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List Of People From Ahmedabad
This is a list of notable residents of Ahmedabad, India. Residents may be known as Ahmedabadi or Amdavadi. Business * Shantidas Jhaveri, jeweller, bullion trader, and moneylender * Ranchhodlal Chhotalal, first industrialist and mill-owner of Ahmedabad * Lalbhai Dalpatbhai, industrialist and first-generation mill-owner * Ambalal Sarabhai, industrialist * Kasturbhai Lalbhai, industrialist * Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai - Indian businessman and philanthropist, known for his contributions to education and research in India. * Karsanbhai Patel - Indian billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Nirma, a consumer goods company that specializes in soaps, detergents, and other household products * Pankaj Patel - Indian businessman and former chairman of Cadila Healthcare, a leading pharmaceutical company in India * Gautam Adani - Industrialist and chairman and founder of the Adani Group * Komal Shah (art collector), art collector, philanthropist, computer engineer, and businessperson in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population was estimated at 8,854,444 (as of 2024) is the seventh-most populous in India. Ahmedabad is located near the banks of the Sabarmati River, from the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, also known as its twin city. Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second-largest producer of cotton in India, due to which it was known as the 'Manchester of India' along with Kanpur. Ahmedabad's stock exchange (before it was shut down in 2018) was the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad; a newly built stadium, called Narendra Modi Stadium, at Mote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakalbhai Ravjibhai Kothari
Kakalbhai Ravjibhai Kothari was a journalist, editor, and social reformer from the Kathiawar region of present-day Gujarat. His contributions were majorly to the struggle of the Indians to get independence especially in his pioneering work on the Gujarati press. Kothari was also a person active in the mobilization of the nationalist cause and expressing the interests of the population in the princely colonials of the time. He was the founder oThe Prabhat one of the first Media in Gujarati language, which has been continuously published for over 90 years. Early life and education Kakalbhai Kothari was born in 1902 in Kathiawar, a historical province that contained several princely states. Although there is evidence of his early life and organised education, there is still not enough detailed information about them, but the early contacts of his life with the nationalist thought made him involve himself in the political and journalistic pursuits at a young age. His childhood w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzarilal Nanda
Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) was an Indian politician and economist who specialised in labour issues. He was the Acting Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 respectively. Both his terms ended after the ruling Indian National Congress's parliamentary party elected a new prime minister. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1997. Early life Birth Nanda was born on 4 July 1898 in Sialkot in the Punjab, British India in a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family. Sialkot later became a part of the Punjab Province of Pakistan in 1947, after the partition of India. Nanda received his education in Lahore, Amritsar, Agra, and Allahabad. He met Mahatma Gandhi in 1921, where he settled in Gujarat on his request. Research worker Nanda worked as a research scholar on labour problems at Allahabad University (1920–1921), and became a professor of economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Independence Activist
The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of many methods. This is a list of individuals who notably campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against colonial rule on the Indian sub-continent. Post-independence, the term "freedom fighter" was officially recognized by the Indian government The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of 36 states and union territor ... for those who took part in the movement; people in this category (which can also include dependent family members) receive pensions and other benefits such as Special Railway Counters. List A B C D F G H I J K L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmkumar Bhatt
Brahmkumar Bhatt (8 October 1921 – 6 January 2009) was an Indian independence activist, Mahagujarat movement activist and socialist politician from Gujarat, India. He was elected as Member Of Legislative Assembly in Bombay State and Gujarat from Khadia constituent assembly. Later, he represented Gujarat as Member of parliament in Rajya Sabha during 1998–2004. He also served as chairman of Gujarat Electricity Board and authored book named ''Le Ke Rahenge Mahagujarat'' which documentises the Mahagujarat movement. He was member of Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian political party. It was founded in 1952 when the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the ... in his early life. He died on 6 January 2009. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatt, Brahmkumar Gujarati people 1921 births 2009 deaths Politicians from Ahmedabad Indian indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taarak Mehta
Tarak Janubhai Mehta (26 December 1929 – 1 March 2017) was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'', and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre. His humorous weekly column first appeared in '' Chitralekha'' in March 1971 and looked at contemporary issues from a different perspective. He published 80 books in his whole career. In 2008, SAB TV (now Sony SAB) – a popular entertainment channel in India – started the sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' based on his column, which soon became the flagship show of the channel. Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Mehta in the show until 2022 when he left the show and currently, Sachin Shroff portrays Mehta. Personal life Tarak Mehta belonged to the Gujarati Nagar Brahman community. He moved to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with his second wife, Indu, of over 30 years. His first wife, Ila who later married Manohar Doshi (died 2006), also lived in the same ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumudini Lakhia
Kumudini Lakhia (17 May 1930 – 12 April 2025) was an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967. A pioneer in contemporary Kathak dance, she was credited with moving away from the solo form of Kathak starting in the 1960s, by turning it into a group spectacle, and also innovations like taking away traditional stories and adding contemporary storylines into Kathak repertoire. Early life and education Lakhia started her Kathak training with Sohanlal from the Bikaner Gharana at age seven. This was followed by Ashiq Hussain of Benaras Gharana and Sunder Prasad of the Jaipur school. Encouraged by her mother, Leela, herself a classical singer, she was sent to further her training under the tutelage of Radheylal Misra, himself a disciple of Jai Lal. As a result, she completed her schooling in Lahore and college in Allahabad. Career Lakhia started her career da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Mrinalini Vikram Sarabhai (11 May 1918 – 21 January 2016) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She was the founder and director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. She received Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Shri in 1965. She also received many other citations in recognition of her contribution to art. Biography Early life and education Mrinalini was born to a Tamil Brahmin father and Malayali Nair mother in present-day Kerala on 11 May 1918. Her father was Subbarama Swaminathan, a distinguished lawyer with degrees from Harvard and London Universities, who practised criminal law at Madras High Court and was later made Principal of the Madras Law College. Her mother was her father's Sambandham partner (and later wife) A.V. Ammukutty, better known as Ammu Swaminathan, a social worker, an independence activist, and later a parliamentarian. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naresh Kanodia
Naresh Kanodia (20 August 1943 – 27 October 2020) was an Indian Gujarati film Legendary actor, singer, musician and politician from Gujarat. Early life Naresh Kanodia was born on 20 August 1943 at the village of Kanoda (now in Patan district, Gujarat, India) in poor mill worker's family of Mithabhai Kanodia. Career He started to perform as a stage singer and dancer along with his elder brother Mahesh Kanodia. They are one of the successful musical pairs in the Gujarati film industry, known as Mahesh-Naresh. During the 1980s he and his brother were the first Gujarati pair to travel overseas and perform as stage artists in locations including Africa, America and some other Asian countries. Kanodia started his career with the film ''Veli Ne Avya Phool'' (1970). The same year he also played a minor role in the film ''Jigar and Ami''. He has acted more than 100 Gujarati films. Some of his popular films are ''Jog Sanjog'', ''Kanku Ni Kimat'', ''Laju Lakhan'', ''Unchi Medina Unc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapas Relia
Tapas Relia (; born 11 August 1978) is an Indian music composer and producer, known for his famous advertising campaigns for brands like Close-Up (toothpaste), Domino's Pizza, Amaron Batteries, IPL and Mahabharat. In Mumbai since 1996, he has also scored music for Bollywood films, including India's first major commercial animation film ''Hanuman'' and the recently released film ''Lakshmi'', a film on child trafficking by acclaimed director Nagesh Kukunoor. Based in Mumbai, he works and operates from his own recording studio. Early life Tapas Relia was born in Surat, Gujarat, to a Gujarati couple natively from Surat but living in Ahmedabad. He spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Ahmedabad and finished higher secondary school from St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad. In 1996 he moved to Mumbai to pursue further education and a career in music. He started learning western classical music, with piano as his principal instrument, and finished 7 grades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (), often abbreviated as ''TMKOC'', is an Indian sitcom and Indian comedy based on the weekly column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' by Tarak Mehta for the magazine '' Chitralekha''. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi, it is one of the longest-running television series in India. The series premiered on 28 July 2008 on Sony SAB and is also digitally available on SonyLIV. The series has garnered national attention and has developed a substantial following over the years and regarded as a cult classic. Plot The series is set in the city of Mumbai and revolves around the lives of the residents of Gokuldham Co-operative Housing Society, who hail from different cultural and regional backgrounds. The Gokuldham Society is often referred to as "Mini India" and "Eighth Wonder of the World" by its residents as they represent and celebrate the various cultures and traditions of India and have fostered a familial bond among themselves. They help out each othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
