Hasubhai Zinzuwadia (born 6 October 1942) was an Indian

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler who played for

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. He was born in

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. Zinzuwadia made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1958–59 season, against Maharashtra. From the lower order, he scored four runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second. He married Purnimaben Zinzuwadia of Panchvati

, daughter of Shethjee Chaturbhujdas Chimanlal Zaverchand Laxminchand Parikh of

on 3 March 1967 (source Sandesh Samachar

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) Sandesh

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founded in 1923 in

. Purnima Hasubhai Zinzuwadia was given away in marriage by her Godfather Acharya J B Kripalani J. B. Kripalani :File:Acharya Kripalani 1989 stamp of India.jpg, closest confidante of

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. Purnimaben Zinzuwadia was a descendant of the famed Zaverchand Gaekwaad Pvt Ltd of

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

. His

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was noble lady who helped everyone with compassion

Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani (11 November 1888 – 19 March 1982), popularly known as Acharya Kripalani, was an Indian politician, noted particularly for holding the presidency of the

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during the transfer of power in 1947 and the husband of

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. Kripalani was a

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, mystic and independence activist.

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He grew close to

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and at one point, he was one of Gandhi's most ardent disciples. J.B. Kripalani was a familiar figure to generations of dissenters, from the Non-Cooperation Movements of the 1920s to the Emergency of the 1970s

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His esteemed wife was

first Woman Chief Minister of

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Hasubhai Zinzuwadia acquired master's degree in Civil Engineering from NYU New York University

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. He did his schooling from Diwan Ballubhai School in

Kankaria Lake Kankaria Lake is the largest lake in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. A lakefront is developed around it, which has many public attractions such as a zoo, toy ...

Kankaria Lake in

Ahmedabad Maninagar. He also attended

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Gujarat University. He never played Cricket again. He did his bachelor's degree from University of Missouri at Rola. His fathers was famed Industrialist Shethjee Ranchodd Raijee Zinzuwadia (aka Babubhai Zinzuwadia who built Gujarat Assembly

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Gandhi Nagar

. His fatherinlaw Shethjee Chaturbhujdas Chimanlal Zaverchand Laxminchand Parikh of Panchwati Ahmedabad (originally from Vadodara Gujarat) was famed Business Magnate and India's Top Industrialist with domination in both the textile and diamond industries in the 1950s and 1960s at the turn of India's freedom movement. His ancestors owned India's first

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called Yamuna Mills in Maharashtra Mumbai originally Bombay British India. He was confidante along with Acharya Kripalani and close friends with other freedom fighters in Quit India movement Quit India Movement with Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Mahatama Gandhi whose freedom movement he funded along with other famed names of

with likes Sarabhai family, Mashruwala Family, and other major business families such as

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Birla Family, Kotak Family, Tata who all attended Hasubhais Wedding to Purnimaben Parikh and the media of the time termed it as "wedding of the Century" The happy couple went on a year-long honeymoon to Switzerland and Candy in Ceylon. Their wedding reception was attended by Prime Minister of India, President of India and major Indian politicians, actors, media moguls and industry leaders, especially

Lalchand Hirachand Lalchand Hirachand Doshi (24 October 1904 – 1993) was a scion of Walchand group, noted industrialist, philanthropist and Jain social leader.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 ...

. Hasubhai witnessed and participated in phenomenal things in his youth such as creation of Cricket Leagues of India along with his friends family the Royal Family of

Jamnagar Jamnagar () is a city and the headquarters of Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some west of the state capital, Gandhinagar. The city was the capital of Nawanagar State, Na ...

and creation of

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ISKONS first Trip to

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on Scindia Steamship Company. Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

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