Mafatlal Gagalbhai

Death 19 July 1944
Born 1873

The story of the Arvind Mafatlal Group is a stirring saga, with traditional values and modern technology triumphing over challenging circumstances. Our founder Mr. Gagalbhai Mafatlal, was born in 1873 in Ahmedabad. His father, a weaver, was neither educated nor prosperous, and made a living by doing odd jobs. It wasn’t long before a young Mafatlal, still in his early teens, had to leave school to help his father peddle textile products. With goods hanging from their shoulders, both father and son would scour the countryside in search of buyers. Some of these very buyers proved to be Mr. Mafatlal’s benefactors in later years, when he metamorphosed into an industrialist, and lay the foundation for Mafatlal Industries. Under his leadership, the company expanded one textile mill at a time, to eventually make significant achievements across a century of existence.

1905-Founder Mr. Gagalbhai Mafatlal sets up the first textile mill in Ahmedabad, India.
1912-1931-Four more textile mills are established, across Gujarat and Mumbai.

1945-1954-The Group becomes the third largest mill owner in India through consistent investment in the modernization of cotton textile mills.

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