Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain

Death- 27 Oct. 1977
Birth- May 22, 1911

Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain was a well known industrialist and philanthropist of India. He was also the former chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co (BCCL).

He was born in the Sahu Jain Family at Najibabad in Uttar Pradesh on 22nd May 1911. His grandfather was Sahu Salekh Chand Jain, who was involved in religious and charitable activities. His parents were Sahu Diwan Singh and Smt Moorti Devi. After the early passing away of his father, he was primarily raised by his elder brother Shreyans Prasad Jain.

Sahu Shanti Prasad received his primary education in Najibabad and went to college first in Meerut and later at Banaras Hindu University. He completed his B.Sc. from Agra University.

In 1932 he got married to industrialist Ramkrishna Dalmia’s eldest daughter Rama Dalmia and soon joined his father-in-law’s large empire. He was gifted in matters of finance, economics and commerce. Under his stewardship, Dalmianagar in Bihar developed into a massive industrial town rivaling those of Tatas and Birlas, with factories producing sugar, cement, paper, chemicals, vanaspati etc. employing top professionals of the country. He had four children, Sahu Ashok Kumar Jain, Sahu Alok P. Jain, Sahu Manoj Kumar Jain and Alka Jain.

Though Shanti Prasad Jain was born in to a family of wealthy landlords, it can be safely said that he built up his own business empire through sheer grit, hard work and determination. In 1955 when he took charge of the BCCL, he turned it into one of the largest media groups of the country. He went on to acquire and run many more companies and industries like banking, sugar, plywood etc till the time of his passing away in 1977.

Apart from Bharatiya Jnanpith, he supported and founded several educational and charitable organizations during his lifetime.

After India’s independence in 1947, poverty was a significant issue in country. More than 90 percent of the population was illiterate and poor. In such circumstances, some industrialists and businessmen took steps toward making the country self-reliant by providing employment to millions of people in industry and business. These figures should never be forgotten, and with this aim, every citizen can take inspiration from them, become self-reliant themselves, and empower others, thereby strengthening the country economically and strategically. We established this news portal, www.shashvatsatya.com for this noble cause.

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