Ram Krishna Dalmia

Death-26 Sept 1978
Birth- 07 April 1893

The story of the rise of Ramkrishna Dalmia inspires awe, respect and commendation. Here is a man who started his career from scratch and went on to set up scores of mills and factories, despite the prohibitive climate of the times when no attempt was spared by the ruling British to stifle the native industry. These successes not only brought him wealth, fame and glory beyond expectation, but also contributed to national growth in a way that has seen few parallels since. Sadly, for the man whose name remains emblazoned in India’s industrial horizon as one of its greatest achievers, Ramkrishna Dalmia’s contributions remain obscured under the veils of controversy that dogged both his entrepreneurial and personal lives. But despite this, after all the dust settles, what emerges is a financial and entrepreneurial genius whose legacy continues to influence India’s corporate machinery to this day.

END OF AN ERA:
Ramkrishna Dalmia died on September 26, 1978, after a prolonged illness, at the age of 85. His demise triggered an outpouring of tribute from politicians and industrialists alike such as Jayaprakash Narayan, Jagjivan Ram (the then Union Minister of Defense), K N Modi and Sitaram Jaipuria. But perhaps the most defining of them all was the one from former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the daughter of his once bitter opponent, Jawaharlal Nehru, who said: “His services in the industrial and social spheres of the country will always be remembered… he was very large hearted and philanthropic and his demise will be equally mourned by his family members and countrymen.”

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