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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.
Ambalal and his family lived the life of upper-class English aristocrats with an English butler, chauffeur, valet, and maid in a rented house in Richmond. Ambalal Sarabhai's family earned the informal title 'Medici of Ahmedabad' for their role in the city development with their progressive views on the culture and politics of the city.
Vikram and Mrinalini Sarabhai (1948) Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in a Gujarati Jain family, in Ahmedabad, India. [3] [4] His father was Ambalal Sarabhai a major industrialist committed to the Indian independence movement. [5] [1] Vikram Sarabhai married the classical dancer Mrinalini in 1942. The couple had two children.
The Calico Mills was one of earliest textile mills in Ahmedabad, established in 1888 by Sheth Karamchand Premchand, the ancestor of Sarabhai family. [1] [3] The mills were spread over an area of 241,022 square metres (59.558 acres) on the bank of Sabarmati river. The mills flourished under Ambalal Sarabhai. It was later managed by Ambalal's son ...
Geeta Sarabhai is the daughter of Gujarati industrialist Ambalal Sarabhai (1890–1967), who played a key role in the struggle for Indian independence. Ambalal Sarabhai supported Mahatma Gandhi as early as 1916, notably by providing him with financial aid, and it was at Ahmedabad where Mahatma Gandhi established his first Ashram. [10]
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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
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