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Jamnalal Bajaj | |
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 Bajaj on a 1970 Stamp of India | |
| Born | Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj 4 November 1889 |
| Died | 11 February 1942 (aged 52) |
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| Children | 5 |
Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj (4 November 1889 – 11 February 1942) was an Indian businessman and politician.[1] 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.[2] He was also a close and beloved associate of Mahatma Gandhi, who is known to have often declared that Jamnalal was his fifth son.[3]
- ^ Tikoo, Rajiv (2 January 2000). "The Gandhian spirit". Financial Express. Indian Express Group. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
- ^ Kalesh, Baiju (6 April 2012). "In Bajaj family, business sense over-rules ties". Financial Express. Indian Express Group.
- ^ Bajaj, Rahul (16 September 2017). "Jamnalal Bajaj embodied Gandhi's ethics to such an extent that Mahatma 'adopted' him as 5th son". India Today.