal

• Seth Anandram Jaipuria College
• Seth M.R. Jaipuria Schools
• Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow
• Jaipuria Vidyalaya

References

1. Power: Who's who in India. Allied Publishers. 1998. p. 274. ISBN 978-81-7023-776-1.
2. The Indian Textile Journal. Indian Textile Journal Limited. 2000. p. 120.
3. Textile Trends. Eastland Publications. 1992. p. 30.
4. Textile Outlook International. Economist Publications Limited. 1996. p. 105.
5. Manthan. Deendayal Research Institute. 1999.
6. "Abhishri second in Kanpur, third in country | Kanpur News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
7. "Nitin Gadkari to talk about role of leadership in turbulent times at Dr. Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial Lecture 2020". tennews.in: National News Portal - Breaking News, Live News, Delhi News, Noida News, National News, Politics, Business, Education, Medical, Films, Features. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
8. Jaipuria, Dr Rajaram (2007). Textile Legend Unravels. Jaipuria Publishing House.
9. "Covid-19 Frontline Education Warrior: Shishir Jaipuria, Chairman, SAJGEI". EducationWorld. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
10. B. M. Birla, Chairman; L. P. Misra, Member; B. N. Das Gupta, Member; Padampat Singhania, Member; J. K. Sr1vastava, Member; Ram Ratan Gupta, Member; M. R. Ja1puria, Member; R. P. Nevatia, Member; K. K. Birla, Member (1956). Report of the Fact Finding Committee: Large Scale Industries. Lucknow, Superintendent Printing and Stationery. p. 135.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. The Indian Textile Journal 1854-1954. Indian Textile Journal, Bombay. 1955. p. 556.
12. Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions. Indian Institute of Public Opinion. 1998. p. 48.
13. "Home - Ginni Filaments". ginnifilaments.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
14. . 11 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
15. JTN Monthly. Osaka Senken Limited. 1998. pp. 33, 34.
16. "Seth Anandram Jaipuria Eye Hospital | National Health Portal Of India". www.nhp.gov.in. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
17. News, Window To. "President Kovind Dedicates Coffee Table Book "Ramdarshan". www.windowtonews.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
18. Shalabh (3 January 2018). "President to visit Chitrakoot on January 8 | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
19. Admin, India Education Diary Bureau (30 April 2019). "M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India delivers the First Dr Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial lecture". India Education,Education News India,Education News | India Education Diary. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
20. "VP Venkaiah Naidu's address at Dr. Rajaram jaipuria memorial Lecture".
21. Admin, India Education Diary Bureau (2 December 2020). "Nitin Gadkari to talk about role of leadership in turbulent times at Dr. Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial Lecture 2020". India Education,Education News India,Education News | India Education Diary. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
22. LIVE: 3rd Dr. Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial Lecture by Swami Swaroopananda, retrieved 6 March 2022

External links

• Textile Legend Unravels
• Seth Anandram Jaipuria Bhawan