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Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal
Sir Chinubhai Madhavlal Ranchhodlal, 1st Baronet , also spelled as Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Runchorelal (26 May 1864 – 3 March 1916), commonly known as Sir Chinubhai Baronet, was the first Hindu Baronet of British India, textile mill owner and philanthropist from Ahmedabad, India. Life Sketch Chinubhai was the son of Madhavlal Ranchhodlal and Revabai born in a Hindu Nagar Brahmin family and was the grandson of Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, CIE, the man who founded the first textile mill of Ahmedabad. "Memoir of Rao Bahadur Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, C.I.E." COMPILED BY S. M. EDWARDES, C.S.I., C.V.O., BY SIR H. EVAN M. JAMES, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. 1920 Their ancestral home was and part of it still survives is in Shahpur area of old Ahmedabad city, after which baronetcy was named - ''of Shahpur''. It was famous by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Chinubhai Madhowlal Ranchhodlal
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of Order of chivalry, orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
