Jagdish Chandra Mahindra commonly referred as J. C. Mahindra (c 1892–1951) was an Indian
industrialist
A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through per ...
and co-founder of
Mahindra & Mahindra
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Mumbai. It was established in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and later renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra. Part of the Mahindra Grou ...
in 1945, with
Kailash Chandra Mahindra
Kailash Chandra Mahindra, known as K. C. Mahindra (1894–1963), was an Indian industrialist, who co-founded Mahindra & Mohammed in 1945 which was later renamed as Mahindra & Mahindra
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is an Indian mult ...
and
Malik Ghulam Mohammed.
[ Herdeck, p. 209] He is the grandfather of
Anand Mahindra, the present Chairman of Mahindra Group.
Early life and education
Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, he was the eldest of nine children. The loss of his father at an early age placed the responsibility for the family on his shoulders. He believed strongly in the power of education and ensured that all his brothers and sisters studied hard. He sent his brother K. C. to Cambridge.
Mahindra received his degree from
Victoria Jubilee Technological Institute (VJTI) Bombay (
University of Bombay
The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai.
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), one of India's premier engineering and technical institutes.
Career
Mahindra started out his career with
Tata Steel, serving as the senior Sales Manager from 1929 to 1940. When the steel industry became critical during World War II, the Government of India appointed him as the first Steel Controller of India.
Mahindra & Mahindra
J. C. Mahindra and K. C. Mahindra joined forces with Ghulam Mohammed and started Mahindra & Mohammed as a steel company in Bombay. Two years later, India gained its independence, Ghulam Mohammed left the company to become Pakistan’s first finance minister, and the Mahindra brothers started to manufacture Willys jeeps in Bombay. Soon, the company’s name was changed to Mahindra & Mahindra.
Death
Mahindra died of a heart attack in 1951.
References
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External links
J.C. Mahindra Biography at Official Website of Mahindra & MahindraJ.C. Mahindra and an independent India began their rise together
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1892 births
1951 deaths
Indian billionaires
Businesspeople from Ludhiana
Punjabi people
Mahindra Group
University of Mumbai alumni
20th-century Indian businesspeople
Indian industrialists
Indian founders of automobile manufacturers