Kasturbhai Lalbhai

Kasturbhai Lalbhai
Kasturbhai in the 1940s before adopting khadi clothes
Born(1894-12-19)19 December 1894
Died20 January 1980(1980-01-20) (aged 85)
CitizenshipIndia
EducationMetric
Alma materRanchhodlal Chhotalal Government High School
OccupationIndustrialist
Years active1912–1977
OrganizationArvind Mills
SpouseSharda Chimanlal Jhaveri
ChildrenShrenik, Siddharth
Parent(s)Mohini and Lalbhai Dalpatbhai
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Kasturbhai Lalbhai (19 December 1894 – 20 January 1980) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He co-founded Arvind Mills along with his brothers and several other institutes. He was a co-founder of the Ahmadabad Education Society which later founded Ahmedabad University and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Lalbhai served as the chairman of the historic and influential Anandji Kalyanji Trust, that manages Shatrunjaya and several other Jain pilgrimage centers, for 50 years.