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Ambalal Sarabhai (23 February 1890 – 13 July 1967) was an Indian industrialist, philanthropist, institution builder, and supporter of Mahatma Gandhi.He was the chairman and promoter of Calico Mills and the founder of The Sarabhai Group of Companies.
The Sarabhai family is a prominent Indian family active in several fields. The patriarch, Ambalal Sarabhai, was a leading industrialist.While he created significant wealth, his children interested themselves in a wide variety of other endeavours, and the family is better known for those activities, rather than for their industrial enterprise.
The mills flourished under Ambalal Sarabhai. It was later managed by Ambalal's son his nephew. [2] The mills were started showing downturn with time due to lack of upgrade, changing fashions, tax and debt collections and mismanagement. In 1982, 12,400 workers were laid off from the weaving department due to financial issues.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India. Often regarded as the " Father of Indian space program ", [ 2 ] Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.
Sarabhai is a surname, and may refer to: Ambalal Sarabhai (1890–1967), Indian industrialist; Anasuya Sarabhai (1885–1972), Indian women's labour movement pioneer; Gautam Sarabhai (1917–1995), industrialist and businessman; Gira Sarabhai (1923–2021), Indian architect and designer; Gita Sarabhai (1922–2011), Indian musician
Sarabhai is the editor-in-chief of the Journal on Education for Sustainable Development (JESD) [9] He has recently written a book 'Observing Nature in an Urban Forest' [10] A visually engaging publication in which Kartikeya V. Sarabhai shared his observations and photographs of nature and the rich birdlife in the verdant urban estate created by his grandfather Ambalal Sarabhai more than a ...
Gautam was born to industrialist Seth Ambalal Sarabhai and Sarladevi on 4 March 1917 in Gujarati Jain Business Family. He was the fifth child and second son of the couple. His elder brother was Surhid and younger was Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space progra
Ambalal Sarabhai – Sarabhai group of Companies [40] Binod Sethi – a businessman who founded the Reliable Products Ltd and social worker, philanthropist [41] Jagat Seth – India's richest man during Mughals and British Rule [42] [43] [44] Sahu Todar – supervisor of the royal mint at Agra during the rule of Akbar [45]